Another day, another Realm. So much to see. I remain in awe of the magicians and sorcerers who bring the Realms together each year for the Great Fantasy Faire.
This morning found me in Lucentia, a city of dark wood and glowing lights, full of the most interesting people. The whole city seems to be powered by some kind of magical crystal set just offshore, in their harbour. I’m intrigued by this kind of magical power: I wonder if we could use the crystals on the Wylds Tree to power things like streetlamps in Mysthaven, that sort of thing. Then again, I’m not 100% sure exactly how Mysthaven is connected to the rest of the Wylds, but that’s another question for another time.
Away from the city, there are a couple of lush forests. Even far out from the city itself, the glowing crystal is visible. I think the spires on top must be some system of providing magical power through the air, but the city planners never seemed to be around when I tried to reach them. I’ll do some research: Nathaniel will enjoy digging in to that, particularly if I promise not to put an espresso machine in our cottage!
From a distance, the city appears to be a massive cluster of buildings and shops. When I first arrived there, I asked myself where the people all lived.
And then I looked up.
It’s not hard to get a house party invitation when you’re a Queen. I asked around a bit, found out where the Fae quarter of the city was, and then I just started talking to people. I find that people are always excited to tell tourists about their cities; you have only to ask.
On the rooftops of Lucentia, there are houses! Hundreds of them, small and large, flats atop flats, houses atop houses. Each one is a compact entity all of its own. This house belongs to a cousin of the Fae Prince of the city, and he was only too happy to invite me in for tea. He had loads of question about the break up of our Realm, and he seemed very interested in how the politics of my reigning over both Courts of Faerie in our Realm.
We spent a very pleasant evening together; there was tea and cake and dancing: Lucentia has a large store of mortal musicians who are only too happy to play for a Fae party.
As always, when I spend time with people in other Realms, I enjoy thinking for a little while about what it would feel like to live there.
But in the end, when the music’s stopped and the cake’s all eaten, I’m happy, when I think about it, that I have my own Realm to go home to after the Faire’s over. The Prince, whose name I won’t record here, was smooth and charming, as so many Princes are, a fine dancer, and a good judge of wine, though the cakes were not sweet enough for me. Funny: I remember not liking cake when I was young. Once I’d Quickened, everything changed. I’m on what my (adoptive) mother would call on a sugar economy now.
I admit, I felt a little tired when the evening was done. We don’t have enough parties in Wylds for me to be properly resistant to long nights of dancing and carousing, though to be honest there wasn’t much carousing. I think the Prince would happily have taken me to bed, but I had no desire to unite with him, despite his charm and (duh) good looks.
As I took to the air after my day in Lucentia, I thought, as I always do, “I’ll be back. I’ll go back there some day.”
But as always during the Faire, tomorrow is another adventure.
Style Card:
Body: Maitreya
Head: Catwa Jessica
Ears: BentBox, Sylvan Ears
Skin: Lumae Eirtae, Tone 1
Hair: Wasabi Pills, Thyra (Available at the Fantasy Faire!)
Clothes: The White Armory, Dellhaven Sprite Dress (This is The White Armory’s Silent Auction Item!) (Available at the Fantasy Faire!)
Wings: Faeline, Ayano, Sky (Available at the Fantasy Faire!)
Necklace: Empyrean Forge, The Dreamer, Serenity (Barn, Muted)
Setting: Lucentia
Spiffy photos taken with the indispensible aid of my LumiPro. I never explore the Fairelands without it!
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