Lion Head Mesa You leapt from crumbling bridges

Akashingo was very different from the life she knew. There were similar parts, but not all the same. It would take a great deal of time to adjust to. And yet, this girl offered her so much all at once.

A title, with meaning in their court, power to her family name, and something even better... friendship.

Would she have been foolish to admit the latter was the only she cared for? Everything else could have meant nothing, for all she wanted was to no longer feel alone.

With great thoughtfulness, Hyacinth considered what she might say in response to this. And when it came to her, she spoke soft, almost regally as if she weren't a yearling. These are many things you offer to me. Some of which I have never paid mind to... power, or nobility— as you know, it is not what I am used to. A small pause, and a chance to offer a smile so that Toula would know she meant well in this. 

It is not these things in which I seek in life. But only to know that my name will be spoken with purpose, and not emptiness. My family name is long gone, thus I am, and will most likely be the last to hold it. For who had ideas of marriage this young? So I can only worry for me. She was the only one left. What would this power bring for others alongside herself? Nothing, really.

The young queen must understand this before they go on. For if she did not, Hyacinth would not be a good fit here after all.