Rowena
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Post by Rowena on May 24, 2010 1:43:06 GMT 10
Title: A Princess's Duty Rating: PG-13 Prompt: walk the line Category: up to 250 words Word count: 246 Summary: Lianne doesn't want duty, she wants love, and she will disobey the king to get it.
Before Kally left for Carthak, Lianne asked her if she was scared. “No,” her sister replied. “Their Majesties have been assured that Kaddar is a good man. Mama wouldn’t permit the marriage if he wasn’t.” “But you’ve never met him before,” Lianne protested. “What about Fal –?” Kally cut her off with a finger on Lianne’s lips. “That’s all over now. This is a princess’s duty.”
“Shinko, can I talk to you?” The Yamani grinned when she sees Lianne. “Of course, sister. What is it?” “Were you scared when you came to Tortall? Weren’t you frightened that you wouldn’t love Roald?” Shinko smiled. “But I knew I would learn to love him, as I have.” Lianne shook her head. “But what if you hadn’t? Weren’t you afraid to marry someone you didn’t know?” Shinko looked at the embroidery in her lap. “I am lucky that I love Roald, and he loves me.” She murmured. “But I would have married him anyway. It is a princess’s duty.”
When she first asks Alan he balks, of course, but his love for her is greater than his fear of her father’s anger. He asks her a dozen times if she is sure. She promises him she is. Less than two years later, Princess Alanna celebrates her first birthday and Vania leaves for Galla in Lianne’s place. Lianne is not worried about her. Vania can learn to love anyone, and she will be happy as long as she can travel.
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Post by greenie on May 24, 2010 5:18:19 GMT 10
Ooh, this is fascinating! I think it's great how you haven't spelled out exactly what happened, but you've left just enough for us to piece it together ourselves. Great drabble! Lianne's worries and doubts are really realistic, and it's nice to see her acting for herself and Alan and love. ETA: Princess Alanna! *squee* ;D
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Post by Rowena on May 24, 2010 8:57:33 GMT 10
I hoped I left enough for it to be pieced together so I'm glad it worked! I think Alan/Lianne is adorable, and I would hope one princess would instigate something to get out of an arranged marriage. Princess Alanna would be *slightly* more demure than her grandmother
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Post by Verasque on May 29, 2010 12:43:15 GMT 10
It was lovely to see such a happy ending! I, too, think that Alan/Lianne have much potential - thank you for exploring it.
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Post by PeroxidePirate on May 30, 2010 0:18:48 GMT 10
I love that Lianne is the one to put her foot down about something like this! Of the three princesses, she's most often seen as the mousy one (at least in fanon), so in this, I like that she's not.
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Post by Rowena on May 31, 2010 8:03:32 GMT 10
Thank you both! I think if Lianne were with Alan, she would spend time around Aly, and she is also only one year apart from Vania -- exposure to both of them would definitley lead to non-mousiness.
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Post by domluvr on Jun 1, 2010 1:45:31 GMT 10
^ I agree! And I love the idea of Lianne/Alan. But I also really like how you captured Shinko's and Kally's determination to perform their duty.
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Post by Rowena on Jun 1, 2010 2:46:47 GMT 10
Alan/Lianne makes me all kinds of happy ;D And I'm glad you liked the Shinko and Kally sections
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