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The now older woman, Olenna Haverlock felt her hands shake, before they clasped together in an attempt to still them. Their first son, Godfrey, is gone. Her mind wondered and stomach lurched, a particular distress overcoming the woman.

A certain Queen-Dowager once again wondered if this made her a step-grandmother or not, the thought circling her mind before she focused back on what she was doing. It had been some time since she had last made a crown, but she picked up the hobby once more so that she would not lose the skill she spent so long building, and oh so carefully, she slotted a ruby into a place.

The Lady Via Weiss Colborn heard of the news soon enough, and she tried to make sense of it. Is that what happened to her Governess? How many things were hidden? How many did this woman kill?

The Lady Viktoria Ivanovich wonders which guard she should speak with next. Rassvet hardly even reacts when she attempts to poke fun anymore!

The Lady Viktoria Ivanovich inhaled sharply at the news. Her mouth grew dry as cottonballs, and she stared blankly at the wall within her room. Her Mamej was gone. The young lady Raev didn't leave her room for some days after that, nothing but silence heard from within those walls. She missed her mother terribly already.

The Lady Viktoria Ivanovich plans out just what dress she should buy with the blood money granted due to her suffering previously. The young lady Raev couldn't help but pray, despite her love for violence, this was all well and truly over. She has things to do! Ones that didn't include being stopped on the roads frequently!

The Queen-Dowager Sofia of Hyspia planned her eldest daughters fifth birthday party. It must be perfect. Interior decorators are hired, invites are delivered via courier and a series of dresses are brought forth for the woman to inspect, would this hold up with Isabels horse play? With a flick of her wrist, one is dismissed, only for the next to be brought out.

