Flora spoke. “We find our ores in underground mines. Amisa’s mines are less common than in the Xhaasan south, but our mines tend to have a high concentration of silver. Xhaasan mines have more gold and iron. And, of course, Sunstone.”
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”Underground? That sounds rather unpleasant; underground structures in Belsegallia are already claustrophobic and restrictive enough, and it would be even worse at terrestrial level where the air is so much denser. It’s unfortunate that you have to go through the trouble of mining to get things like metal and sunstone.”
After pausing to consider the rest of Flora’s statement, Ariana decided to speak again.
”Speaking of which; how is sunstone formed, exactly? It seems strange to me that it would be something found underground, given its name and properties.”
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“Mining is not a glorious job, but it is necessary for the obtaining of many resources we need. As for sunstone… I am not as knowledgeable on that topic. I believe Lucia, who oversees most of Iyanala’s economics, would be able to tell you that, though.”
Lucia, eager to put her reaction at Rosalia’s… cooking behind them completely, spoke.
“Sunstone is named after its reaction to the sun, mainly. It stores the energy from the sun, as I believe you know, and can output that energy under certain conditions. Most Sunstone we mine is on the surface- it generally resides covered in sand, under the guise of being a sand dune. Sunstone can also be found underground- we believe that it is possible it was somehow buried by something or some strange process in the distant past. This sunstone is called ‘Uncharged’ sunstone, and generally needs to spend a few weeks under the sun before it can be used. Regular sunstone which has used its energy stores only needs to sit under the sun for a couple of days before it is at full capacity once more.”
After Lucia had finished her explanation, the group was done with their food. Flora spoke, addressing their guests. “Thank you two for the chat, and I apologize again on behalf of my guests for any offense we may have caused you earlier in the day. Tomorrow, we will go on a more comprehensive trip through Irigutus, to see some of the sights both inside and outside castle walls. Do you have any more questions or remarks before we go to our respective chambers?”
(OOC: Feel free to respond to Lucia before Flora- I just didn’t want to drag out this conversation infinitely.)
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”No, that should be everything for now. We look forward to seeing what you have planned for tomorrow.”
Ariana and Rosalia then retired to the room that they were staying in for the night, both wondering what other strange things they might encounter in Ghratos once the new day arrives.
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The two Ghratean parties went to their respective rooms as they went to bed for the night.
In the morning, a female servant came to knock on the door of the Belsegallians, offering to guide them to the chamber where they would meet up with the Ghrateans. This is normally something that would be done by a cloud fairy, but they were all too terrified of the Belsedori, so a human servant had to come.
“Duchess Ariana. Duchescina Rosalia.” She bows to them both. “I have been sent by my Duchess to escort you to the area where you are to meet for a light breakfast and to discuss the beginning of your journey to Arsilva. If you have any questions or concerns, I can call a Cloud Fae servant to relay the message before we get there. Oh, and the Duke and Duchess of Iyanala have made arrangements to travel with you, if you didn’t already know.”
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”Do you think this table is made for women? It feels a bit tall for how high the chair is.” Rosalia asked from the dressing table that he was seated at, busy fixing his hair and putting earrings on after putting on a white dress with orange trim. Despite placing an extra cushion onto the chair, the top of the table still seemed a few inches too high for him. ”That might be the case, but it could be really for anyone; all of the human boys that I’ve seen so far are much taller than you too.” ”I suppose so.”
With that, the conversation was interrupted by a knock at the door of their room. Ariana got up from the chair she was in to answer it, carefully closing the door partway to keep Rosalia out of view once she saw that the servant visiting them was a woman. After listening to the monologue concerning breakfast and their trip, Ariana gave a reply.
”We do not have any questions or concerns at this time; wait one moment and we will be ready to attend breakfast.”
She then closed the door, turning to look at Rosalia while she waited for him to tie his hair. “What do you think that humans have for breakfast?” she asked. ”I haven’t the faintest idea. I saw ingredients for food when I was in the kitchen yesterday, but I didn’t recognize any of them.” replied Rosalia, shaking his head slightly as he put a swaying hairpin with an orange ribbon into his hair. ”I hope they don’t have anything strange. The food has been good so far, but who knows what kind of culinary habits they might have if they don’t even like dairy.” Once Rosalia finished pinning his hair, putting on a veil, and putting on slippers, they both went to the door to greet the servant and go to meet their hosts for the morning.
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