"So cute and observant! To be perfectly honest it's not that I'm 'trying' to hide it from you but that I had forgotten all about it! I don't think I've ever shown Bradley either!"

"And I never will! I need to save some giggles for later you know! But for our precious baby Aurel I'll do it! I am your only pink mommy you know! Ignoring my own mommy of course!"

Devyn adorably giggled before then revealing her long Inari-like bunny tail much like Octavia's but bigger and even fluffier!

Surprising everyone except Marjorie and Sura since surprisingly enough they already knew since they were all childhood friends and had sleepovers.

Resulting in all of them unconsciously wrapping each other in their tails or sometimes just Aldra to get a reaction out of her!

However, strictly speaking, if your race had a tail there would always be some who held theirs on a sacred pedestal and only ever used or truly showed them to special individuals or family even if that wasn't the case for everyone.

However, funnily enough, poor Bradley never got to experience it!

But the young prince surely will causing Devyn to then playfully wrap him in her tail and lovingly kissing his blushing flushed face all over!

He needed to experience his pink mommy's love for a faster recovery! While Marjorie had happily done the same!

Resulting in both Elyris and the young prince blissfully accepting all of it in strides resulting in Devyn pulling Sura into it almost tripling the bliss of it all for the young prince who in turn happily clung to both.

All the while back with Bradley, Bromley, and Theodore, they were now in the throne room with The Brown Tailed Inari Delegations.

While Amber, Suna, Annie, and the others were watching over Octavia, Rory, Mili, and the others in the library Bradley had finally been updated on Elyris's outburst.

Causing his heart to ache especially after being updated by Aldra herself while she handled The Inari Delegation separately since they still had questions and apologies, leaving him with The Brown Tailed Inari.

What was worse was the fact that he didn't find what Elyris had said to be unreasonable! Aside from the extremeness of it all?

However she was still a child who had endured things no child should have, causing him to then sigh now that The Brown Tailed Inari's delegation were asking questions about her, her welfare along with many others.

"Elyris is currently in recovery and aside from a select 'few' individuals, Lady Holly has expressly forbidden any Brown Tailed Inari with the exception of Lady Lu from visiting her due to her delicate state of mind and current recovery, as for your other questions I'd imagine such matter would no doubt be quite unnecessary?"

"At the moment the mere topic of representatives and fellow princesses of The Brown Tailed Inari would only serve to hamper her recovery and may even result in another such outburst, so I must apologize when I say I won't be having any of that. Not only would it upset Elyris but also my precious prince"

"As for Lady Bronai's concerns, Lady Celestia had summoned Malik to her nearest temple and will be handling 'that' matter herself it seems?"

Bradley reassuringly explained surprising all three of The Gorgeous Masked Brown Tailed Inari Princesses who looked around the same ages as Noel, Amber, and Selphie in that order? Their names were Abi, Alma, and Jolie Bronari.

And chances are they were sent out for both experience and because they were either so young or had the blessing of youth since Bradley being quite biased with such characteristics was already a well known fact?

However, involving this matter he simply couldn't afford to due to the seriousness of the situation meaning it was already generous for them to be granted an audience?

Despite appearances, being granted an audience with The Celestial King of The Kingdom of The Celestial Vale, especially after all that transpired wasn't at all simple, mind you it never was.

It was comparable to being granted an audience with Klarine and Kassandra both of which was near impossible, to begin with.

Unless you were a member of The Celestial Pact and were granted an emergency session and even then that'll only happen if there was no other choice?

Of course, there were also exceptions causing Bradley having still felt 'some' bias to then immediately continue.

"The Vestial Empire has yet to send any of their delegations and their Embassy has gone silent after implementing the many sanctions, embargos, freezing of assets, and so on?"

"And with the added addition of The Vares Family condemning and even supporting these actions they had been pardoned for the minor infringement of the trade laws involving their procurement of The Prototype Schematics?"

"Resulting in The Vestial Empire's economy coming to an utter standstill along with what they were truly linked to, which had in turn already been made public knowledge, so I at most would suspect they'll endure for the next several weeks or if fate's on my side.. the next several moments?"

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Bradley curiously explained further surprising all three even more while Bradley curiously waited.

Until finally his separate communication orb that was used by Avery to communicate to The Vestial Empire after two decades finally became alive again causing Bradley to then playfully smile while signaling all three to stay.

Soon enough the screen appeared and so did The First Empress of The Vestial Empire surprising Bradley by the similarities to his mother? The First Empress of The Vestial Empire Ayrenn Vestian Valest Vale.

Ayrenn wore a fusion of colorful ruby and ethereal gold woven into both a fabric, armor and crown of all things which in turn confused the mind itself of all things.

Much like Kassandra's and Klarine's albeit to a lesser extent followed by the perfection that was inscriptions and ornateness of it all.

Complimenting her fiery blonde hair, fiery rose golden eyes, and sparkling white skin with a slightly golden hue, that matched both perfectly and gorgeously along with her extremely delicate royal features that resemble that of Avery's.

However, in truth looked as if at most they were sisters or perhaps even cousins.

While she sat on her on her extravagant rose golden ornate throne that also resembled that of Bradley's.

However, like the other aspects to a lesser extent? In truth she looked as if you had taken a Celestial Empress from time and planted her elsewhere..

