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

Voted best in category in the Users' Choice awards.
[X] Tsu's great palace, built around a single great branch, living wood and stone and glass, green and serene… (Gives Biyu a dream of the highest places and the striving to reach them)
 
[X] Endless glittering lights, like droplets of dew on a spiderweb, catching the morning sun, stretching out too far for the eye to see, a constellation here on the earth to match the sky(Gives Biyu a dream of wanderlust, of traveling far and wide)
 
[X] Endless glittering lights, like droplets of dew on a spiderweb, catching the morning sun, stretching out too far for the eye to see, a constellation here on the earth to match the sky(Gives Biyu a dream of wanderlust, of traveling far and wide)
 
[X] Tsu's great palace, built around a single great branch, living wood and stone and glass, green and serene… (Gives Biyu a dream of the highest places and the striving to reach them)

Wanderlust is also good, but I do think the idea of Biyu shooting for the houses of power is funny.
 
[X] Endless glittering lights, like droplets of dew on a spiderweb, catching the morning sun, stretching out too far for the eye to see, a constellation here on the earth to match the sky(Gives Biyu a dream of wanderlust, of traveling far and wide)
 
[X] Tsu's great palace, built around a single great branch, living wood and stone and glass, green and serene… (Gives Biyu a dream of the highest places and the striving to reach them)
 
[x] Tsu's great palace, built around a single great branch, living wood and stone and glass, green and serene… (Gives Biyu a dream of the highest places and the striving to reach them)
 
[X] Endless glittering lights, like droplets of dew on a spiderweb, catching the morning sun, stretching out too far for the eye to see, a constellation here on the earth to match the sky(Gives Biyu a dream of wanderlust, of traveling far and wide)

I'm interested in seeing if this plus the summit stories gets her interested in being the next king of explorers equivalent
 
[X] Endless glittering lights, like droplets of dew on a spiderweb, catching the morning sun, stretching out too far for the eye to see, a constellation here on the earth to match the sky(Gives Biyu a dream of wanderlust, of traveling far and wide)
 
[] Tsu's great palace, built around a single great branch, living wood and stone and glass, green and serene… (Gives Biyu a dream of the highest places and the striving to reach them)

Edit: shit, nevermind. The thought of Biyu bringing paintings of foreign civs back to the Empire is too alluring. Imagine if she saunters into Xiangmen one day with a painting of the Western pillar.

[X] Endless glittering lights, like droplets of dew on a spiderweb, catching the morning sun, stretching out too far for the eye to see, a constellation here on the earth to match the sky(Gives Biyu a dream of wanderlust, of traveling far and wide)
 
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[X] Tsu's great palace, built around a single great branch, living wood and stone and glass, green and serene… (Gives Biyu a dream of the highest places and the striving to reach them)
 
[X] Tsu's great palace, built around a single great branch, living wood and stone and glass, green and serene… (Gives Biyu a dream of the highest places and the striving to reach them)
 
[x] Tsu's great palace, built around a single great branch, living wood and stone and glass, green and serene… (Gives Biyu a dream of the highest places and the striving to reach them)
Lil sis being a wanderer sounds dangerous...
 
I'm inclined towards ambition, personally. I'd like Biu to remain close to us and an ongoing part of the narrative (in 10+ years when she's an adult), not disappearing off on adventures.
You say that like we're just going to be sitting around at home. We're basically training to be the Cai clan's chief diplomat. The Savage Seas, Thousand Lakes, Golden Fields, White Sky, Underworld, and perhaps even beyond to the Thousand Princes and other distant lands. I want Biyu to get some quality 'Ling Qi tribulation adventure' time when she's ready.

[] Tsu's great palace, built around a single great branch, living wood and stone and glass, green and serene… (Gives Biyu a dream of the highest places and the striving to reach them)

Edit: shit, nevermind. The thought of Biyu bringing paintings of foreign civs back to the Empire is too alluring. Imagine if she saunters into Xiangmen one day with a painting of the Western pillar.

[X] Endless glittering lights, like droplets of dew on a spiderweb, catching the morning sun, stretching out too far for the eye to see, a constellation here on the earth to match the sky(Gives Biyu a dream of wanderlust, of traveling far and wide)
Also, +1 for this, family trips where we search for new songs to sing and vistas to capture.

