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Diplomacy and Events / Re: A Run on the Banks
« on: December 06, 2023, 07:26:40 PM »
The rowing wasn't that bad for Peter and Serenity, one of the things that the Achkaerinese Naval Academy did in its first weeks of training was put cadets together in groups and have them row like this, Peter had also competed many years earlier in the Artaxia-Freshwater annual boat race for the University of Artaxia and won. However while the motions were the same the differences were even more apparent, there was large difference between rowing on an inland lake or the river in Valtheim and rowing on the Mhorish Sea. When came the time for scrubbing with the brooms both Peter and Serenity joined in, Peter making sure to use primarily his left arm as he didn't want to over exert his right, he wasn't going at a fast pace either he knew better than to risk another episode and wasn't about to bring on the stress. Serenity meanwhile was going a little bit quicker with it, however it was perhaps inevitable that at some point her left foot would factor into it and sure enough it numbed up. The ceremony itself had concepts that the Achkaerinese understood, it struck both Peter and Serenity as very like a libation something common to Achkaerinese ceremonies though those generally involved pouring something away not throwing gifts away.
The inevitable happened between the end of the ceremony at the banks and the start of the return of the journey back to the castle, Serenity lost her footing and with a rather loud and obvious splash landed in the water. Upon surfacing she looked over at where Renee had her phone out, presumably taking a picture of the moment. "One thoroughly soaked and smelly Achkaerinese Empress." Serenity muttered to herself as with the help of a couple of the navy personnel she pulled herself out of the water "Stop it." she said in reference to the look on her father's face which basically translated to the fact that he'd been laughing for a few moments, or was glad that it had been her and not him who'd ended up taking a dip.
"Euphy's going to love that picture." Renee said with a giggle
Serenity just rolled her eyes but the irony of the moment wasn't lost on her, the night she'd met Isaac she'd been at a celebration ball and ended up with someone elses drink all over her, talk about what you leave behind and going full circle.
When they hit dry land, both Peter and Serenity went to get changed, it was perhaps expected that the former Emperor wouldn't take as long on account of Serenity having been drenched, Peter returned in his clothes and a good half an hour later Serenity turned up now much more dry now.
The inevitable happened between the end of the ceremony at the banks and the start of the return of the journey back to the castle, Serenity lost her footing and with a rather loud and obvious splash landed in the water. Upon surfacing she looked over at where Renee had her phone out, presumably taking a picture of the moment. "One thoroughly soaked and smelly Achkaerinese Empress." Serenity muttered to herself as with the help of a couple of the navy personnel she pulled herself out of the water "Stop it." she said in reference to the look on her father's face which basically translated to the fact that he'd been laughing for a few moments, or was glad that it had been her and not him who'd ended up taking a dip.
"Euphy's going to love that picture." Renee said with a giggle
Serenity just rolled her eyes but the irony of the moment wasn't lost on her, the night she'd met Isaac she'd been at a celebration ball and ended up with someone elses drink all over her, talk about what you leave behind and going full circle.
When they hit dry land, both Peter and Serenity went to get changed, it was perhaps expected that the former Emperor wouldn't take as long on account of Serenity having been drenched, Peter returned in his clothes and a good half an hour later Serenity turned up now much more dry now.