" and up and down the people go "
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" WELCOME ONE, WELCOME ALL
TO THE GRAND WELCOMING BALL! WE ARE HERE CELEBRATING OUR QUEEN'S NEWFOUND TREASURES, CHILDREN WHO POSSESS THE POWER OF THE OLD WITCHES WHO ONCE INHABITED OUR GREAT LAND! IN THEIR HONOUR YOU HAVE ALL BEEN INVITED HERE AS A WAY TO RING IN THE NEW! RING IN THE SUCCESS OUR ROYAL FAMILY WILL HAVE THANKS TO THESE YOUNG PEOPLE AGAINST OUR FOES!
THREE CHEERS FOR THE FUTURE! "

It had been about a week and a half since the first child had been found, one with power, with unexplainable abilities. Others were discovered not long after. More and more showed up and they had all been given the same fate, being housed in the royal castle.

After being brought to their rooms and kept there, the new inhabitants of the Vivlio palace heard that they were here not as prisoners...but as honoured guests. This was obviously harder to believe for some than others.

Regardless, a team of maids barged into each room before they could dwell on it too much. Hair, dresses, suits, everything expected of a young child who was about to become something of a member of court. A member of the Queen's army, and a vital one too.

The castle had been buzzing with energy since the Queen announced her plans too, every servant and maid put to work on the best welcoming ball imaginable. These children were the future of Mendacium, and they were to be treated as such by all noblemen and women.

The guards had been stationed at every door and every cook was in the kitchen. The best musicians Medicium had to offer were in attendance playing the royal family's favourite songs. You may even spot a royal or two on the dancefloor now that they are all old enough to partake.

Most importantly, the Queen herself would attend, making this her first public appearance since the passing of her husband. And she was to make a speech. These words would go down in history as both the first words spoken publicly after the mourning period and the first words spoken publicly about the war.

Every child had been led into the ballroom, introduced to the lords and ladies below, and sent to the crowd to get to know the court and eachother. It was mostly ladies and lords swarming the children in the firsr half hour until they realised they barely knew anything more than them.

Trainee guards looked like they were simply in attendance and that was true for the most part, but they were all armed underneath their suits. The head guard figured they should get used to the feeling of weaponry imbedded their clothes, to avoid weaponry ending up imbedded in their backs.

This was it. The start of the rest of their lives at the castle.

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Objectives!
⚊talk to the other kids
⚊talk to the royals
⚊learn about the rivalry between Demaranta and Medicium