Charles
Queen Eminence sat within the large hall, her talons gliding across the cold, stone flooring. Her fur garments adorned across her brown scales, making her look just a tad bit younger than the elder truly was. Her scales sagging slightly as she continued to age. Large circular earrings dangling from her floppy ears and hovering just a few centimeters away from her neck. 
She couldn't help but shake the uneasiness with her new alliance. She only hoped their trade with the sand wouldn't be impacted by the alliance. The sandwings were no fools, challenging two military heavy kingdoms was asking for a death wish. But she couldn't shake the uneasiness. 
 "Please fetch me some food." Queen Eminence turned towards one of the nearby servants, wanting to take her mind off the uneasy feeling.
Michelle
Only a few minutes after Queen Eminence had sent out an order for something to snack on, her youngest daughter Teriyaki, came tromping in. She bore both a stern, and perplexed look on her face, all while being drenched in water. She was wearing her favorite chest plate for when she would go beach-combing, which was a thin cut, shortened chest-plate with silver and gray blue accents, as well as a black silk cloak that covered her shoulders, baring cloud patterns colored with golden highlights. She seemed to not care that she was tracking water into the palace, which prompted some servants to scuttle after her talonsteps, wiping away the water. Her little silver and gold helmet glittered with droplets, and was stationed nicely on her head. After all, she hated wearing jewelry that could fall easily. 
"Mother! Observe!" She exclaimed suddenly, thrusting a rectangular glass box filled with sand, water, and a talonful of baby horseshoe crabs, scuttling around the tank mindlessly. 
Teriyaki was very keen about aquatic life, and the waters that surrounded her mother's kingdom. Obsessed with sealife, it was routine now that she would catch and relocate any new specimen she found into a giant tank purely designated for her.
Charles
Queen Eminence looked over as she heard her youngest announce her entry with loud talon steps. Turning her neck as her earrings bounced off the soft scales lathered across her neck. She adored all her children, but sometimes they were- a lot. Especially for an elderly queen. Though, Teriyaki always had a fascination for sea life- which she found quite intriguing. 
 "Hm? What do you have there dear?" Eminence questioned, raising a brow as she examined the box briefly. Wrinkling her nose at the mindless scuttling of the crabs trapped inside. 
 "Oh my- that's quite nice dear." Eminence coughed slightly, her tail curling beside her slowly as her eyes shifted away and back to the table before her. 
Lifting her talons, she set them on the sanded surface of the table, her servant stumbling over to her with a plate of food. Offering the servant a quick nod, Eminence looked to her daughter once more. 
 "Why don't you have a seat? Are you not cold?" Eminence questioned, inviting her daughter over with a friendly motion of her wing. Unsure how to exactly tell her daughter to clean up the water, so she decided to let it be. Servants would take care of it later.
Stacy
*The morning sun illuminated through the tall stained glass windows of the long great hall, windows which glittered in history of heroic ancestral skywings battling within wars now long forgotten of his tribe; all bedazzled in the timeless art of stained glass.* 
*Crane did not ponder much on these windows as he walked lonesomely besides them, heading towards where the sandwing queen awaited. He loosely looked at one of many of the ancient descriptions of dying dragons glittering in the windows, finding distaste in their describing of horrific times in his history. 'i hope this ends quickly.' he thought, reaching closer to the meeting he was dreading. Crane would much rather be strolling through the royal garden, sunbathing his golden scales in the new sun. But, like how all political games are, a queen of any decent must be assisted.* 
*He'd turn a corner to see where queen Eminence was seated, her daughter having the delighted face to what seems to be a glass box of a multitude of gathered aquatic life. 'lovely.' he sarcastically thought, his muzzle scrunched slightly at the pooling mess she had been making.* "**Your majesty,***" He called, his voice echoing slightly through the hall, his claws outstretched in a welcoming manner. "***Welcome to our domaine! Apologies for the wait, your highness, let our meeting begin.***" *Crane announced as he seated himself at the table across where the fellow royal was seated, snapping his talons at the closest servant, requesting a glass of cherry whine.*
Michelle
Teriyaki swiveled her head towards Crane, as if he had purposely interrupted her aquatics lecture. She scrunched her snout up, furrowing her brows angrily as she slithered onto a small throne that was positioned next to her mother's. Glittering sunbeams that burst through the wide windows had happily washed against the princess's scales, making her glossy appearance even more highlighted. She hauled the tank onto a small alcove of her seat that she had not been occupying, occasionally dipping one, bare talon into the water to poke and prod at her new companions, or at least, that was how she saw it. She comfortably curled around in her throne, only occasionally inclining her body over one armrest to pick from her mother's plate, though it went without saying that she was still rather young, and that this behavior was *Somewhat acceptable*. After a moment, she flattened her expression, and beckoned for her own tray of delectable treats, before turning to her mother.
"Oh, I'm not cold, but aren't these fascinating? I was thinking about re-homing them in my crustaceans tank, but maybe they would have better chances of survival without the competition of my coconut crab..." She hummed triumphantly, grinning up at her mother as if she shared the same interests.
Charles
Queen Eminence offered the young prince a slight nod. Her earrings swinging forward as she turned her attention back to Teriyaki. 
 "I do believe that is wise." Queen Eminence began, attempting to seem as though she knew what Teriyaki was saying. "Why not keep them in there? They seem to enjoy it so." Eminence suggested before turning her head to the young Prince. 
 "What is it you wish to discuss with me, Prince Crane?" Eminence questioned. She didn't enjoy addressing her children with their formal titles in public, but she did so anyway. 
Her brown scales glimmered in the fiery torch light dancing across the room. Reflecting off the pillars holding the room up, and casting heavy shadows in untouched areas. 
Sliding her talon across the table as she refrained from taking a bite of her food, which she had intended to enjoy in peace. Though that plan seemed to fade as the minutes continued with her children around. Her thick, gold and tiny necklace strapped tightly around her neck, matching the similar ankle cuffs on her talons. Her brown fur shall slowly creeping towards her scales.