[There is one kingdom, now.

The details of how it was achieved don't matter, precisely: what matters is that the palace is in Delpha. The old capitals exist still, to serve as regional centers of government, but most of the important decisions are made in Delpha. Perhaps you're there from a neighboring country for diplomatic reasons. Perhaps you come from across the sea. Perhaps you work in the palace. Perhaps you're related to Laurent or Damen - however you arrived, Delpha and its kings welcomes you.]

Laurent, wake up. [Damen touches Laurent's shoulder.] Nikandros may well kill us both if we're late again.

[Unlike the slightly accented Veretian Damen usually opts for when speaking to Laurent or the slow and overly enunciated Akielon he sometimes uses, this is Damen speaking his first language freely and fluidly. He talks like he expects Laurent to follow what he's saying, like Laurent is fluent enough to.

He talks like this is something they've done for years.]

[Wildcard, my friends. Hit me up with whatever.]