Hierophant4

Vanat reclined on a pile of cushions in his private chambers within the great capitol Meru. His head still shaved, chin and face hairless he wore a simple robe of cobalt blue with light golden threads at the cuffs. He had a zither in his hands, softly plucking away as he worked on a piece of music for an upcomming marriage he was taking part in. His brother Exquisite Steel was getting married and had asked him to lead the ceremony. They were not brothers by birth, but time fighting and striving for a better world had made them closer then most actually related brothers.

The woman he was marrying was one of the Lunars, blessed with the strength of Luna and empowered by the Full Moon. Sa Lu was her name, a survivor of the Primordial War. He had met her several times and knew her to be a noble, if impulsive woman. She held herself to a stringent code of honor, a code from a civilization that had not survived the War.

He paused in his work, making a few careful notes to a sheaf of paper he was writing the song down on. Carefully he put the quill down as he heard a knock on the door and called for whoever was there to enter. There was a soft thump behind him and a pair of hands over his eyes. His lips quirked up into a bit of a smile.

"Hello Sleeping Flower, to what do I owe the pleasure of this visit?"

"Heya boss, how did you know it was me? I might have been some assassin!" Sleeping Flowers voice held amusement though.

"Your the only one I know who would cover up my eyes like this. And anyways, my charms warned me of no danger so you clearly weren't here to kill me. Can I see again now?"

She laughed and took her hands from his eyes, floping down on the cushion pile and picking up the papers to look over what he had written so far for the music. She was dressed in a light plain white tunic and some shorts, and from the light sheen on her skin she was probably just finished some martial arts training or had decided to jump her way up to his room.

"For our brother's wedding?"

"Yes, working on the background song to be playing during the ceremony. It is not every day that one of these blessed unions occurs. So what brings you by?"

"Ah well just a few things to bring to your attention boss." She grinned a little, her calling him boss one of the old jokes between them. "Vethin has reincarnated. Young girl now, on his way to Meru for training and to return to the fold. There is a little bit of discontent in the province of Quo-Sil. Nothing serious, just they have nothing to do there really and the hot blooded youth of the area aren't adapting well to that."

He laughed and shook his head ruefully. "Too much peace? I didn't think I would hear that as a complaint. Well we just need to put some of that energy to use. I will consult with the Twilight and Eclipse caste on wether they have any public works in the area or if they could start some there. It will give them jobs, and help to further strengthen the Realm."

She bent and stretched out on the cushions and watched him pluck a few more notes on the zither with a smile. She shifted and flopped down behind him, reaching out and massaging his shoulders as he worked. She chuckled a little as she heard him sigh.

"You're a little tense. You should meditate more, I hear its good for relaxation." She grinned softly.

He wrote a few more notes down then leaned back into her hands, letting her help him unwind. Both of them had worked and fought for this world, and even though things were still being fixed after the great war things were better. People looked up to them, the Solars ruled with justice and wisdom and the Celestial Order worked to perfection. Things still needed to be done, and there were still some forces of the Primordials that were still causing trouble but things were looking good.

There was another knocking at the door, and a short time later 2 other solars entered. Vanat and Sleeping Flower both stood and everyone bowed in respect to each other. Vanat tended to their needs of food or drink personally and had them relax on the cushions. Once everyone was seated again the two other solars started to talk and confer with him on various matters in the west and institutions and things to be put in place and the dream slowly faded away.