☀️ Arselia and Akonia

Beata and Guyon are reading a book about spouses.

Raula
Torvik's wife. 

 - How boring her life must have been. Sit within four walls, give birth to borscht, boil children... I'd die of boredom.
 - Well, at least she's the king's wife. Although the age difference hints that he just found a young naive person and bent her to his will.
 - Well, maybe she was just a pervert and enjoyed running a household.
 - You know, I've seen plenty of perverts in my time, but that's some next-level stuff.
 - By the way, in our pair, you're mostly the one in charge of the household.
 - Well, our household isn't exactly royal 😅 And I wouldn't say you rode me into the ground, even at the beginning.
 - Guyon, seriously, if I treated you better in the first days after meeting you than all your other acquaintances combined...
 - ...put together...
 - ...I don't want to know.

Meyrin
Arual's wife.

 - She made quite a career, huh? Went from a shepherdess to a prioress.
 - Some would say nothing changed, whether she's herding sheep there or here.
 - Oh, that's probably some Liberationist, what do they know.
 - Or a Lugranist, I hear they don't particularly like the church either.
 - To be honest, I'm not sure, but the Liberationists definitely don't respect the gods much.
 - And the gods, in turn, don't respect them much... Probably.
 - I think Mother Anuzish loves all her children, even the ones who turned out a bit foolish.

Patricia
Lanigiro's wife.

 - Oh, this is the case where size doesn't matter! She's my idol. Also vertically challenged, but in the other direction, ha-ha!
 - Yeah, she had a good life, I'd also like to read books and eat goodies all day long.
 - Are you sure all the essence of laziness has been expelled from you?
 - Sure, sure...
 - No, I really like her. I feel a spiritual kinship with her.
 - Yeah, there is that. Though, I'm no Lanigiro.
 - You're better. You didn't meddle in a civil war.
 - Well... 😅

Lidika
Delsahid's wife.

 - Good for her... While the husband is hanging out somewhere in the war, someone has to look after the country. Raula 2.0, damn it, managing the household on a national scale.
 - Well, she did it well, since Velfern held out during those years. It's sad they had no love, though.
 - I hope at least they didn't fight too badly. And Delsahid loved his daughter, so I think it wasn't all that bad.
 - Still sad. You should only marry for love!
 - "Kings can do anything, kings can do anything, but no matter what you say, not a single, not a single king can marry for love..."
 - Yeah, it's somehow easier for us commoners.

Ranos
Hatei's husband.

 - Oh, Guyon, you complained about her old man. Here it's all duty, all hardcore.
 - Well, what can you do. I generally think Hatei, with her collection, was into girls. Not judging, for the record.
 - I understand her perfectly and at the same time I don't... If you're into both girls and boys, you have twice the options.
 - Well... There's logic in your words.
 - MMF?
 - Beata... We're reading a book, not planning a new episode of our bedroom adventures!
 - My job is to suggest. And you seemed fine with it, however many times we tried.
 - I was fine, yes, but please, let's get back on topic, we're sitting in the common room, anyone who wants to can hear us 😩
 - Well, in this book, people's married life wasn't exactly thriving, we need to compensate somehow!
 - But if you think about it, I don't envy either of them... I don't think they wanted a child, but they needed one. And instead of two happy people, it turned into two unhappy parents.
 - Yeah, sad... That's why I changed the subject.

Ixia
Floris's wife.

 - Oh, I see... Guyon, sorry, the wedding is off, it turns out I need to marry the son of some tavern owner named Y.
 - I thought you shelved that idea.
 - I'm planning ahead!
 - But will you live with him as long and happily as with me?..
 - Who said I'll live with him? I'll marry for the title, but I'll live with you. Or we could do a threesome, my MMF offer still stands.
 - Beata, f*** 😩
 - Hehehe.

Arrosa
Saikam's wife and third cousin.

 - ...third what?
 - Well, I mean... you can't argue she's beautiful.
 - Well yeah, if you were my third cousin, I'd probably fall for you too. Maybe I'd fall for you even if you were my brother!
 - Good thing we're not planning on kids...
 - No, I agree that screwing relatives isn't too cool, but if they're that hot...
"Due to my race in Lower Lunaria, I was only a witness to incest, at least I got lucky there... I wonder what area Beata's relatives were exiled to Buruaka from? Maybe we really are kind of cousins... Alright, Guyon, don't think about it."

Innocentia
Siillon's wife.

 - I'd like to see her! I think Siillon had magical taste in women.
 - And I think, since she's an artificially created homunculus and he could make her however he wanted, she had five-meter tentacles as thick as an arm with very sticky suckers, a forked meter-long tongue, glands secreting lubricant with an aphrodisiac, and the face of his third cousin on his mother's side... - Guyon lowered his voice, whispering it all into Beata's ear so only she could hear.
 - ...
 - ...personal experience.
 - ...I do NOT want to know.

