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Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)

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[X] To a blazing brazier, where percussion rolled out, and partners circled in energetic motion.
 
[x] To a blazing brazier, where percussion rolled out, and partners circled in energetic motion.

Fire up the drums! We got a rock concert!
 
Flamingdonut said:
Maybe I missed it, but when was it implied that any of the Best Bois would marry into Ling?

[X] The fountains, where the strains of stringed instruments rose, and pairs danced in courtly elegance.
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By nature of our position as Renxiang's retainer and her needing clans completely loyal to her, Qi and GG are meant to build their own clans and are therefore unavailable to marry into anyone else's clan. Thus any suitor to Qi would have to marry into her clan, stay in snow blossom and any children from their union would be Ling's. Thus, having so many high ranking suitors to a mere baroness is practically unheard of.

Count scions tend not to marry into clans under viscounts, and it'd be shocking for a ducal scoin to marry under the count level so Xuan Shi's suit is basically completely unprecedented and would be considered a massive slight to Xuan Shi and a dishonor on the Xuan if it wasn't for Zhengui's existence making it possible. He even mentions when making his suite that Zhengui's existence makes it possible. Probably both because the Xuan want connections with the only other clan with Xuan Wu in the empire (and the possibility of getting some of Zhengui's bloodline to help get more Xuan Wu) and the fact that anyone who has a bound Xuan Wu companion has automatic status among the Xuan.

The counts are allowing it because Qi is an obvious high flier who is close to the heiress and the Xuan because of the aforementioned reasons, along with Xuan Shi being unimportant and isolated member of his clan who clearly wants this.
 
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[X] To a blazing brazier, where percussion rolled out, and partners circled in energetic motion.

Ah! Poor Gan Guangli! I wonder who all his pursuers are. I doubt he can shake all of them off definitively for a while.

Xia Lin is surprisingly unconcerned with her own social situation, given how nervous she was at the auction last time in Xiangmen, but maybe it'll surface once she successfully avoids the role of crutch to GG
 
[X] To a blazing brazier, where percussion rolled out, and partners circled in energetic motion.
 
Elsecaller said:
By nature of our position as Renxiang's retainer and her needing clans completely loyal to her, Qi and GG are meant to build their own clans and are therefore unavailable to marry into anyone else's clan. Thus any suitor to Qi would have to marry into her clan, stay in snow blossom and any children from their union would be Ling's. Thus, having so many high ranking suitors to a mere baroness is practically unheard of.

Count scions tend not to marry into clans under viscounts, and it'd be shocking for a ducal scoin to marry under the count level so Xuan Shi's suit is basically completely unprecedented and would be considered a massive slight to Xuan Shi and a dishonor on the Xuan if it wasn't for Zhengui's existence making it possible. He even mentions when making his suite that Zhengui's existence makes it possible. Probably both because the Xuan want connections with the only other clan with Xuan Wu in the empire (and the possibility of getting some of Zhengui's bloodline to help get more Xuan Wu) and the fact that anyone who has a bound Xuan Wu companion has automatic status among the Xuan.

The counts are allowing it because Qi is an obvious high flier who is close to the heiress and the Xuan because of the aforementioned reasons, along with Xuan Shi being unimportant and isolated member of his clan who clearly wants this.
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I think there is 2 points that make Ling Qi very palatable to higher nobility.

First is that none of the suitors are main branch from what I remember,

Second is that becoming viscount is matter of cultivation and Ling Qi is good at that so a foward thinking clans would want their own in there from the ground floor.
 
yrsillar said:
They parted ways, the attention on them was mostly subtle. "Is it well to do this before you announce your intentions?" Ling Qi said under her breath.

"So long as we stay well in public, I should think so," Meng Dan replied. "The Meng Clan will do so tomorrow; there will be many such announcements on the temple tour. I would expect the Elder Xuan's to deliver theirs as well."
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Announcements that should happen:
The Bao deliver their suit to Ling Qi, and maybe even Bao Qingling to Bai Meizhen. :ogles:
The Diao officially adopt Su Ling and have her as a suitor for Gan Guangli.
Meng Dan, Xia Lin, and Gan Guangli each receive multiple suits.
The Luo, Wang, and Jia presenting at least one suit.
And all the Viscounts and Barons each presenting a suit.

Then because LQ has the two Count suits, in addition to the Ducal, all but the Counts retract theirs.
Meng Dan's suit for LQ confuses everyone. (Is CRX so politically stable she can let two of her retainers marry each other?) The Meng having a declared suit leads to many withdrawals.
The Diao announcements also causes most to redact their suits for Gan Guangli.
Leaving Xia Lin with the most outstanding suits :rofl:
 
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[X] The fountains, where the strains of stringed instruments rose, and pairs danced in courtly elegance.
 
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