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-=+=- THE BAGROVYY MEDVED’ MENU -=+=- [!] A Sakcharin Catering services booklet made of thick paper and stitched leather lies open to the front page in your hands. Embossed stags and bears detail the menu, alluding to the families of the wedding. A flourish of text rests upon the top line: The Bagrovyy Medved Menu. Underneath, several sections are written in Common with bold, precise strokes of ink. -=-=- Alcoholic Drinks -=-=- The Flaming Raevir This Raevir beverage is a fiery red in appearance, clasped in hand with a short, rounded crystalline glass, detailings of running bears along the rim of the glass. A particularly strong drink with quite the kick, it is made through fermentation of sugar syrup, beets, and apples. Added to the drink is that of lemon, honey, strawberries, oak bark, green tea and coffee. This heavily mixed beverage is similar to moonshine, every aspect of it like a mule's kick to the throat, taste and scent alike. The Crimson Stag This Raev beverage is held in a crystalline glass boasting the crimson stags of the Jasloviecki household detailed upon it. Vodka and coffee liqueur is mixed, before being poured over ice, a half-and-half of almond and oat milk following shortly after. A heavy cream is added, allowing one to sip past a layer of cream for a sweet and chocolate tasting beverage. The Buttery Couple Two low-standing, crystalline shot glasses would be clasped in hand. From all appearances, the first shot would seem almost akin to an iced coffee, creamy and caramel in appearance with grated tonka beans over top. It is shot back and followed by the second shotglass with whisky poured over gomme syrup, lemon juice, egg whites and liquorice bitters over ice. While the Raev shots may seem like it would taste sour entirely, it would have a rich, nutty vanilla flavor with hints of sweet and spice alike when served. -=-=-Non-Alcoholic Drinks -=-=- The Passionate Wedding This Raevir beverage is made with strawberry juice alongside boiled lingonberries, giving it a vibrantly colored appearance, clasped in hand with a crystalline flute, detailings of entwined bears and stag along the rim. Diluted with water, and sweetened with sugar and honey alike, this drink would cater to the ultimate sweet tooth among us. The Kalmyks Stag A stag-detailed crystalline glass would be clasped in hand. From all appearances, the liquid is frosty, pale and pink - and creamy as well. The Raev tea is made from a mixture of pressed green and black tea, brewed with melted butter, salt, and goat's milk. Nutmeg and peppercorn is stirred in, the sweet in appearance tea having a salty and tart taste alike. The Blooming Romance This Raev beverage is held in a crystalline glass boasting the trailing red and white colors of the joining households detailed upon it. Made with use of rye, oats and pea jelly - the appearance of this drink is a vibrant red. Redcurrants, cranberries, and cherries are boiled and added to the beverage. Three dollops of a light cream decorate the top, in which a single rose petal floats between. -=-=- Meals -=-=- The Bears Pelmeni This Raevir dish is set within a cabbage-lined bowl with detailings of running bears along the outer rim. Most similar in appearance to dumplings, this dish is dough with the fillings of salted minced beef, lamb and pork. A dollop of sour cream is found on the side, alongside that of two stuffed cabbage rolls, cabbage leaves stuffed with a combination of ground beef, pork, rice and vegetables before having been cooked in a creamy tomato sauce. This dish makes for a tangy, tender taste. The Nutty Nuptials This Raevir dish is set upon a plate with detailings of running bears and stag along the outer rim, candied ginger placed sporadically along it. The dish in question is combined buckwheat and roasted vegetables, alongside eggs, ground lamb, paprika, salt and pepper. Sauteed carrots and onions are added, before it is baked into something round akin to a patty. Butter lathers brioche bread, which may be eaten normally or used to make a sandwich with your buckwheat patty. The taste is rich and nutty alike. Strans Prancing Zakuski A bear-detailed crockery dish would be clasped in hand. From all appearances, the dish is vibrant in color, with rich purples and reds and ground cayenne pepper sprinkled over top. This Raev dish contains thinly sliced mushrooms and onions cooked in a cream sauce, cheese, and sour cream. To cut through the sheer richness, the mushrooms are seasoned with nutmeg and ground pepper and infused with white wine. Sauteed shallots add a pungent, earthy flavor as well. -=-=- Desserts -=-=- The Truffling Stag A stag-detailed cake plate would be clasped in hand. From all appearances, this truffle would appear to be rounded, powdered with sea salt and in a thin paper liner with miniature stags printed across. Sour cream, giving the truffle an appearance more akin to a cupcake, is dalloped on the top. This Raev treat is made of vanilla cookie crumbs, butter, cocoa and a little cognac. Chopped nuts are added inside, alongside lime zest. The truffle in question would be sweet and savory alike. Warsovias Feathered Cake A white feathered-detailed cake plate would be clasped in hand. From all appearances, this cake would appear akin to a delicate mousse or jell-o like in nature. Powdered white sugar decorates the sweet, in varying feathered patterns. This Raev treat is made of a whipped sour cream filling, alongside butter, heavy cream, and chocolate chips. A dollop of whipped cream is dabbled on the side, in which a bite of the cake may be dipped in.