Lorencia
Flanaravi's wife

 - Oh, I remember, I remember. Eh, I feel sorry for her.
 - Uh-huh. An offer you can't refuse, damn it. I know offers like that, I still have nightmares about them.
 - Well, at least this one had the decency to provide her with a good life.
 - Still... Monarchs are monarchs, but such things should be decided with at least some mutual consent.
 - Yeah, that's true. He showered her with all blessings, of course, but he still took away her freedom of choice.
 - Yeah... I don't believe she was genuinely happy-happy.
 - Well... You're happy-happy with me, maybe she also had, like, Stockholm syndrome...
 - You didn't demand I marry you in the first minutes of us meeting... Our case is different after all.
 - That's true... If someone had told me back then that I'd fall for you, I'd have laughed in their face.
 - Well... In my case, that's also fair.

Crystallia
Sellun's wife. 

 - Another broken fate, but at least here both spouses were in the same boat.
 - Probably that's why they clicked, over their mutual dislike of the advisors who decided everything for them.
 - Absolutely. And because talented people are always interesting.
 - Well, her talents are good, of course, but not as impressive as, say, Arrosa's.
 - I meant other talents, you pervert! I've always envied people like that. She could play musical instruments, probably drew well too, unlike me... All I can do is jump around on stage and shoot a crossbow.
 - And inspire people and do a bit of design.
 - Well, I design just a tiny bit, and on your level, mind you!
 - And you draw well. I think you can get even better if you practice.
 - Well... Drawing is hard. It takes a lot of effort and time.
 - I'm sure you can do it. Start a diary, read, write, reflect, do some sketches, and you'll blow the art academy away.
 - I don't know...
 - And you could also ask someone to show you Leah's works for inspiration. I don't think she was a professional artist at first either. It was her hobby that she perfected.
 - Besides, it wouldn't hurt to be inspired by her. Stuck in a crappy situation, and still managed to get along with her fellow sufferer, live a good life, and devote a lot of time to creation... An unhappy person can hardly create.
 - Or maybe she sought salvation in creation instead...
 - ...
 - Sorry, better not to think in that direction.
 - Decided! 😤 I'm going to look up to Crystallia, I'll learn to make lemonade out of the lemons life throws at me, and I will create and make mischief!

Beata takes Crystallia's bonus: in exchange for 3000 experience, the character can obtain the profession of musician or artist. 
Just need to farm 2k+ more exp somewhere, hello, everyday blog, but after the essay.

Kanade
Shinalun's wife.

 - Oh, so that's who was Shinalun's muse for his line of women's clothing! No, I mean... Everything's clear to me now.
 - A lot of things suddenly became clear to me too.
 - I just wonder, was her singing and dancing judged based on morning performances with her husband, or did she actually dance on something other than his...
 - BEATA!!!
 - Hehehe.
 - It's impossible to be with you in polite society 😩
 - What? I'm genuinely curious.
 - I think she had chances to shine besides the morning performances. The persimmons, for example.
 - ...fair point.

Emerardo
Kermaria's husband.

 - What a man! Handsome, smart, reliable, trustworthy, knows how to count money... Probably an insufferable killjoy.
 - ...well, I'm not a killjoy.
 - Did someone lie to you, or are you just delusional?
 - I'm not a killjoy, am I?
 - You interrupted me about three times while I was just pondering ordinary things.
 - Because you...
 - But you were interested too!
 - A little bit
 - Not a killjoy, forgiven.

Bertali
Shen's husband.

 - Now that's someone you don't envy.
 - Uh-huh. Poor guy. They say it right: first, treat the cockroaches in your own head, then get married.
 - Well, it worked out kinda strangely for us...
 - Our cockroaches became friends just as well as we did. But here...
 - But here, yeah, they went completely haywire. I still think if Shen had been given a bit more love and understanding, everything would have been fine for them.
 - Agreed.

Mercia
Abeas's wife. 

 - Supported him in all his endeavors, uh-huh. In the war with Nephyria too?
 - Well, she might not have seen the whole picture. Or her love for her husband outweighed it. I also supported you in everything, you know.
 - Because you, d*** it, physically couldn't...
 - We've talked about this. I could do everything. Express my dissatisfaction – definitely. A hundred times. And instead, I discussed your adventures with you.
 - And, like her, I helped in my free time... Mostly you, but not only.
 - Well... Yeah. You showed me that a little unexpected kindness can change a life... Though I still don't feel like I'm doing that much good.
 - You became a doctor. That's worth a lot.
 - That's true, but it's not enough... I want to be like Mercia. Help in orphanages, hospitals... But I'm constantly running around on business or resting after my runs...
 - You're already like her, actually. Have been for a long time. Maybe even better. Kind, merciful, and supportive of me, while also helping me become better.
 - ...hardly better...
 - Definitely not worse.
 - ...but she's someone I'd want to look up to.

Guyon takes Mercia's bonus: the character can restore an ally's health and remove negative effects three times per battle.

Zamia
Hartrain's wife.

 - Oh, what a sweet romantic story!
 - Yeah, it's really great... And I think this one was definitely for love!
 - I'm sure it was for love! But she must have had a tough time at court, of course, she was shy, and there were so many people...
 - I think they figured something out.
 - I sure hope so. For a change, such cuteness in the biographies of emperors' spouses is not uncalled for!
 - Agreed, a pleasant conclusion.