![]() ![]() Her few friends were devastated by the loss, while the rest of the court thought good riddance. Her body was found in the catacombs of Windmire soon after, her murderers unknown. Before she could act, her knowledge of the secret dealings within the court became known and she was dealt with. And now, it seemed to her that King Garon was slowly succumbing to the influence of Anankos’ madness. Now under the king’s protection and her daughter’s safety assured, Arete continued her search for Anankos, and thus uncovered a plot most foul in the court that played in coordination to her husband’s disappearance. While they only married out of necessity, King Garon came to enjoy her company, since she cared little about maintaining presence in castle affairs but was a good friend. To set her above most dissenters, most particularly Lady Theresa, he made her consort, named Arete’s newborn child his own, and assigned Lady Gabrielle as her guard. While she provided him her services as a water maiden, he would provide her resources to find the missing god masquerading as her husband. However, the king could not reveal such information to his closest allies, for as of late, the court has been suffering the ire of Lady Theresa. In private however, she made her true intentions known, a revelation that King Garon did not take lightly after much proof. After gaining the favor of Marquis Barnaby of Lovell to find a position in the royal court, Arete made bold advances towards King Garon as an indispensable strategist with knowledge of the ancient arts of the water maidens. In grief over his mistake but weakened by his atrophied body, Anankos sought shelter in Hesiod’s corpse and fled to the surface to find a way to revive his people, leaving behind the few survivors.ĭespite having lost her people and husband to an unstable god as well as bearing a child, Arete made the decision to help relieve Anankos of his suffering, and searched for him in the west lands, while her sister Eirene looked to the east. The total destruction the dragon wrought upon Valla was irreparable, leaving his children dead in a disaster not seen since the end of the Calamity of Mist and Foam. Her reign came to a tragic end when her husband answered the Father Dragon’s plea to have a glimpse of his kingdom beyond his chamber from which he kept himself sane. ![]() She was known for developing new healing techniques alongside her sister Eirene, and also for her gift of song, a talent she shared with her husband Hesiod, the royal bard and composer. She assumed the throne after her father and continued her family’s legacy of leading the prosperous but hidden kingdom of Valla. Born the eldest daughter of King Galenos and Queen Mira, Arete was a woman of exceptional spiritual power, having been granted the blessings of the Father Dragon Anankos at the mere age of ten.
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