-=+=- THE MENESTREL MUZYKA MENU -=+=- [!] A Sakcharin Catering services booklet made of thick paper and stitched leather lies open to the front page in your hands. Embossed music notes detail the menu, alluding to the musical nature of the bardic festival. A flourish of text rests upon the top line: The Menestrel Muzyka Menu. Underneath, several sections are written in Common with bold, precise strokes of ink. -=-=- Alcoholic Drinks -=-=- The Violet Menestrel This Raevir beverage is a deep purple in appearance, clasped in hand with a crystalline cocktail glass, detailings of musical notes along the rim of the glass. Citrus vodka, lemon juice and a parfait liquor is combined in a shaker of ice before it is strained into the cocktail glass and garnished with a lemon spiral. An alcoholic beverage with a citrus taste. The Prancers Dance This Raevir beverage is a pale orange in appearance, clasped in hand with a crystalline martini glass, detailings of musical notes along the salt-lined rim of the glass. Lime juice is squeezed into the glass, before the spent shell is dropped in. Ice is added, before vodka and ginger beer alike fills the beverage. Floating just so within is a mint leaf, the beverage tasting sweet, tart and with that hint of mint. Flaming Samogon Bards This Raevir beverage is a fiery red in appearance, clasped in hand with a short, rounded crystalline glass, detailings of musical notes along the rim of the glass. A particularly strong drink with quite the kick, it is made through fermentation of sugar syrup, beets, and apples. Added to the drink is that of lemon, honey, strawberries, oak bark, green tea and coffee. This heavily mixed beverage is similar to moonshine, every aspect of it like a mule's kick to the throat, taste and scent alike. -=-=-Non-Alcoholic Drinks -=-=- The Kvas Torrent This bubbling Raevir beverage is light-pink in appearance, clasped in hand with a crystalline flute, detailings of musical notes along the rim of the glass. Fermented through flour, malt and dry rye bread - additions to this are apples, beets and honey. Non-alcoholic, carbonated and with a salty and savory taste alike. Mors Passion This Raevir beverage is made with strawberry juice alongside boiled lingonberries, giving it a vibrantly colored appearance, clasped in hand with a crystalline flute, detailings of musical notes along the rim of the glass. Diluted with water, and sweetened with sugar and honey alike, this drink would cater to the ultimate sweet tooth among us. -=-=- Mains -=-=- The Pelmenis Melody This Raevir dish is set within a cabbage-lined bowl with detailings of musical notes along the outer rim. Most similar in appearance to dumplings, this dish is dough with the fillings of salted minced beef, lamb and pork. A dollop of sour cream is found on the side, alongside that of two stuffed cabbage rolls, cabbage leaves stuffed with a combination of ground beef, pork, rice and vegetables before having been cooked in a creamy tomato sauce. This dish makes for a tangy, tender taste. Chicken Stroganoff Delights This Raevir dish is set within a bread bowl intent on soaking up the flavor and aroma of the dish alike, the dish edible in its entirety. Golden seared chicken breast, seared slowly for hours on end for the meat to simply melt away at a bite. Lathered in a sour cream based sauce with mustard, and seasoned with garlic powder, salt and pepper before being added to a beef broth. Drizzled over noodles, with added onions, it’d have a savory taste. The Nutty Bard This Raevir dish is set upon a plate with detailings of musical notes along the outer rim, candied ginger placed sporadically along it. The dish in question is combined buckwheat and roasted vegetables, alongside eggs, ground lamb, paprika, salt and pepper. Sauteed carrots and onions are added, before it is baked into something round akin to a patty. Butter lathers brioche bread, which may be eaten normally or used to make a sandwich with your buckwheat patty. The taste is rich and nutty alike. -=-=- Snacks -=-=- Menestrels Pecan Cheesebites This Raevir snack is speared upon a cinnamon stick, leaving the snack to be edible in its entirety. A rounded ball of cheesecake is layered with caramel over a graham cracker crust, and a second layer of toasted pecans before having been wrapped in a rich, luscious chocolate. Dark chocolate chips are sprinkled over the sweet treat for good measure, the drizzled caramel keeping them in place. The Raevir snack is sweet and tangy alike in taste. Passions Orange Mousse This particular Raevir snack is in a crystalline shot glass with detailings of musical notes along the outer rim. Within the glass is a decadent mousse, made with chocolate chips, sugar and sea salt. The dessert is chilled and airy, light-weight save for the heavy cream added in three dollops above. Orange zest is grated over the dark chocolate treat, giving it the tart combination to the sweet and tart dessert.

Arabella, though not born an Aeltarosi had found herself only growing closer to their Prince Maegor since their fateful meeting in Failor. Perhaps finally, her adventures shall come to a close and she will settle down.

-=+=- SAKHARIN CATERING SERVICES -=+=- [!] A Sakcharin Catering services booklet made of thick paper and stitched leather lies open to the front page in your hands. A flourish of text rests upon the top line: Sakharin Catering Services. Underneath, a section is written in Common with bold, precise strokes of ink. -=-=- Now Hiring -=-=- With the creation of our catering services which was announced some Saints days ago, we found the need to hire on servers paramount. A server would be interviewed as to previous experience and temperament, and if hired on, would be provided with a uniform tailored to their size. The job in question is serving at events that Sakharin Catering Services has been hired on to curate upon request, in uniform, and aiding in the set-up of the menu at the location, and the delivering of dishes and beverages alike to those attending the events. The pay is ten minas per event, which is subject to change in an upward trajectory depending on extras requested by the employer. -=-=- The Sakharin Waitress Uniform -=-=- A depiction of the Sakharin Catering Services Waitress uniform. -=-=- The Sakharin Waiter Uniform -=-=- A depiction of the Sakharin Catering Services Waiters uniform. Contact the Lady Viktoria Ivanovich to schedule an interview.

