⠀ Putting a piece of 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆, 𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅, 𝘀𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗱𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗭𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵 in its rightful place. That'll teach 'em to try and sneak into the 𝐔𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 where they don't belong . . . ⠀

Studies from the brightest minds of the City of Progress have found that it is simply 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 for any 𝐍𝐎𝐗𝐈𝐀𝐍 to pull out of a 𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗘 𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗖𝗛 without first impregnating her. Or, at least, that would explain all the bastards.

⠀ 𝑩𝒊𝒈 talk from the 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡. An 𝐞𝐠𝐨 befitting that of an 𝗎𝗇𝖻𝗋𝗈𝗄𝖾𝗇 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧 son- bearer yet to truly be used, no doubt. No matter, Mel will 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗹𝘆 teach her some 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮. ⠀

⠀ To think that she hadn't ever been 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 by an 𝐎𝐁𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐑 in all her long centuries of life— or that her next spawn wouldn't even come from a 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 at all. ⠀

⠀ Her 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝐙𝖆𝖚𝖓𝖎𝖙𝖊 toys know better than to beg for her 𝐍𝐎𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐍𝐔𝐓𝐒𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄 anywhere other than their mouths. To be 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒅 is to be 𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗏𝗂𝗅𝖾𝗀𝖾𝖽, a luxury these 𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔠𝔦𝔱𝔶 urchins would likely 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 even come close to. ⠀

⠀ 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 .ᐣ It seems like this 𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒘's mother never taught her how to 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺 conduct herself in good company either . . . No matter. Mel would just have to teach her basic 𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 as well. ⠀

⠀ Call her 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡. A 𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒕, even. As Mel was 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 than happy to help bring all of these 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐗𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐈 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐒 into the modern age, starting with introducing them to 𝕙𝕚𝕘𝕙-𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕟𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕨𝕖𝕒𝕡𝕠𝕟𝕣𝕪. ⠀

⠀ 𝐿𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑟 nobles might scoff at the insinuation that 𝐌𝖊𝖑 𝐌𝖊𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖉𝖆 had 𝘢𝘯𝘺 charms that couldn't be found beneath her dress— And, of course, they would be 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴. She had 𝒕𝒘𝒐 beneath her bodice as well. ⠀

⠀ 𝐹𝑅𝐸𝑆𝐻 𝑫𝑬𝑴𝑨𝑪𝑰𝑨𝑵 𝑆𝑇𝑈𝐷𝐵𝐴𝐼𝑇 was one of the finest, 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 delicacies that she'd indulge in. There's 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 quite like the thrill of 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 a betrothed, noble lass 𝒓𝒂𝒘 while she 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙨 for the honor to bear her progeny. ⠀

⠀ A kind reminder to all aspiring, and 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥, applicants to the 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫: There are 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 ways to have your application reconsidered. You simply need to show that you have the 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 and drive needed to succeed! ⠀

⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀The product of 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝑵𝑶𝑿𝑰𝑨𝑵 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚. ⠀

⠀ I agreed to take you on as my 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 for a reason, 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕. ' Those who do not know their history . . . ' and you know the rest, do you not .ᐣ It would do you 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 to learn. And to watch your language while you're at it. ⠀

⠀ Did you 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 think that 𝑙̲𝑖̲𝑡̲𝑡̲𝑙̲𝑒̲ 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧's preferential treatment came for free with the prestige of her mother's name .ᐣ 𝑨𝒖 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒆, her m̲o̲t̲h̲e̲r̲ works 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 hard to earn her such 𝖑𝖚𝖝𝖚𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖘. ⠀

⠀ The kind of 𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 that 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝐼𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑡 can expect from Councilor 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐚 when traveling to the C̲ɪ̲ᴛ̲ʏ̲ ᴏ̲ғ̲ P̲ʀ̲ᴏ̲ɢ̲ʀ̲ᴇ̲s̲s̲. ⠀