"I was fourteen in whatever that was and only mother Klarine would really know so what of it? I'm eight or perhaps I was always eight? Nothing's complicated if you sweep it aside and into the nearest hole? Thinking of which I enjoy saying Aurel this and Aurel that!"

"I'm still eight and even if I decide to be Aurea or use those parts of me, my mind is still that of an eight-year-old and all of those instincts are telling me that talking the way I am now is unnatural! It's both frustrating and cruel! But what's even worse is the fact that even I agree!"

Aurea playfully lamented surprising Jade and causing Aurea to not so surprisingly continue.

"At most I'd be stuck as a Low-Level Archmage, and, Low-Level Master Assassin for the next 'few' years? Albeit after I finally do absorb it all mind you? I suppose the same could be said for being a 'Fledgling' Artisan as well? So at least I can focus on becoming a Sword Saint next? Being as I was only an Expert Swordsman?"

"While Rory and the others would no doubt catch up before then finally hitting that impossible barrier later on where they'd be forced to advance on their own? As for Noel, she's far beyond that and I love her to death for it! The same for Audree, Aubrey, Octavia, and Scarlet?"

"They don't have to worry about those impossible barriers since they've mentioned going hunting before? I've only hunted in that dream or rather that other world? I suppose it doesn't make a difference?"

Aurea lamented further causing Jade to then sip her wine all the while enjoying these moments that her bestie could finally complain!

Causing Aurea to then happily continue even further.

"Surprisingly enough I shared the same interest in both worlds? So at the very least I can still construct a puppet easy enough? Even from scratch now if I truly wanted to? Never really learned of runes, however? In truth, they weren't entirely useful, but I suppose I should learn them?"

"Putting all of those fun things aside, I should really have fun with both Piper and Blair? Those two deserve the time in the moonlight?"

"Thinking of Blair I still can't believe she insulted me in such a way? I like her even more now? However, I blame Mother Klarine for those terrible habits!"

"Mother Klarine 'did' teach me quite a few things after all? On the topics of teaching.. I truly hope Noel and even mommy can teach me more about becoming an Elf Princess since even if I'm The 'First' Prince of The Elves there's no real difference between the two?"

Aurea playfully yawned before then quickly finishing her wine and moving to Jade's lap causing her to not so surprisingly bury her face into Jade's neck much like the young prince had done for both obvious reasons and comfort?

Both Aurea and the young prince were the same person after all?

Unlike Laurel who was similar but instead her entirely own being, unlike Aurea who was again was simply the young prince who lived another life? Definitely not confusing at all, rather spectacularly so!

Causing Jade to then reassuringly nod before then finishing up her wine.

After what felt quite literally two entire days had passed filled with both bonding, relaxation days, and Aurea reattempting everything she learned and coupled with that the fact that the absorption rate itself was taking its time?

Leading to an instance of reattempting acrobatics and testing her flexibility in doing so resulting in mixed results?

Aurea could still attempt it all and get pretty close to how she was before but in truth she needed to get used to it once more it seemed?

As well as the fact that she's used to the fact of being called her leading to the need of getting used to that as well since he was still a boy?

The truth being the young prince in that dreamworld did relive his life but he did so with all of his memories and eventually wanted to start new leading to him suppressing his memories while knowing they were still there?

Causing the young prince after several moments to then finally revert after sorting those bits out?

Before then adorably sighing and kissing Jade's cheek and after what felt like an hour or so of unstopped time had passed he had finally woken up.

After waking up the young prince adorably rubbed his eyes before then adorably looking around resulting in him quickly noticing Lily was now at Selphie's mirror with both Selphie and Aurora playing dress-up?

Because apparently sleeping all the time just wasn't productive enough!

Resulting in all three bringing out their older outfits, jewelry, and styles overall? Lily looked both dramatically different yet all in the same strangely enough?

She wore an ornate fusion of both Abyssal Iron and Abyssal Obsidian woven into both a dress and knee-high boots covered in intricate yet mind-bogglingly demonic patterns.

Only complimenting her slightly longer white hair and causing her to not so surprisingly shrug having seen no real difference despite the subtle differences and immense beauty of such subtleties?

Causing the young prince having had only just woken up to then not so surprisingly blush at such a sight before then noticing both Selphie and Aurora's older styles as well?

Selphie wore a surprisingly plain white dress and knee-high boots complimenting her pristine white hair, skin, and eyes giving her a overwhelmingly natural beauty that if you looked deeper was in fact suppressed?!

Causing the young prince to then adorably become flushed.

All the while for Aurora it was surprisingly similar despite what misconception she usually wore? There wasn't a tiara or crown, any of her usual forms of extravagance simply didn't exist?

Aurora wore a simplistic yet subtle ancient prehistoric human-influenced gold dress and boots which in itself looked extravagant yet still very much modest?

As if it was simply created by an honest and innocent seamstress who was simply happy that you actually visited her shop?

Prehistoric humans had a somewhat advanced civilization thanks to Aurora where natural artisanship was at its beginning meaning despite its simplicity and subtle appearance and even more modest origins it was simply a relic of a bygone era?

