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Since this is the widely available method in which to reach the others who have come here, I will make use of it. I understand people are still settling into Märchenstraße in order to fulfill these roles thrust upon us and my friend and I are able to further assist.

Where we've taken residency, there is a library that holds the various faerie tales and myths we've become part of. Should you wish to know the details of your character and the story they are from, we are willing to oblige in answering these questions.

[Message down, Naoto lowers her quill and looks around at the books she currently has stacked. Perfectly content to not visit town for a while again.]

[OOC: Kanji or Naoto will be answering.]

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Thank you very much.

[A snake is involved. How appropriate. At least two aspects of the tale suit him, then. The "beauty" one, though...]

"Biancabella and the Snake" is a fairly long tale. She was born with a snake around her neck whom later reveals to be her sister and by heeding her words, Biancabella would live a comfortable life. However, should she disobey, she would fall under the worst luck. Part of this has her bathe in milk and rosewater which leads to her beauty, combing gems from her hair, and flowers anytime she would contact water. Word of her spread and soon, the suitors came, but she would come to wed the King of Naples, Ferrandino.

[She would allow whomever speaking to her now a chance to take in that information before going on.]

I've experienced both the jewels and the flowers already. Does it say anything about laughing or crying?

[Because everyone here has been trying to get him to do that as well.]

That appears to be another tale simply titled "The Snake". Weeping pearls and silver and laughing pomegranate seeds are a few of the blessings given by the snake. As for washing her hands in this version, the water would become fish as opposed to flowers.

Thank goodness there are no fish. That would just be ridiculous.

[Pearls and pomegranate seeds, though? No wonder everyone has been so pushy.]

Thank you for your help. If you find anything else you deem important, please let me know.

Then hold on one moment.

Biancabella, shortly after she weds, is nearly killed. While her husband's away at war, his stepmother plots to have the new Queen killed. The stepmother expected to wed one of her daughters to the King instead. So, speaking to loyal retainers, Biancabella is taken into the forest to be killed. However, unable to do it, they remove her eyes and cut off her hands.