[ a story about a mother proud of her daughter and the gifts she had inherited of her, so much so that her pride had offended the daughters of another, greater house. and so cassiopeia's mother andromeda was compelled to sacrifice her beloved child to appease a more powerful man. it is all in vain in the end; her daughter is stolen from her grasp by a different man, and herself banished to the skies to watch her daughter grow into her years. cassiopeia outlives her child, and she will never be free to touch the earth again.
in hindsight, a terrible story for a light evening out. he looks to lauralae with some sheepishness. ]
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[ a story about a mother proud of her daughter and the gifts she had inherited of her, so much so that her pride had offended the daughters of another, greater house. and so cassiopeia's mother andromeda was compelled to sacrifice her beloved child to appease a more powerful man. it is all in vain in the end; her daughter is stolen from her grasp by a different man, and herself banished to the skies to watch her daughter grow into her years. cassiopeia outlives her child, and she will never be free to touch the earth again.
in hindsight, a terrible story for a light evening out. he looks to lauralae with some sheepishness. ]
Perhaps I should look for a kinder star-shape.