Via Colborn squints over the flyer, thoughtful before grinning at Dell. "Wea should compete! Ea can make mea stew!"

-=+=- SAKHARIN CATERING SERVICES -=+=- [!] A booklet made of thick paper and stitched leather lies open to the front page in your hands. A flourish of text rests upon the top line: Sakharin Catering Services. Underneath, several sections are written in Common with bold, precise strokes of ink. -=-=- What We Offer -=-=- Sakharin Catering Services is Raev owned and run by Ivanovich Industries and Co. Detailed below is the services offered, tiered to the benefit of our customers. The food provided in catering is entirely Raev in nature, alongside that of the drinks. Catering may be provided to weddings, balls, galas or any number of events that suit your fancy. When our services are taken on, no matter the tier, here are a few things you can expect: The pre-approval of your event menu. The delivery of the items on the menu in a timely manner. Clear communication to ensure the catering of your event is up to your standards. Our Catering Services reserves the right to refuse a contract, and will not cater in places that our safety would be in question. -=-=- Catering Tiers -=-=- Basic Package Our lowest tier in catering, it consists of two different beverages and dishes alike. A book based menu will be provided for the event in question. This package is off-premise catering in which the items will be made and delivered to the event beforehand. This package does not come with serving the food and beverages, it is not viable for package add-ons either, and payment must be given before the event takes place. The Basic Package price is twenty-five minas. Average Package Our next tier in catering, it consists of four beverages and four dishes alike. A book based menu will be provided for the event in question. This package is off-premise catering in which the items will be made and delivered to the event beforehand. This package does not come with serving the food and beverages, this package is viable for package add-ons and payment must be given before the event takes place. The Average Package price is fifty minas. Deluxe Package Our next tier in catering, it consists of five beverages and five dishes alike. A book based menu will be provided for the event in question, alongside a missive based one for the public to peruse. At request, there may be a taste-testing beforehand for menu approval. This package is on-premise catering in which food is prepared and served at the event venue. This package comes with the serving of food and beverages, this package is viable for package add-ons and payment must be given before the event takes place. The Deluxe Package price is seventy-five minas. Custom Package While it is not quite a tier, the custom package exists as a way of creating exactly what you wish to see. It allows the group or individual to take what they see in the aforementioned tiers, and the add-ons alike to curate what they wish to see for their catering experience. This must be discussed with Sakharin Catering Services, and the fee decided upon based on what it is wished for. -=-=- Package Add-Ons -=-=- On-Premise Catering An add-on for the average package, in which on-premise catering is offered in which servers will set-up the beverages and food alike, alongside delivering them during the duration of the event. The On-Premise Catering price is ten minas per server and ten minas for set-up. Emergency Catering In the event that you contact our catering services for an event that is happening within a limited time, it would be subject to a fee at the discretion of the catering service and based on just how much time is given. The catering services may still deny the contract if they feel there is not enough time. A Missive-Based Menu An add-on for the average package, in which a missive-based menu may be offered as well. Primarily popular for its advertising purposes, and informing the public of what they may enjoy at the event in question. The Missive-Based Menu price is ten minas. Extra Catering An add-on for the average or deluxe package for the extraordinarily large events in which more than listed amount of food and beverages is wished for. This add-ons price is subject to how many extras that are wished to be added on. In order to arrange your catering experience today, send a bird or courier to Lady Viktoria Ivanovich for a consultation.

"Finally.." The young lady Viktoria mutters as she read over her families invitation.

Not even a thought upon her parents minds, the Lady Catriona Eilidh Baruch held absolutely nothing in her head, as she was not born and not even remotely in existence.

