The Estate, Sidra, Glacia, Thursday (Fandom Time)

[glacial_queen]

Winsol had been going on now for several days. The family had just decamped from SaDiablo Hall in Dhemlan back home to Glacia to continue the festivities in their own home. There would be several more days of formal events, but this evening was just for family and close friends (specifically friends close enough to be family). The children were tumbling around like puppies, a mix of Earth and Kaeleeran carols were playing from floating music spheres scattered throughout the suite, fires crackled in the large hearths, and food and punch and hot spiced rum were piled high on the sideboards throughout. "Happy Winsol!" Karla said, holding up her cup in a toast.

"Happy Winsol!" the room chorused back to her.

[Open to residents of Glacia, dear friends, and anyone who thinks they'd have gotten an invite]

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[glacial_queen]

Karla shared that smile. "She always has been insightful," she agreed with a nod. "I get what you mean, though. Sparkle deserves someone who can put him first and you can't."

Not with Alice and Hania, not to mention Ghanima, Arrakis, and the whole Golden Path thing.

"Whereas Sparkle has had little enough love in his life that any at all is 'enough' for him." She put air quotes around enough so that Leto would know she didn't agree.

[future_sandworm]

Leto gave a nod. "Exactly. Which was why I didn't plan on telling him. But as you're guessing, he doesn't see it that way. I can't take what I said back though, but I have tried to tell him he needs more than this."

He reached for Karla's hand. "I suppose this is what I get for wishing for surprises."