[X] Endless glittering lights, like droplets of dew on a spiderweb, catching the morning sun, stretching out too far for the eye to see, a constellation here on the earth to match the sky(Gives Biyu a dream of wanderlust, of traveling far and wide)
 
[X] Endless glittering lights, like droplets of dew on a spiderweb, catching the morning sun, stretching out too far for the eye to see, a constellation here on the earth to match the sky(Gives Biyu a dream of wanderlust, of traveling far and wide)
 
[x] Tsu's great palace, built around a single great branch, living wood and stone and glass, green and serene… (Gives Biyu a dream of the highest places and the striving to reach them)
 
[X] Endless glittering lights, like droplets of dew on a spiderweb, catching the morning sun, stretching out too far for the eye to see, a constellation here on the earth to match the sky(Gives Biyu a dream of wanderlust, of traveling far and wide)

Ling Qi almost definitely won't have ulterior motives with this option, while the other could come across as more manipulative. If she had her druthers her sister would stay close, after all.
 
[X] Endless glittering lights, like droplets of dew on a spiderweb, catching the morning sun, stretching out too far for the eye to see, a constellation here on the earth to match the sky(Gives Biyu a dream of wanderlust, of traveling far and wide)
 
I'm choosing based on which one I'd rather dream of (living wood and a druid castle in the sky) and what I think Ling Qi would honestly wish for her sister: growth and fulfillment. Plus, let Lil Sis dream of Strongest Grandpa's house.

[X] Tsu's great palace, built around a single great branch, living wood and stone and glass, green and serene… (Gives Biyu a dream of the highest places and the striving to reach them)
 
[X] Endless glittering lights, like droplets of dew on a spiderweb, catching the morning sun, stretching out too far for the eye to see, a constellation here on the earth to match the sky(Gives Biyu a dream of wanderlust, of traveling far and wide)

Let Biyu travel to distant lands and bring back souvenirs~ Catch herself a leprechaun on the Emerald Isle or a pretty picture of the world tree stump to the East~
 
[x] Tsu's great palace, built around a single great branch, living wood and stone and glass, green and serene… (Gives Biyu a dream of the highest places and the striving to reach them)
 
[X] Endless glittering lights, like droplets of dew on a spiderweb, catching the morning sun, stretching out too far for the eye to see, a constellation here on the earth to match the sky(Gives Biyu a dream of wanderlust, of traveling far and wide)
 
For an older child, I would 100% back the endless glittering lights.

[ ] Endless glittering lights, like droplets of dew on a spiderweb, catching the morning sun, stretching out too far for the eye to see, a constellation here on the earth to match the sky(Gives Biyu a dream of wanderlust, of traveling far and wide)

Mabel when Biyu is older, and can better associate long term cause and effect and planning, but even precocious, planning-focused 5 year olds are very literal.

She can run away later, after she's done some serene striving. And napping.

LQ's domain has already made it difficult to contain Biyu when she's around, I would hate to learn what happens if Biyu ever gets it into her head to explore beyond that protection too early.

[X] Tsu's great palace, built around a single great branch, living wood and stone and glass, green and serene… (Gives Biyu a dream of the highest places and the striving to reach them)

Let the Ling Clan members have a LITTLE survivability
 
For an older child, I would 100% back the endless glittering lights.

[ ] Endless glittering lights, like droplets of dew on a spiderweb, catching the morning sun, stretching out too far for the eye to see, a constellation here on the earth to match the sky(Gives Biyu a dream of wanderlust, of traveling far and wide)

Mabel when Biyu is older, and can better associate long term cause and effect and planning, but even precocious, planning-focused 5 year olds are very literal.

She can run away later, after she's done some serene striving. And napping.

LQ's domain has already made it difficult to contain Biyu when she's around, I would hate to learn what happens if Biyu ever gets it into her head to explore beyond that protection too early.

[X] Tsu's great palace, built around a single great branch, living wood and stone and glass, green and serene… (Gives Biyu a dream of the highest places and the striving to reach them)

Let the Ling Clan members have a LITTLE survivability

Voting for Palaces is fine but... I don't really think Yrs is framing this as a vote focused on short-term consequences. This is a foundation for Biyu's long-term character.
 
[X] Tsu's great palace, built around a single great branch, living wood and stone and glass, green and serene… (Gives Biyu a dream of the highest places and the striving to reach them)
 
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