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[a_whole_new_world]

I've had Rajah since he was a kitten. He was my first and only friend. {She sighs quietly, fiddling with an apple.} I'm going to miss him, Mun. I know he couldn't come with me. It wouldn't have been safe for him. Still...

{Curling up in a corner, she rests her chin on her knees.}

I just want freedom. Why is that so wrong?

Comments

[cursedtosleep]

Wanting to be free isn't wrong, Jasmine.

[a_whole_new_world]

How do you know my name?

[tavern_bum]

Is something keeping you from being free?

[a_whole_new_world]

Duties... Obligations...

Being a Princess is... {She ends that thought with a soft groan, closing her eyes.}

I'm not even allowed to choose who I want to marry.

[tavern_bum]

Ah. Nobility. I know what you mean. Too many rules for too many thing. I'm glad I don't have to deal with that sort of thing.

[a_whole_new_world]

Sometimes I think the commoners are better off than me. {Even if that thought is a bit naive.} They can go where they want, love who they want...

You're lucky.

[tavern_bum]

Why not become one? It's really quite easy.

[a_whole_new_world]

How? I tried it before and I ended up right back at the palace.

[tavern_bum]

You're not supposed to get caught, for one.

[a_whole_new_world]

Easier said than done.

[tavern_bum]

I suppose it's harder for a princess.

[a_whole_new_world]

You think a Prince would do better?

[tavern_bum]

Nothing like that. Princesses just tend to have more eyes on them. Most kings like to keep their daughters close to the throne.

[a_whole_new_world]

{He has a point there.} I know he wants the best for me. But he doesn't listen to me.

He doesn't understand that I want to see the world.

[tavern_bum]

Sounds like your father's more reasonable than most. Maybe you could settle on a compromise? Get yourself an entourage, for example. He'd have no reason to object if you were reasonably guarded.

[a_whole_new_world]

I've run out of time. According to our laws, I need to find a suitor and...settle down. {Could there be two more disturbing words?}

[princessofjustice]

...but you don't look like a prisoner, Miss!

[tavern_bum]

[No there couldn't. If you didn't have it before, you definitely have his sympathies now.]

How old did you say you were?

[glassworkgenius]

Augh, I hear you. Being cooped up is the worst.

Hai thar Jasmine~ xD

[heartisabattleground]

[Sora frowns a little bit. He knows what it's like to want freedom, he just hopes his friend (yes he met you, in his own crazy universe) doesn't do anything too bad to get it.]

Just follow your heart, Jasmine. That'll lead you where you should go.

[cursedtosleep]

My writer informed me of your name. But it isn't wrong to want freedom.

[seethelanterns]

Freedom from what?

[But. Well, considering she grew up never leaving the tower, she can relate, if Jasmine means to have the freedom to go outside.]

[a_whole_new_world]

Except when you're a Princess.

[alwaystraveling]

If I guess correctly, it's because other people's worldviews and plans would be upset if you had it. That doesn't actually make what you want wrong.

[a_whole_new_world]

Almost 16. {Which is the problem.} By my sixteenth birthday, I must marry a proper suitor.