TWICE CURSED A POV post by the young Lady Viktoria of Stran. Viktoria wondered if she was twice cursed. She never thought much of the first, her family's curse, even as it did tend to affect her day to day life but now.. Now, she stood by her youngest sister as her heart ached and her stomach churned. She explained what wardship was, but did not explain its reasoning. War. The child had wished she could say the war never affected her, but she knew of it as long as she could remember. One of her first memories was herself at the mere age of three, toddling along behind her eldest brother within the refugee camps of Aaun as they chased after a Goat. She beamed and laughed, not knowing any better as threats were made upon her family's livelihood. And so it continued. One moment after another. Her mothers title stripped away, and thus her heirship in turn. She had become simply the Lady Viktoria then, and it took her time to find her bearings. And then the end of the world, or that of the land of the Almaris as she knew it came and a whole new war began. It was different, it took away what she knew as a ‘home’, if you can call a refugee camp home and simply sent her into another refugee camp, one in Savoy. Time passed, and she found herself in a new land and this time, in a true to GODANI home. Vaska. --- Things were looking up, or so it had seemed. She went from place to place, all kept succinctly within the Kingdom of Aaun. Vaska, Minitz, Whitespire. Repeat. But it became her new life and one she came to enjoy. She did not live in a tent but instead had a room. One she could call her own, with paintings decorating the walls, and embroidered pillows of her own making strewn everywhere. A day came, though, in which she visited Whitespire with her eldest brother. Viktoria prattled on, as she often did, about the interview she did for the mayoral candidate just earlier that day. She was excited to be a field reporter for the Aaunic Herald! Istvan listened, and poked fun as siblings often did, as the duo paused by the candidates booth. That excitement soon faded. First a man, then multiple came to them, claiming she had committed a crime! Viktoria had no idea what crime she could have committed, and the men did not wear the armor of any of the places of Aaun. In fact, she did not recognize their armor from anywhere. She tugged on her brother's hand, some anxiety there, as the small girl of thirteen wished to get away. Her heart pounded, frantic and not sure what to expect. They grabbed at her, yanking her from her brother who soon pulled her back and a fight broke loose. It was all such a blur and it all happened so fast. A sharp pain came, having taken something sharp, she couldn’t even be sure what sort of weapon it was; straight to her gut. Viktoria collapsed upon the floor, and she cried for her brother, bony hands pressed over the injury at her waist. The pain was debilitating, and the last thing she could remember was one of her fathers men stepping in front of her prone form, standing before her. The next she’d awoken, everything had hurt and blurry faces were seen before her. Her brother, and her family were not among them. She was in the Minitz clinic. Her brother in the Whitespire clinic. The siblings were separated, unsure if the other were alright. --- It took some time to heal fully. Her movements were careful, and she was not allowed to step foot outside of her home during then. Vaska had become Stran sometime before her injury. A great pride that made her beam, further so when the King so graciously accepted her petitioned gift, as she’d improved in her embroidery. And finally, some time later, she was healed. She didn’t go anywhere without her guard anymore, even if she were with one of her family members and things seemed to be getting back to something better. The bandits, though, they kept coming back. Always causing trouble, and always seemingly running the moment things had gone bad, attempting to entrap those back in their homeland; Adria. And so the day of the royal wedding came, and the Lady Viktoria made way for the basilica with her guard - and soon afterwards the palace. She took note of her dear friend, Leutwin who seemed to be nowhere to be seen after that of the wedding and she went in search of him about the palace as the feast took place. There was no sign of him, the young girl of now fourteen unaware of her friend being tortured by those who sought to take her previously. And so she explored, and she spoke to others, until she came to a standstill within the palace gardens. Her father and the Princess Adeline spoke and a deal was made. She is to be warded. She would move to the palace. She would see her family less and less. Why? War. Viktoria wondered if she was twice cursed.

Name: Viktoria Ivanovich Age: 13 Do you reside in Whitespire, Lemon Hill, Minitz, Stran or the surrounding areas?: Yes Do you agree to compete at the desired time?: Yes

The Queen-Dowager Sofia has been waiting for these two to get together for ages. She saw them work together in Failor, and allowed a smile to grow as she got an invite to their wedding that she saw coming for years now!

The now Queen-Dowager, Sofia of Hyspia, widow of Georg listened to that composed funeral march. She swallowed, her mouth tasting like what amounted to cotton balls as she sat upon the first pew within the basilica, her one year old daughters Isabel hand in hers and her two month old Amelya clutched protectively against her chest. How she missed him terribly.

"I'm a step-abuela.." The Queen Sofia had exhaled at the news, Saints hours before news of a more horrid nature would come. A palm clutched over her chest, staring down at the floor. A step-abuela! Sofia felt ready to faint.

