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Lian · 4/26/2026, 10:10 PM

eastern edge of elk's crown - skirting saatsine scents | possibly accompanied by Yuèzhuō and Rìhé, leaving vague

Lian knows where she belongs. Tianlong calls her. She does not know exactly how to get there, unfortunately. The sage-scented moors and now these thick deciduous forests, strange and foreign abandoned architecture jutting from the earth wherever she goes; it is all new and alien to the princess.

She will not be deterred by the relatively simple obstacle of being lost. Spring has returned. Harmony restored. There are celebrations to be organized, envoys to be sent out, trade to be re-established now while springtime riots across the continent, and days of plenty threaten to bloom just around the corner. She headed due south, and prayed daily her ancestors guided her safely back to her kin. Her people. All she had to do, really, was wander the filthy swamp until she found the proper tunnel. Simple, Lian thought, keep it simple.

Shenlei, she was sure, was beside himself with worry. Lian could not send word of her success in the final battle for the continent, and she could not send word that she was fine and knew how to take care of herself! So she would simply have to hope he was not terrorizing the Tianlong too severely with the fanaticism of a distraught father.

Ah, who was she kidding.

Well, she had best walk swiftly, to spare the Dynasty any further distress.

The lotus paused as she crossed a thin game trail, lowering her muzzle to inhale and interpret the scents.

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The Elk's Crown

princess of the tianlong