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@✹ ᴅᴏᴠᴇ sᴀɴɢᴜɪɴᴀʀ "Dove please be careful when you are researching it...your still my elder brother and I care about you" he said to the other quietly. "We would have to...make a controlled environment...and we should have research but if can use it for trade one the medication can be made it should be good right?" he asked the other and titled his head for a moment. When he was told he was going to be king he was surprised one moment he was just a normal prince then all of a sudden he was told he was going to be king and ed into lessons. "Honestly I was never mad more surprised that you stepped down from the position as heir" He said to the other. She looked at him for a moment and hummed softly for a moment and looked at the other listening to him. "I think the path you chose is what works for you...and you are still in my life...and hopefully Keroki's as well" he said to him and leaned on the wall. "We miss you a lot" he said to him and closes his eyes

"I hope I do better" he still sighed and nods at him for the other, he was worried that he was going to fail. He smiled softly and nods "You won't let me embarrass myself like when I had a hard time with learning how to use table etiquette?" he asked the other and smiled relaxing more feeling the assurance of his sibling when he felt his hand on his shoulder. "I am peace driven? was I always like this?" he asked teh toher and smiled at the other "I don't think I will I just want to be known as one who did the best he could and maybe make things a little better"

@♔ ✹ ᴀᴍᴀɴᴅɪ ʟᴇᴏᴠᴀʀᴀs 'There seems to be a lot of plants with high medical use but also the ability to harm if not handled right.. I find it amusing that this was is called mercy at all,' he mused softly, listening along and humming in acknowledgment. 'I would have to dissect and experiment with it first, almost make sure it would be able to grow away from where it was found.. if not, we would need to put up some type of perimeter.. who knows what would happen if word got out and other tried to get ahold of it?' He frowned slightly at the idea of his attempts to help turning bad but he knew how curiosity and desperation worked far too well. When the inquiry rose, Dove looked at him and of course, he knew he would have to explain one day, considering it had already been so many years. 'I pushed you into having to take a position you don't feel ready for, I wouldn't feel any certain way if you were angry with me, you know? I.. stepped down because I thought my abilities could be used elsewhere. Between the training, meetings, orders.. I barely managed to do anything with what I had. If you hadn't noticed, I'm a lot smarter than what they were allowing me to use and.. I wanted to actually help people,' he shifted his weight, knowing it sounded selfish, 'I know you're probably thinking I could have helped people as king, too but.. not how I have been. I'm assisting you as the advisor and Klarion, I've been helping at the schools, studying to help with medicine, travel.. I am capable of doing a lot more without the title hanging over my head.. it was selfish of me to step down and put you in that place, not knowing if you ever even wanted it.' He sighed, his shoulders dropping a little as he picked at the corner of his book. He was wellaware he'd made a mistake as an older brother to both of his siblings, already knowing how strained his relationships would be. 'I changed my name so that no one would know. See, I kept my appearance hidden until I was sixteen.. so, changing my name and having Klarion take over was easy but, I messed up with that, too and was unable to get him from being roped into a stupid arranged marriage for the sake of the family not looking, as the people wanted to say, 'corrupt.' So, I failed everyone, didn't I?'

Straightening up a little, he was determined not to be so upset in front of the other, he was supposed to be strong and helpful, not crying because of something he chose. 'Father knew what he was doing, that's why he didn't train someone else for the spot. You will do fine,' he smiled, offering a small nod, 'Of course I will, I'm not going to let you make any choices without thinking and I surely won't let you do something dumb outside of being king. If I was going to do that, I might as well have left entirely.' Reaching out, he offered his arm a soft pat and a squeeze; 'I do. Because you're peace driven. You aren't looking for war or putting something above the other. I have no doubt in my mind you may go down in history as one of our best.'

@✹ ᴅᴏᴠᴇ sᴀɴɢᴜɪɴᴀʀ "oh that is very dangerous as well...if we do get some we must take precaution and grow them somewhere safe...we don't want someone to accidently get hurt" he mumbled softly. He though for a moment so gloves thick is best..." he said softly to himself. "If we can get you one will you plant some or do all the science things?" he asked him smiling at him. For a moment he almost forgot the issues he was going through talking to the other, Dove always made him feel at ease like he was a young kid again. He looked at him and shook his head. "No not really you didn't want to be king and I understand that I do but I want to know why you ran away" he asked softly. "why did you change your name?" he asked him not in a angry way or upset but in a way that was a younger siblings asking why their elder siblings chose to go to a far away school. "Father seemed so sure of himself" he muttered under his breath softly and sighed a bit, "I hope I do well, and I am thankful you are here as my adviser and I know you will also call me out if I screw up as Amandi as well " he said smiling at him. "Do you think that one day I can be able to get the treaty at least made?" he asked the other. He hoped to at least do that or be better than the previous king.

@♔ ✹ ᴀᴍᴀɴᴅɪ ʟᴇᴏᴠᴀʀᴀs 'Isn't it?' He chimed, always happy when he got to share things of the sort, 'hm.. that is a possibility.. the only problem is, we'd have to make sure to give them all slips with information. See, it can be turned into medicine but if you touch the petals with bare hands, it uh.. kind of melts your skin like acid?' Dove smiled sheepishly, reaching to point at the information at the bottom, 'I only need a single one to test with.' His eyebrows pulled together and he frowned at the obvious distress, suddenly feeling even guiltier. 'Do.. you blame me for where you are now?' He asked, though it wasn't confrontational, he was more concerned that he was the cause of another person's stress. 'I don't think anyone is ever ready when handed a seat of power unless they have the ego for it, then they shouldn't be handed it, at all. You will learn,' he nodded slowly, shifting his weight and sighing deeply. 'Peace is not an easy thing to achieve, even on a small scale.. and, I'm sure you're nervous to walk into something like that as it isn't always civil, either but.. do remember, you aren't alone with anything or any decisions you'll have to make. That's why I'm here, remember? It's my job as one of the advisors to help you figure out what's the absolute best option with the least amount of damage.' He nodded a couple of times, knowing there wasn't much else he could do in the name of reassurance. 'There will never come a day when every single person exists.. but, see? You're smiling and thinking about the outcome, you aren't focusing on anything else and I consider that to be a very good step towards being a great king. I think.. You're a lot more ready than you give yourself credit for and hey, there is one thing you have.' Dove hesitated but shrugged, showing a reassuring smile; 'at least you didn't run away like some of us.'