The Queen Sofia of Hyspia - now Queen-Dowager, felt her heart drop as the news had been delivered towards the end of the Lifstala ball. She rushed, unable to believe such words that were said, she saw him just earlier and soon she found herself kneeling beside the cribs of her sweet girls. One merely one years old, and the other one month old. She wailed, and cried, much like her own children did who sensed her distress - as her brother and sister stood at her back, offering comfort for the newly made widow.

A ROYAL CHILD BIRTH OF THE DUCHESS OF BARANIA KRUSAE ZWY KONGZEM Issued by THE CROWN Naf zwy 5th hag i Wzuvar ag Byvca i 482 E.S. VA BIRODEO HERZENAV AG EDLERVIK, Shortly upon the beginning of Lifstala, the Queen-Consort Sofia Camila of Hyspia found herself with child once more, and no such better time could she have done so. The season of love and romance, which sees the next generation of a Kingdom coming shortly thereafter. This tiny Princess came to be with us just a day before the ending of the season, fussing and whining as the midwife within the clinic of St. Amyas aided in bringing her into this world. Born in the darkness of the night, the stars glittered above as lanterns were struck to provide light in the bustling clinic and it was under those lanterns light, the baby girl's appearance could be seen. Just like her father, she holds crystalline blue eyes and she has a full head of dark brown hair much like her mothers. Keeping with both the mother and fathers familial traditions, she has been granted names containing Haeseni, Hyspian and Rhenyari based aspects to them and with that, we do so happily formally announce and introduce our daughter: HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUCHESS OF BARANIA, Amelya Riya Tara Irena Eliana Camila Barbanov-Bihar @kaylacita Damar lifsti va Edlerviki, His Royal Majesty, Georg, by the Grace of Godan, King of Hanseti and Ruska, Grand Hetman of the Army, Hochmeister of the Order of the Crow, Prince of Bihar, Dules, Lahy, Muldav, Solvesborg, Slesvik and Ulgaard, Duke of Carnatia and Vanaheim, Margrave of Korstadt, Rothswald and Vasiland, Count of Alban, Siegrad, Werdenburg, Alimar, Baranya, Graiswald, Karikhov, Karovia, Kaunas, Kavat, Kovachgrad, Kvasz, Markev, Nenzing, Torun, and Toruv, Viscount of Varna, Baron of Esenstadt, Kraken’s Watch, Kralta, Krepost, Lorentz, Rytsburg, Buck, Thurant and Astfield, Lord of the Westfolk, Protector and Lord of the Highlanders, etcetera. Her Royal Majesty, Sofia of Hyspia, Queen-Consort of Hanseti and Ruska, Princess of Hyspia, Princess-Consort of Bihar, Dules, Lahy, Muldav, Solvesborg, Slesvik and Ulgaard, Duchess-Consort of Carnatia and Vanaheim, Margravine-Consort of Korstadt, Rothswald and Vasiland, Countess-Consort of Alban, Siegrad, Werdenburg, Alimar, Baranya, Graiswald, Karikhov, Karovia, Kaunas, Kavat, Kovachgrad, Kvasz, Markev, Nenzing, Torun, and Toruv, Viscountess-Consort of Varna, Baroness-Consort of Esenstadt, Kraken’s Watch, Kralta, Krepost, Lorentz, Rytsburg, Buck, Thurant and Astfield, Lady of the Westfolk, Protector and Lady of the Highlanders, etcetera.

The Queen Sofia believes this postal service has impeccable timing. She has a letter that needed to get to Balian from Haense and his missive came right as her bird failed to take off, much too fat to fly.

The Queen Sofia of Hyspias gaze slipped over the scandal sheet that had been delivered directly to her office. She did like her fair share of tea, and this tea was piping hot. Some she knew already, naturally and some she seemed to know more details then even the Hearsays author but as she read the column, her gaze paused and lingered at the mention of her nephew, and what happened at the ballet. Now that, that she did not know. Her perusal continued then, to the mention of what seemed to be herself and her family! It touched on her worries of Isabels future with what seemed to be the babies horse obsession and she sighed, eyeing down the gossip. "Que? Of course I have a baby bump, I'm six months pregnant!" The gossip column is then filed away for a later time.