But what surprised Bradley even more was the fact that she was in her Celestial Ancestral Royal Form?

Essentially forcing Bradley to do the same since when handling royals while in Ancestral Forms it was a tradition so as to keep an equal footing? At most it was an outdated formality.

However in this case Bradley felt it was needed.

All the while his expression remained playfully indifferent while hers was that of a frown while she stared daggers into him causing Bradley to then playfully nod.

Resulting in her after a few dismissive moments of examining him to then surprisingly smile.

"I haven't spoken to a Celestial King or Queen in several centuries? The last was your mother and before that three millennia, however, let's dismiss with such unpleasant formalities my dear sweet Celestial King?"

Ayrenn warmly confessed having felt quite annoyed with the fact that she was ultimately forced to contact him first along with him pulling that stunt causing Bradley to then simply nod.

"Unpleasant formalities are indeed quite unnecessary my dear 'Vestial' Empress, I'd imagine you should have already heard of the reason behind such actions? If not please forgive me for being indeed straightforward, however much like those unpleasant formalities the same could be said for the lateness of your response?"

"However for now such matters can wait, while Lady Celestia speaks to Malik I will speak of his former 'students' of The Vares Family who had fled to 'your' land, after not only torturing and experimenting on an Imperial Princess of The Celestial Empire"

"But they had even dared to hide their influence within a single isolated branch of The Vares Family to not only attempt to kidnap and quite possibly assassinate a Celestial Princess but to also attempted to assassinate MY only son, who's not only The First Prince of The Elves but The First Holy Prince of The Temple of Selphine as well it seems?"

Bradley coldly explained with the same indifferent smile and surprisingly calm demeanor resulting in Ayrenn knowingly nod as if listening to a child vent while Bradley after noticing this calmly continued.

While The Brown Tailed Inari Delegation, Theodore, and Bromley felt many 'different' feelings.

"Unlike 'that' Malik, I'm a father who not only loves his children but wishes to protect them from such despicable acts? My precious son whose birth was a miracle in itself never deserved such treatment"

"He wasn't even truly able to enjoy his eighth birthday so if you 'suspect' that I'm indeed furious then you'd be correct with that assessment! For someone of 'your' empire to aim for MY CHILDREN while you did nothing to stop it would only ever truly mean you wished to insult me!"

"However, you're truly fortunate that I'm indeed not like my mother if I had your.. your 'Vestial' Empire would have been scorched and we would've had this pleasant discussion in person! But that's neither here nor there I suppose?"

"I'm now only truly curious to see how my 'dear' Vestial Empress explains these.. 'unpleasant' instances?"

Bradley curiously added causing both Theodore and Bromley to then feel a chill down their spines, Bradley was indeed pulling a Avery albeit to a much calmer extent? Causing Ayrenn after noticing this to then simply yawn.

"My dear sweet Bradley.. you can't hold both I and The Vestial Empire in its entirety responsible for the actions of such pointless tools? I haven't seen the same actions being taken against The Void Empire despite that silly Celestial Elder of The Vares Family whose brain became a messy Void-ridden mess?"

"However since this has gone far enough I suppose it's about time you should be comforted by the truth. After realizing that poor little Celestial Elder was infected with The Void and later deemed a lost cause we had cut off all support for such a person and chose to instead trade 'simple' prototype schematics with The Matriarch of The Vares Family?"

"As for the 'intention' behind the former's support, I suppose it doesn't truly matter anymore, however for the sake of the truth I'd imagine it was to find and form relationships for those who sympathize with our exile."

"And when found we'd trade 'minor' things while they circulate our goods, and if luck had us perhaps even support 'stronger' relations with My Vestial Empire?"

Ayrenn honestly confessed before then simply continuing.

"We're all Celestials after all and that had always been my intention, I don't believe I ever hid such a fact? As for the Malik's 'former' students who were 'lucky' enough to become artisans, they had given us Malik's 'Extremely' Detailed Research Drafts be it on Prototype Sky Castles, Spirit Constructs, Spirit and Magic Incarnations and so forth?"

"As you may know such things are indeed invaluable and we had gladly accepted their request for asylum. The Vares Family of The Vestial Empire had also become invaluable with time however after the news had reached us all five artisans of Vares had confessed their crimes"

"The former patriarch and his three sons had also confessed to using one of 'our' long lost Vestial Princess for an apparent 'experiment', so with that confession, I had subsequently executed them!"

"As for the last who had no part in it, I spared her at Malik's request since it seemed she was in fact 'unofficial' little sister and assistant?"

Ayrenn curiously dismissed having felt he should have known this already surprising everyone while Ayrenn simply kept going..

"With that, they had already served their purpose, The Vares Family of The Vestial Empire had not only brought new blood but had also gone as far as to become a pillar? Thankfully those four were unimportant while Malik's 'assistant' became The Matriarch of The Vares Family of The Vestial Empire?"

"About time I suppose? As for Malik himself aside from the 'minor' updates from his assistant centuries ago I haven't heard any real news from him aside from the fact he had gotten my cousin pregnant some years ago"

"Thinking of which I believe 'our' long lost Vestial Princess may have been his child, a Vestial Imperial Princess Daisy Vestian Valest I believe?"

"As for Imperial Princess Elyris.. I had made sure to execute those four 'slowly', to do such a thing to Malik's child and plan to do it again with yet another one is truly despicable?"