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Nomaudrel

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Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) Nomaudrel. The Kingdom of Passions.
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) Nomaudrel? Why would you mention that kingdom, Vernoue? Why? Is M-Menisi coming to court?”
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) “She’s not returning to court. I was wondering what you knew about, ah, Nomaudrel. Personally, Aielef.”
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) Nomaudrel is the 2nd smallest Kingdom in Terandria, next to Tourvecall! It’s in the middle of Terandria, on the eastern side next to the Lantocracy of Bitorm. Bitorm’s on the coast then you go down to Desonis, and Nomaudrel’s to the west. Erribathe is in the middle, because it’s the best~”
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) “Nomaudrel is the 2nd smallest Kingdom in Terandria, next to Tourvecall! It’s in the middle of Terandria, on the eastern side next to the Lantocracy of Bitorm. Bitorm’s on the coast then you go down to Desonis, and Nomaudrel’s to the west. Erribathe is in the middle, because it’s the best~”
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) “Alright, but don’t repeat it around Mother. She and Menisi—let’s just say if you ever want to catch Mother in a temper, it’ll be by mentioning Menisi’s name. They had some grand falling out when Menisi was, oh, nineteen, I think? The palace was in uproar all day. All month, really. By the end of it, Menisi was married off to the Grand Duke in Nomaudrel, far as you can get while still establishing an alliance to Calanfer. Her wedding was so fast half the kingdom had barely heard of it.”
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) Well. That was ominous. Vernoue swallowed hard, then went to petition her mother for a visit to the Kingdom of Passions, Nomaudrel.
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) “I visited her once after the wedding. To see…it was depraved. I saw it with my own eyes, Vernoue. She’s mad as ten vipers, and he—they’re violent in Nomaudrel. Crimes on the street sometimes. They don’t have Thronebearers, and their [Knights] don’t maintain the law. The Grand Duke was accosted by some footpads.”
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) “I didn’t believe the rumors about Menisi either. She was always very…proper. If she had any affairs, no one knew of them except Mother. So I looked into the Nomaudrel rumors. Paid for local intelligence. It’s…accurate. I have people there who swear some of the rumors are very true, and even if we discount half of it, the other half is reason enough not to go.”
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) “Princess Vernoue, when you are in Nomaudrel, you will refrain from communications with the palace, except via your Thronebearers. You are not to send [Messages] back to the kingdom except for urgent matters. Any needs will be met by your Thronebearers. You will not interfere in any political events taking place in the Kingdom of Passions. Nor has your escort been equipped with any [Spies] or [Infiltrators] of any kind. Your servants have been strictly ordered to perform their duties without investigation of the city or household, and the Thronebearers will merely guard your presence, not secure the mansion of Princess Menisi.”
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) “Princess Menisi has, over the course of her time at Nomaudrel, removed 54 agents of Calanfer installed in roles in her mansion, city, and even further afield. Sometimes permanently.”
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) “There you are. I’ve had a terrible week—and I’m going to Nomaudrel tomorrow! I should have brought you something from the Order of Seasons. One of those stupid salt crystals from Pheislant. Cindersnap, why does everyone hate Menisi so much?”
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) Lorentha was the oldest member of Calanfer’s staff, so it was a silly question, but she thought about the matter as she led Vernoue to some books on Nomaudrel to read.
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) Nevertheless, when she rode the long, but safe, route towards Nomaudrel, Vernoue did harbor worries about just what the 2nd Princess of Calanfer would be like.
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) His army might move fast—for an army—but he had a lot of continent to travel, and she was only bound to Nomaudrel and back for a quick jaunt. Her enchanted carriage could make the entire trip in a single day if she slept in it.
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) It was when they hit Nomaudrel that Vernoue looked up from her book at all, mostly because the Kingdom of Passions was, uh…interesting.
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) Mostly, though, she noticed that Nomaudrel was just less—patrolled than other kingdoms. You had this sense in Calanfer that a Thronebearer or the Watch was the law. On the roads, as she had observed, there was always a [Knight] riding about. But in Nomaudrel, it almost felt like they were resented. People glanced at the [Knights] as if suspicious that the [Knights] were here to pull something out of them.
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) Mostly, though, she noticed that Nomaudrel was just less—patrolled than other kingdoms. You had this sense in Calanfer that a Thronebearer or the Watch was the law. On the roads, as she had observed, there was always a [Knight] riding about. But in Nomaudrel, it almost felt like they were resented. People glanced at the [Knights] as if suspicious that the [Knights] were here to pull something out of them.
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) “What’s done is no one’s business in Nomaudrel besides them that closed the doors…is what I’d like to say. But what if you never closed the doors? Some say they embody the spirit of the Kingdom of Passions, but I say there are lines oughtn’t to be crossed.”
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) “Splendidly done! The member of the Hundred Heroes who founded this land was Mandrel. Mandrel the Red; such an unassuming name—unless you understand what it means. It’s strange how much it seeps into nations, the founders. I’ve heard they do something like this in Noelictus, and of course, there are nations that embrace this, but it’s rare these days, even in Nomaudrel. Skills born out of frustration, madness, loss…I hated Naodin. I still despise him, though we’ve become intertwined terribly. I think he’s come to regret marrying me, but like a bee to nectar, he cannot resist. We hate each other, and thus Skills emerge.”
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) “It would have been far worse had I stayed in Calanfer. Look: this is just one of the alchemy workshops I set up that makes my little estate far more productive than the other regions of Nomaudrel. I don’t even own all of them. Once I implemented the first one, the other [Alchemists] copied the system.”
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) “Technically, we could have given aid to Calanfer. Nomaudrel wouldn’t, but I asked about sending a few hundred soldiers. Menisi refused.”
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 1) “He’s ambitious. The gold and influence I pull in means the Cont’dvalle region is thriving, and while Nomaudrel is small, he has designs to own more of it. We move subtly, lest we attract too many enemies, but it is fun. I fear I’ve been over vigorous of late, though. One second while I attend to it.”
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 2) He picked up on the tension, you see, because Vernoue had gone off to Nomaudrel, and Ielane wasn’t happy about it. She and Menisi, you see—terrible affair, the entirety of it. He’d tried to adjudicate, but between that damn [Soothsayer] and a plot of treason, it still hurt his heart.
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 2) “So far, it seems she and Menisi haven’t killed each other. We’ll see what she learns in Nomaudrel. Rebelliousness again or…something else.”
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 2) “I am a Lady of Nomaudrel seeking to enter the Kingdom of Glass and Glory. This is my sister—we have a mind to seek some magical tutors if we may.”
Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 2) “The bulwark is formed, Your Majesty. If not completely, each nation is supported. Sectors of power. Noelictus, Pheislant, and Avel. Dawn Concordat. Bitorm, Desonis, Nomaudrel, Nadel—”