<div class="floatright">(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/63b831f3-cc8e-4259-8c3f-2cc8f6edbda0/daa8qa1-01ce178b-1812-4459-a629-3401528eca5d.jpg/v1/fill/w_600,h_900,q_75,strp/commission__amevius_by_olchas_daa8qa1-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9OTAwIiwicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvNjNiODMxZjMtY2M4ZS00MjU5LThjM2YtMmNjOGY2ZWRiZGEwXC9kYWE4cWExLTAxY2UxNzhiLTE4MTItNDQ1OS1hNjI5LTM0MDE1MjhlY2E1ZC5qcGciLCJ3aWR0aCI6Ijw9NjAwIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmltYWdlLm9wZXJhdGlvbnMiXX0.WZGYzf-5zpCz9lFgDBMEd2G3DQgu2g8UkMbsj-oc8ts)</div><div class="floatleft">(https://static1.e621.net/data/sample/d2/75/d2754e3e382f7ea019a5cbd62791b97c.jpg)</div>Darius never thought of his sister as someone they would need to worry about. She was his sister and whilst others might see her as the rightful heir to the throne, he couldn't think of her as a threat to his own claim. Diabelle could see this because she wasn't looking at Songbird with the eyes of a lover. She had been at this dance of nobles for far too long to not be ignorant of the notion that sometimes power comes at the cost of family. Humans, elves, dwarves, all shapes and all walks of life have had history of family turning on one another. So she was debating this and whether or not her husband or her were influential enough to ride such a storm out or disguise her. Furthermore her Arcane Training took place in Jalmerey where the mana wastes were. A place of potent magic and the question was why. She wasn't a fool nor ignorant of powerful magic that could force someone to act bizzare. Especially in light of the pools revelations.<br/><br/>She needed to go with Darius, sit him down and explain this. She hugged her husband on the sofa and spoke very softly.<strong>"Darling. We have to talk. Come to our room."</strong>Darius softly rose up knowing they had some time to talk. Diabelle didn't want this to be spoken aloud in front of the other royal guardsmen or of the turquoise soldiers. She took a moment to sit down and talk with her husband. Songbird and Keki were there yes since they retired to the bedroom. But for Diabelle, it doesn't matter since Songbird needed to hear this anyway.<br/><br/>Darius took a moment to prepare for this and listened to Diabelle.<strong>"Darling, I suspect there will be obstacles beyond the coven. Even though your sister would support your cause there will certainly be others whom would rather see her on the throne than you."</strong>Diabelle took the moment to carefully run through her thoughts.<strong>"There could be civil war because of it. And would only work in the covens favor. I believe I have a suggestion. I have deep divination and have also the scrying waters. This is proof of your nobility and there may be even more proof of you being the first born. Lastly I have magic that can shield Songbird's true form."</strong>Diabelle wasn't and would never suggest to sell Songbird or remove her from her husband's side. Even for the better of the two, she knew it was an impossible choice to make for either of them and would be an utter betrayal of her vows to her newlywed and of her sense of choice over structure.<br/><br/>Songbird might get upset but she wanted to be honest about her concerns and the harsh reality of the situation. Rather than go beyond his sisters back she consulted with her alongside her brother in order to try and figure out another solution that doesn't involve breaking the pair up or belittling Songbirds position. She wants to be good to Songbird as much as Darius and is trying her best to show that.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Diabelle rolls Arcana Lore to recall magical effects and magical knowledge of her academic learning. She rolls a 35.<br/>At 2021-10-23 12:18:27, Laughing Hyena (uid: 10552) rolls: 1d20a21 Result: 35 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=157083)<br/><br/>Diabelle rolls Diplomacy with circumstance bonus from successful Arcane check and gets a 26 vs DC 30. She uses a Hero Point and rerolls and gets a 31 vs DC 30. Success.<br/>At 2021-10-23 11:51:19, Laughing Hyena (uid: 10552) rolls: 1d20a19 Result: 24 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=157081)<br/>At 2021-10-23 11:51:30, Laughing Hyena (uid: 10552) rolls: 1d20a19 Result: 29 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=157082)