Haha, all of them are a bit different, but one thing that connects them all is how her people show their love for her.
[Looking forward, he begins to give the abridged version of the fairy tale, one that sounds like he's known ever since his childhood.]
In the story, hundreds of years ago the Tsaritsa once had a lover who went off to war to fight a king who sought to overthrow her reign and rule over Snezhnaya. However, he was caught in the midst of the war, and in all her benevolence, she disguised herself as a wandering musician and entered the king's court. She made sure she was disguised as a male as well, so the king didn't think to try to take her as a wife. Not that he would have had the chance to, [he laughs, thinking how ridiculous it would be to force a god to marry.]
Anyway, she convinced the king to allow her to choose a companion to take with her, and chose her lover. Neither the king nor her lover knew it was Her Majesty who had come to save him, and she parted ways with him on the journey back. She made sure to arrive back before he did, but he grew angry thinking she'd been unfaithful to him because she'd disappeared from Snezhnaya. Now, Her Majesty is a divine being, so it's hard for me to believe that a mortal such as himself would hold any sway over what she chooses to do. But the Tsaritsa is a gentle soul, and revealed to him that it was her all along who had come to his rescue.
[He holds his hands out- that's the short version of it.]
I've never asked her personally if this story is true, but I feel that it's better this way to celebrate her and her benevolence.
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[Looking forward, he begins to give the abridged version of the fairy tale, one that sounds like he's known ever since his childhood.]
In the story, hundreds of years ago the Tsaritsa once had a lover who went off to war to fight a king who sought to overthrow her reign and rule over Snezhnaya. However, he was caught in the midst of the war, and in all her benevolence, she disguised herself as a wandering musician and entered the king's court. She made sure she was disguised as a male as well, so the king didn't think to try to take her as a wife. Not that he would have had the chance to, [he laughs, thinking how ridiculous it would be to force a god to marry.]
Anyway, she convinced the king to allow her to choose a companion to take with her, and chose her lover. Neither the king nor her lover knew it was Her Majesty who had come to save him, and she parted ways with him on the journey back. She made sure to arrive back before he did, but he grew angry thinking she'd been unfaithful to him because she'd disappeared from Snezhnaya. Now, Her Majesty is a divine being, so it's hard for me to believe that a mortal such as himself would hold any sway over what she chooses to do. But the Tsaritsa is a gentle soul, and revealed to him that it was her all along who had come to his rescue.
[He holds his hands out- that's the short version of it.]
I've never asked her personally if this story is true, but I feel that it's better this way to celebrate her and her benevolence.