User blog comment:Doctor Ibrahim/Ask the Doc and his Family!/@comment-27950421-20170302224659/@comment-28358106-20170420145816

"Oh, darling, these things rarely do," Adelaide says, taking out another cigarette. "It's better to think on these sorts of meetings as layered and nuanced. You have easily had several diplomatic victories today, and even if the end results are not as you had  expected, count your successes.  Namely, your formal introduction to two heads of state, and the willingness of the other parties to negotiate are indications that future interactions will -"

"Addie, do you mind? The smell is really hard to get out of feathers," Leontyne says, gesturing at Adelaide's cigarette.

Adelaide pauses and, with a shrug, snaps her finger. The smoke turns pink and begins to smell like lavender.

"Ahhh. Much better.  Thanks, baby." Leontyne looks to Freia. "If there's one thing your dad and I have in common, princess, is we rule pretty much the same way, if what he just said is any indication. So really, don't overthink things too much.  What Addie's trying to tell you is you're gonna have to figure that everyone you deal with will be different.  Hell, you wanna talk about diplomatic victories, be glad you're speaking to me, and not, say, the Dwarves.  They're good folks and all, but gods damn if their minds are impossible to change."