Alderaan - Love and Intrigue

"I have seen you fight, you might even be out of my league, Duke Rist, but I appreciate it," she said offering her hand.

"It already has, and not sure when it will end. There is a lot that needs doing and like you, have to assess people that I trusted to make sure this never happens again, or make it much harder for it to occur in the future," she said seriously.

"I am not sure I am ready to trust anyone, but I am willing to work together and make things better," she said honestly.

"I don't disagree on that point," she said. "We will have to try to rely on each other and not trod the same paths."

The Duke is brought to a battlement, where Yulastranza waited. She said, "Afternoon, Duke Rist, strange times we live in."

Yulastranza Ulgo after some consideration and with great relief, decides to find her own destiny as of the Late Evening on Day 9.

"Did she have interest before? You made your stance clear yesterday where you stood, perhaps that will buy you some goodwill, otherwise, in the end it is her decision and that of the Queen," she said. "I am not sure any of us can fix that, maybe simply speak with the Queen before assuming." "None of...

"Honestly, Thul is a rising star, tying one of ours to them will be helpful for the short term," she said while she ate. "It's probably more advantageous for you to join them than the other way around."

"I don't do parliament, that's your realm," she said honestly. "I don't really understand how much of that works. We will have to expect for the near future quite a few snubs and lumps, I can't fix that. I can keep our people focused on doing their job. It's been a day, there will be changes, but I ...

"Good luck with rebuilding your legacy, Countess Lanar," she said shaking her hand firmly. "This is a new start for both of us."

"No two people or Houses will see this the same way, and that's fine as long as we pledge to not repeat it," she said.

“It’s never that simple, even if they pushed people to do certain things people made those decisions. You decided to go against them they could have too. It’s easy to think there was one villain, but it was never that simple. This conspiracy is at fault, but they did not storm the Palaces or try to ...

"I thank you for the warning," she said. "I won't absolve my father of blame though, he chose to act as he did even if he was possibly manipulated."

"Heard it used in passing in the last few days, but no not familiar with it directly," she admitted. "Believe I heard Prince Gaul mention it at the peace summit."

"I barely knew him, not closely," she admitted. "Nice enough."

"I hope you live up to your standard," she said kindly. "Maybe that example will catch on."

"And what is this dream you see for Alderaan?" she asked.

“I expect people to keep reporting to their duties until I say otherwise,” was her reply as she began eating politely. “I understand their concerns, for now certain operations will be suspended, I have alerted those affected. There may be further changes, until such time they will do their duty.”

“I am not sure I will ever make friends easy, especially after this Countess, but you have an ally as long as you serve Alderaan,” she said.

“Well, you have my attention,” she said sternly.