Of course, both matching boots and golden armbands were as well? Only complimenting Aurora's naturally longer ethereal golden blonde hair, eyes, and slightly hued tanned white skin?

Giving her an overwhelmingly natural yet subtle beauty which in itself much like Selphie's in the way it was also greatly suppressed?

Causing the poor young prince having not expected to see such things when he awoke to then adorably become flushed before he's even able to contemplate such chances!

And causing Jade to then immediately laugh her heart out all the while Aurora having looked into the mirror and noticed the young prince's adorably glancing to then proudly smile.

"We should really congratulate our Aurel? My favorite Holy Prince! Or should I call you Archmage Aurel now?"

Aurora teased causing the young prince to then shyly shake his head before then kissing Starla's, Ayla's, and Sylvia's cheeks and squeezing through Starla and sitting at the foot of the bed.

"Aurea is better than Aurel.."

The young prince poutingly mumbled since, after all, he was right? Aurea became both a Mid-Level Archmage and Mid-Level Master Assassin and even a Fledging Artisan along with so many other things!

Even if they were the same person he couldn't help but lean towards more her! She was both a girl and six years older than him! No matter how many times he repeats this to himself he still had the knowledge of being just that!

He was currently in the middle of considering Aurea both himself and a separate entity!

Resulting in him no doubt confusing himself in the process since now he knows what it's like to be a real fourteen-year-old Imperial Princess first hand while still being a boy himself!

That in itself was confusing enough! He had more memories of Aurea than himself?

Klarine had most likely intended for him to receive her unique inheritance around the same age or perhaps even older as to both not burden him and even prevent the same scenario from occurring?

However, no one could truly account for the young prince's own impatience which in itself was the result of the subtle urgency he had felt which in turn caused a temporary domino effect.

Resulting in attempting whatever he can without cheating using Octavia, Scarlet, Abrey, Audree, and perhaps even Noel as the red line as to not only prevent himself from forcing breakthroughs but also a reminder he didn't want to go beyond that of his big sisters?

Resulting in him promptly using the resources he had on hand to do so without approaching the line?

In simpler terms, the young prince would still study magic, assainary, and other professions but he'd dedicate everything else to other professions he hadn't truly got in by doing so?

In even simpler terms, if his big sisters became High-Level Archmages he'd attempt to reach that of a Mid-Level Archmage?

And the same for anything else for that matter excluding pharmacy, alchemy, and so forth since at this point the young prince would have to focus on other things due to that red line?

Something he didn't believe was any form of suppression rather simply the natural balance?

The young prince might not even be able to use magic for quite some time because of his actions along with the fact that Colin would no doubt remind or perhaps even reprimand him for it?

In truth the young prince despite having so many bloodlines would have to absorb everything over time unless he wished to destroy his foundation?

Even if Aurea had a cemented foundation his body was drastically different outside of appearances not to mention quite young so he'd have to take longer to absorb some things, resulting in the natural balance punishing him for rushing ahead?

Be it from a long list of albeit temporary effects such as Overactive Mana, Mana Exhaustion, Mana Decay, and Mana Depletion?

In truth, he could quite literally have them all because of it no matter how illogical it sounded along with even effects involving Bloodline Limit Breakers which in itself quite temporary but even more difficult to predict.

Causing the young prince having realized this to then not so surprisingly accept these effects to then adorably sigh while all three sat at the foot of the bed as well having not realized the extent of the young prince's current state causing Selphie to then worriedly feel his forehead.

Causing the young prince to then finally calm down after Jade had done her magic and reassured him quite a bit.

Causing the young prince to then throw all of those busied thoughts to the back of his mind.

Causing Aurora having felt proud of her Holy Prince to then curiously nod after putting aside some of her thoughts on an earlier discussion since she wanted to wait or even better?

Allow Selphie to take the lead after she finishes praising her holy prince!

Causing Aurora after calming down as well to then adorably poke the young prince's now conflicted cheeks causing him to then surprisingly pout before then being cut off.

"Aurea? Aurel? So what? You're still my Holy Prince you know! With that in mind after peeking through that memory crystal of yours, I loved you as Aurea too!"

"You're the same person after all so what's not to love? Don't complicate things believing she's a separate entity when we both know as a baby and the first three years was all you!

"But at some point, you decided to accept it and adapt and 'became' Aurea as you should have? Of course you lived six more years and grew up as both a 'real' girl and an Ophidian Imperial Princess? By the way, how did it feel to be a girl?"

Aurora surprisingly teased surprising the young prince and causing him to then reluctantly switch to Aurea?

The reluctance was simply because he enjoyed it a bit too much and was overall easier to talk to? Coupled with the fact that he was still Aurea didn't help much with that?

Surprising all three before then not so surprisingly being cut off causing Aurea to then slightly nod.

"I suppose it felt both liberating and enlightening? Experiencing both the menstrual cycle and being born with ovaries firsthand is.. indeed enlightening?"

"As for no longer having either.. I suppose it's even more liberating if not a little disappointing? For all intents and purposes, I knew what it was to be a real serpentess?"