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Monstrous Bird of Qin, Ou Ki
A story of ages past... loves lost, a planet and its moon shattered. Nevanlinna listened to the Oni's tale with rapt interest. No, no, it was not just mere interest, but a... familiarity of sorts. How curious. The princess had never before been in love, let alone lost said love... nor had she ever shattered a planetary system. And yet, the story struck a chord deep within her... and her expression belied that fact. She remained silent for a pregnant moment, composing herself.
"I... see." Another extended pause. "...I don't know what to say to that, if I am to be honest. I suppose all I can do is aid you in... rectifying it as best you can. Though, I..." She trailed off, words failing her.
"Never mind," she said, standing. Nevanlinna motioned to a nearby temple. "...to continue, I've decided that temple, which I believe to be the... center of this realm, so to speak, shall be the meeting place for our council. The interior is quite... unique. There are quite a number of statues of individuals of varying genders and races... it is, in fact, what inspired me to travel, when I learned that these statues were not mere fancy, but depictions of actual species!"
"Curiously, it also seems possible for new statues to simply... appear, for it happened not too long ago." Quite suddenly, in fact. She had been there when it had simply... materialized before her eyes. It went without saying that she had been quite confused, and yet... also relieved? "The new addition was of a most striking woman wearing clothing from a culture I do recognize, and whose brow was adorned by a jeweled circlet."
The princess chuckled and shook her head. "It may sound childish and silly, but I've actually given each of these statues a name, and this one was no different, though a most exotic name for the statue came to me not long after it appeared... Sekhmet. It felt most... appropriate."