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Panaza Estates; The Trio Estates of the Aprilus
Topic Started: Aug 24 2005, 04:06 PM (563 Views)
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Geneve Aprilus was never under-stood. She enjoyed her freedom, away from the grasps of the Rei Henka and his court, but she would never rebel against him. Her mother and father were more reactionary of course, but calling for the removal of Meira from the unincorporated lands. It was silly.

Geneve played with her hair a little, while watching out on the Verandah. She had the house to her self, while her father Fivano, and her mother Sesilia were on another estate to ensure the serfs were bringing in enough revenue. Geneve found the ruralness a bit unsettling, but it was quiet. She would never like Ivendell, basically due to her brother Tien's explantion of the rocky buildings and moving steel boxes.

"I wish I could be free."
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The crush of horseshoes on the gravel of the estates front drive could be heard. The horse came towards the house at a gallop. The man on the horse wore Imperial livery, blue and silver.

As the horse neared the front of the house, the rider slowed and swung off. He marched, with the self assuredness of a man of great importance towards the front door. He knocked once, loudly, more of a bang.
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A maid anwsered the door quickly, in awe at the fine dressed man visiting the estate of the Aprilus family. She did a quick curtsy, then rose to look at the man.

"Hello sah," She began in a southern drawl, from the inards of Eden. "How may Ah help ya?"
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He looked at the maid. He wondered if she was Shii or not. “I come with a message from Her Imperial highness the Princess Gen Mecca. She and her entourage are hunting in the nearby woods, and have decided to grace your Master with a visit.”

He did not mention that this visit was because she could find no where else to stay.

“Her highness will arrive within the next few hours.” He bowed curtly and turned to leave.
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The maid shut the door slowly and let out a yell.

"Missus Genevah, we'll uh be havin' guests toonite, her majestay Gin Meccah."

There was a yelp from upstairs.
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Gen and her procession arrived a few hours later. Most of her entourage would camp around the house in large pavilions. The Princess, and her brother, the Archduke Darkhair would stay in the estate house.

Gen wore a riding gown, of thick green brocade. The Bodice was tightly fitted, and the sleeves went town to her elbow. Her hair was in a snood and she wore a little green riding hat atop her black curls.

Atop her graceful black mare, who was as elegant as any of the Princesses courtiers, Gen made quite the pretty picture. Her brother who rode on a matching black steed, the sibling to Gen’s horse, wore a blank military uniform, with no insignias.

She swung down from her horse with a powerful, and almost masculine leap. By contrast, as if wanting to prove her ladyship, she daintily drew her gloves off. Her dark green eyes flashed with a lust for life, a characteristic of the princess.

She turned from her horse to shout orders. “Set that tent up there.. no not there!.... I haven't seen the Marquis no..... My father knows right well I am in seclusion and am not able to return to Ivendell... No I wont even consider extending an invitation to him....” She turned and looked around for her hosts.
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Standing on the porch stood Geneve Aprilus and the entire house staff, a mix of Shii and Sho maids and butlers. The Sho workers were free, able to leave the estate and were even paid for their work, but the Shii were slaves to the house, unable to leave or have any free will. Geneve bowed low to the princess, the servants even lower. Even the workers in the sugar and cotton fields seemed to stop as Geneve bowed.

"Welcome to the humble Apine manor, the head of the Aprilus estates. I hope you will enjoy your stay, your majesty. Sally here," Aprilus paused, pointing the Shii slave who had anwsered the door earlier. "has prepared dinner and rooms for you, and the Archduke of course. But, dinner is not just a small affair in the Aprilus home. All will enjoy the humble dinner outside, in the many gazebos outback."

Geneve bowed again, and gestered to the door.
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“Thank you madam. My brother and I would be overjoyed to join you for a private dinner. However, as we have been on the hunt my entourage is rather anxious to prepare their own meals with the meat that they have caught.”

What the Princess meant was that the servants and slaves of the courtiers would prepare the meat that the hunters hired by the courtiers had caught.

However, this was not considered odd amongst the elite. The Princess and Archduke entered the manor.

((OOC Drake, Sho are the upper middle class elite. They most likely wouldn't be servants ^_^))
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OCC: They will be human then, will edit it later.

Geneve nodded, understanding the not-so cryptic message. As they all entered the manor, Geneve waved around the room, going into an explanation.

"This manor isn't very old. Father insisted on a more modern home when he gained control of the estates, he torn down all of the old plantation houses. It's sort of tacky, but I've grown to used to it. I prefer the style of Kenjikian Revival to be honest. What style do you prefer, your majesties?" Geneve asked, both Gen and Darkhair.
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Gen shrugged. She admired the house, but not too much. She had seen far grander.

“I had forgot the un-incorporated lands favored Kenjikan revival. That is popular down south in Eden too. Throughout the Eden states it seems that antebellum is the dominant architecture. Ivendell is mostly done art deco. Weather or not I prefer that, it is what Im use too.”

Gen flashed a smile. “Tell me, is your family terribly rich?” The question would not usually of been asked, indeed, if anyone less that the daughter and assumed heir of the Rei Henka had asked it, the host would be outraged and the asker would have been turned out at once. Yet Gen didn't mean it offensively, she was curious. And this curiosity was to be taken more as an honor than an insult.
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"We are..well off I suppose. We own three estates..they aren't terribly large, but we make alot of money down here with sugar and cotton. Sadly cotton prices have fallen over the years..not many factories besides Meiran ones want this cotton. Serdian cotton is..not much better in my opinion, but it is the economy..not to mention Silk is prefered by the elite."
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“That's unfortunate.” She said. “How many cotton bales to you harvest?”
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"Many..about 120 maybe? I'm not sure. Father takes care off all that mathmatical stuff to be honest."
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Gen nodded. “How many slaves do you have?”

Gen did not have slaves. That was not because she morally objected however. The Rei Henka had banished slaves in incorporated Meria. He did not have that power in Eden, where slaves made up a third of the population, nor this portion of Meria where his power was nearly non existent.

Slaves through out the Hegemony were Shii. No other ethnic group was as poor as the Shii, or primitive as the Shii. Thus it was the tribesman of Vulcan, imported through Eden, that were enslaved.
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"Um..I think about 500 or so. Most work out in the fields, we have a few in the house here."
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“How many blood hounds do you keep to chase them?”

She asked with a mask of ernest disguising a face of mischief. Gen wondered how far she could push this proud western lady before getting told off. Probably not far enough. Darkhair coughed uncomfortably. “Madam, I apologize for my sister...”
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"Ah..we don't keep dogs. Father is allergic. We just expect our slaves to behave..we do feed them and clothe them after all."
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With that response Gen threw back her head and chuckled a hardy guffaw. “Madam” She said, her voice full of admiration. “That was the most tactful, diplomatic and brilliant response. You have earned a high standing in my opinion. I promise I shall be good henceforth." Looking around, laughter still on her face, she looked around the house. “It is a very handsome house, isn't it?” The Princess asked her brother. “It is. Where was the old plantation house?” The Archduke asked.
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Geneve smiled. She was glad she had impressed the princess, although she was only speaking her mind.

"Oh..it was a few miles from here. It's..pretty much nothing now."
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