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[weirdlet]

Odd thought.  Story starts with some tournament or other for the princess's hand, only one of the big contenders is also a princess- in her lands, her title is Prince Prima.  Her younger twin brother's title is Prince Secundus, and he will make her stand with her wife when it comes time for children.  There is much headbutting and huffy princessness and tournamenty goodness, and of course the Prince Prima wins the tournament and there is much consternation.

Adventures proceed from here.

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[weirdlet.livejournal.com]

Not sure yet. I've got equal parts A:tLA and Game of Thrones in the back of my head, although I'm fairly certain neither one of the main ladies is from a horse-barbarian culture. Although I am wondering if maaaybe Prince Prima and Prince Secundus are from semi-nomadic types- settled and successful enough to have time/leisure/money to get fancy with their clothes/tents/learning/magical practices/treasures, but with a life that requires being active and practical, defending valuable herds and people. Sophisticated Mongolian horde/ancient Celt feel- a prince's major duty might involve defending the royal herds (or a supplicant noble's) from other raiders.

Not sure about Princess Frost-hair's kingdom. I feel like at least this palace the tournament's being hosted at is on the edge of the desert, but she's totally yoinked from both Daenerys Targaryen as well as Yue, so it's possible her heritage comes from a couple different places that ended up conquering the lands her kingdom currently dominates, with some magic thrown in.

Since it's a tournament there's probably representatives of other kingdoms floating around as well that I'll need to think about.

[beckyh2112.livejournal.com]

Prince Prima and Prince Secundus are from semi-nomadic types- settled and successful enough to have time/leisure/money to get fancy with their clothes/tents/learning/magical practices/treasures, but with a life that requires being active and practical, defending valuable herds and people.

You might poke a bit at the manga "A Bride's Story". It seems to be set in a culture similar to what you're looking for, and it's very pretty.