@✹ ᴅᴏᴠᴇ sᴀɴɢᴜɪɴᴀʀ He looked at it and nods "that looks so pretty..." he said to the other, the plant looked so pretty, he then looked at the other with a slight tilt of his head for a moment. "do you think if you find more information to inform some of the guards to look for it?" he saked the other. When eh was younger he never expected this would be their roles, he thought it would be swapped one day. Listening to the other he looked at him and nods a bit "I agree....why did father make me king now...I', not ready" he said to the other and hummed softly to the other and looks to the other wall and sighed softly. "And my first job is to help make peace..I am happy for peace negations are starting " he said to the other. "I know some arn't happy with that but I think peace is the first step the right direction." he said to him and smiled even more before hugging himself.

@♔ ✹ ᴀᴍᴀɴᴅɪ ʟᴇᴏᴠᴀʀᴀs 'Mhm.' He nodded happily before taking a second to rake through his brain, names tending to get mixed up here and there, 'the translation of it is 'blue mercy'.' He paused to flip through the book for the note he'd made on it, along with a tiny sketch and other small details, holding it out to the latter. Dove did his best not to come off awkward or strained, always trying to shake off that feeling that everyone was just /inspecting/ and judging him; it had been years but he couldn't help it, maybe it was his own nagging guilt that told him that. The question caught him off guard and for a moment, he'd forgotten he was still supposed to be the sibling that answered and pondered things. 'I don't think anyone should be given the responsibility to look over an entire kingdom on their own,' he pointed out, thinking over his words carefully for a moment, 'but, I do believe you can manage. I'm sure you may have more bad days than good and.. there will be a lot of pressure.. plus, you may have to make decisions that won't make everyone around you or your kingdom happy. At the end of the day, I have no doubt in my mind that you can do it. Should I be asking if you /want/ to do it?' He raised a brow, showing concern for the sudden question.

@✹ ᴅᴏᴠᴇ sᴀɴɢᴜɪɴᴀʀ Nodding the king hummed a bit eyes widening a bit and smiled at the other, he remember a easier time when he was younger listening to the other talk. "That is so cool a if you can find the plant we can plan some here and maybe be able to help the people and send some to Damunides as well" he said smiling to the other, back then he always wanted ot approval of the elder. "What is it called?" he asked still trying to read the name of the plant in the book that the other was reading. He then hummed a bit and frowned "Dove do you think I can do this...the whole king thing?"

@♔ ✹ ᴀᴍᴀɴᴅɪ ʟᴇᴏᴠᴀʀᴀs Considering his absence from the conscious world, the raven nearly jumped out of his skin at the sound of his name, head lifting up. Blinking a couple of times, he offered a small smile, tucking the papers under his book and trying to straighten himself a little. 'Oh, Amandi, hi,' he greeted, tilting his head; he hadn't really expected to run into anyone on the way to his study but he never minded. 'Just a book about plants,' he answered, tipping his arm down just enough to show the title, 'there's something I've found.. it's supposed to be like an antibiotic or.. well, used to heal wounds of a sort but.. apparently, it's hard to find and I'm trying to figure out just where that might be.' Running his mouth was a bad habit, which in turn made him a little sheepish, holding the book close once more.

@✹ ᴅᴏᴠᴇ sᴀɴɢᴜɪɴᴀʀ Blinking a bit after his bit of pacing that he had done and trying to get everything that he had to do in his brain. He had gotten some of the things that he needed to do in a mental note, before looking up seeing Dove. He smiled and thought for a moment before making his way over. "Dove" he said said walking over not a all royal like and had his hands behind his back. He liked when he saw the other and tried to spend some time with the other outside of work mode. "What are you reading?" he asked the other trying to get a glimce of the book he was reading and leaned on the wall next to him.

@♔ ✹ ᴀᴍᴀɴᴅɪ ʟᴇᴏᴠᴀʀᴀs Frustration didn't come close to what the raven was feeling as he made his way through the familiar halls, not even lifting his head with how well they were etched into his brain. His eyes were focused on going between the stack of important papers and a book balanced in his other hand, something about some special herb he'd been trying to find; all of the information, events, meetings and news was starting to get to him, pulling his mind in every direction. Dove was exhausted mentally, getting the words from his paperwork and the book mixed up until he paused walking, eyebrows pulling together. 'That made no sense,' he said outloud, blinking before attempting to read again, paying no mind to the fact he was oblivious to the world, reading in the middle of the hall. It wasn't as surprising of a sight as it should have been.

Sighing softly to himself as he made a mental note to himself to talk to his advisers later, there was a lot to do to undo things and to make things better for the kingdom itself, along with that he planed to have meeting with the king of Damunides in hopes of keeping relations with each other. The King sighed even more leaning on the wall "So send a letter to the king.....find tiem for my family....get through the paperwork..I think that is it for today?" he asked himself