[ here he is, simply the happiest boy in the entire world. and now i have to make something up because my canon is niche so appreciate me
taair has a nice storytelling voice, and he launches into it with ease. ]
Let's see... in Iria, one of the most important symbols of the nation is the convallaria flower. A convallaria grows bountifully in Iria, and large fields of them bloom throughout the spring and summer. They're not very large flowers - in fact, they're small clusters of white, bell shaped flowers all on one stem.
There are a few legends as to where they may have come from. But most commonly, Convallaria flowers are attributed to the first woman who walked the Earth. Supposedly, she lost her very first child not long after he was born - and was so moved to sorrow that she sank to the ground and sobbed so hard the ground shook. The Radiant heard her cries, and They were so moved by her sorrow and grief that they transformed the land so when her tears hit the soil, they formed into convallaria flowers, as to perhaps provide her something comforting in all of her pain.
The flowers brought her comfort in her darkest days - and eventually, the sign of the flowers came true. She bore a child a few years later, and then another, and another. And when that first woman finally passed away, the Radiant took her soul to the stars, where she was united with her first child. The two of them formed a constellation - the stem of the mother, and her small star - her first flower. And as her children grew and had children of their own, and eventually passed on, they joined her and their eldest sibling in the sky, forming the eight-star constellation of the Convallaria.
[ he makes a gesture at the stars above - tracing three stars in a row, and then a few afterwards that aren't there, or where they might be. ]
The convallaria themselves have come to represent motherhood, in Iria - but they also represent a dawn after the darkness. Quite appropriate, don't you think?
[ It's interesting to hear the kinds of stories that are passed down in different worlds. Rare that she ever has the time or means to listen to somebody tell it to her.
Hard to imagine most of the Aeons caring so much about one person's sorrow, it's simply not Their Domain. ]
It is. A beautiful story too, to have one person's life written into the stars and into a flower.
It is wonderful, isn't it? There's a large festival that is celebrated all throughout Iria when the Convallaria begin to bloom, where people dance, eat convallaria cakes, and spend time amongst the flowers.
[ he sets a hand to his heart, smile warm. ]
I find them to be quite beautiful, myself. And though we can't see the constellation overhead, I still find myself looking for it, even in this sky.
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[Takes a seat to settle in.
Story Time!]
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taair has a nice storytelling voice, and he launches into it with ease. ]
Let's see... in Iria, one of the most important symbols of the nation is the convallaria flower. A convallaria grows bountifully in Iria, and large fields of them bloom throughout the spring and summer. They're not very large flowers - in fact, they're small clusters of white, bell shaped flowers all on one stem.
There are a few legends as to where they may have come from. But most commonly, Convallaria flowers are attributed to the first woman who walked the Earth. Supposedly, she lost her very first child not long after he was born - and was so moved to sorrow that she sank to the ground and sobbed so hard the ground shook. The Radiant heard her cries, and They were so moved by her sorrow and grief that they transformed the land so when her tears hit the soil, they formed into convallaria flowers, as to perhaps provide her something comforting in all of her pain.
The flowers brought her comfort in her darkest days - and eventually, the sign of the flowers came true. She bore a child a few years later, and then another, and another. And when that first woman finally passed away, the Radiant took her soul to the stars, where she was united with her first child. The two of them formed a constellation - the stem of the mother, and her small star - her first flower. And as her children grew and had children of their own, and eventually passed on, they joined her and their eldest sibling in the sky, forming the eight-star constellation of the Convallaria.
[ he makes a gesture at the stars above - tracing three stars in a row, and then a few afterwards that aren't there, or where they might be. ]
The convallaria themselves have come to represent motherhood, in Iria - but they also represent a dawn after the darkness. Quite appropriate, don't you think?
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Hard to imagine most of the Aeons caring so much about one person's sorrow, it's simply not Their Domain. ]
It is. A beautiful story too, to have one person's life written into the stars and into a flower.
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[ he sets a hand to his heart, smile warm. ]
I find them to be quite beautiful, myself. And though we can't see the constellation overhead, I still find myself looking for it, even in this sky.
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It sounds like a wonderful festival. [And hopefully he'll be able to see it again, if that's what he wants for himself.]
Maybe we can't find the exact constellation, but we can try to find something close?
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[ as he looks upwards, head tilted back. ]
Do you know any similar stories, Miss Samuel?