𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 of appreciating elurra in all its beauty, were typically individuals of a certain taste. it took a lot to find beauty in the frozen wasteland. many could only view the cold and bitter chill as a sign of death and would turn away from the kingdom in favour of a land further south. elurra was a kingdom surrounded by mountain terrain, flat land was hard to find. in truth simply making the journey into elurra's walls was a battle in itself. once you were behind the walls, the challenges didn't cease there.

though naturally, elurran born residents found no problems with the weather or the uneven terrain. 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯.

the arrival of not only the queen regent of valkan and her council, but the eldurian king had no doubt caused quite a stir. the many voices of the people carried the rumours throughout the snow capped mountains. elurra had grown quite used to their absent monarch, the kings decision to dwell in eldur had been subjected to mass criticism, as well as relief. it was no secret that the people were far more open to accepting decrees if they came from the mouths of the council. after all, why should they listen to the words of a foreigner? at least with the arrival of their king, so to came the arrival of princess korinna. 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥.

𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 for elurra to be completely transformed to the point where it was almost unrecognisable. a clear point was being made, the citizens of elurra were being reminded that they were under eldurian rule.

snow had been shovelled from the streets, exposing the dirt floor for the first time in months. the shovelled snow being left piled to the side, discarded and left to upset the winter balance. banners had been threaded above the streets, the sun symbols hanging over head, though it gave no warmth. the city square had been cleared, leaving instead a centre risen stage in obvious preparation for a citizens address.

it would be the first royal speech that had been given in well over a year.

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