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Re: Nyx' Royal Congrats ▓▒░ Round 4 ░▒▓
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EmpireEmperor: Avocet Hugo Obadiah Solomon, Emperor Hugo (31)
Empress: Faustina Adelaide Phillida Ruth, Empress Faustina (25)
Crowned Princess1: Adela Gwenore Permelia Ingrid, Crowned Princess Adela (7)
Princess2: Ondene Elladora Artemis Celinda, Princess Ondene (5)
Prince3: Tildon Micaiah Avocette Ovadyah, Prince Tildon (2)
Adopted Daughter4: Cornelia Elisabetta Evangeline, Countess Cornelia (3)
Prince/ss5: Emil Sebastian Viridian Oberon, Prince Emil (nb)
Adopted Daughter6: Almena Blanca Benedikte, Countess Almena (nb)
From the Royal House of Cerise
In the Empire of YarrowShortly before giving birth to their fourth child, Faustina received the unfortunate news that her eldest sister had died in childbirth. The Empress’s newly widowed brother-in-law wanted nothing to do with daughters as his kingdom relied solely on male heirs. “They are of no use to me. I'd drown them like an imbred bitches pups if I could. Do with them what you will; I do not care,” he wrote coldly in his letter to the Emperor. When the nieces arrived, Faustina had already delivered another Prince but the birth was hardly noticed due to the ensuing adoption and a decision on title arrangements to be given to Cornelia and her sister. And the baby was not properly named and therefore unrecognized by empirical law! It was decided that the sisters, Countess Cornelia and Countess Almena, would only inherit the empire if all of the Royal Family, by direct line, were to pass away. Once the logistics of the adoption and the succession line were completed, the new and larger family could now settle into routine. Faustina recruited the help of nursemaids to help take care of Cornelia, Almena, and her four children but Cornelia clung to Faustina, frightened by the unfamiliar people and home. The people of Yarrow were not surprised by the adoption. Hugo and Faustina were known for their charity and what woman would not take in her sister’s children? A year after the Countesses arrival, their father died. He choked on an apricot exported from Legolat while courting a whore.

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