A five year old HUMAN child was unique. He was quickly found and brought before the Queen.
Amaranth stared at the frightened little human child and was lost in wonder. A human? A creature of myth and legend?
"I wanna go home," said the child, glancing around at all the odd people - who just openly stared at him.
"Child, we don't know where your home is, much less how you got here," said Queen Amaranth. "This is the kingdom of Southfield, bordered by Northcrest, Eastwind, and Westfen. We occupy one of three continents. I can safely say that you are the first of your kind we have even heard of in the past three millenia."
Pixies tittered as they flitted around the relatively large and clumsy child, until the Queen glanced at them and allowed a frown to crease her face.
"Poppa sent me here to learn how to fight better," said Ranma as he tried to find something to focus on besides being lost, "I think."
"That we can do something about," agreed the Queen. "Will this 'poppa' be coming along to check on you?"
"I hope so," said the five year old.
The Queen heard that, and realized that the child was coming to accept that he might not ever see his father again. Well, she had an idea. "In that case, until your father comes by to collect you, I shall adopt you as my own."
The assembled Court gasped.
"Your Majesty, this is..." a councilor began, making fumbling gestures.
"Do I have an heir?" asked the Queen.
"Well... no," allowed the councilor.
"Does this not extend our laws to this child, allowing him some protection from the various individuals who might see a human child as something to exploit?" asked Amaranth, her emphasis on that final word indicating something distasteful. Even Ranma picked up on that and he wondered what she was talking about.
"But, Your Majesty," protested the councillor over the background mumbling from the assembled Court.
"It is decided," stated Amaranth. "Child... What was your name again?"
"Ranma Saotome," said Ranma, brow furrowed as he tried to follow all this.
"Until your father summons you back or comes for you, you shall henceforth be known as Ranma Saotome dul Amaranth." Queen Amaranth smiled at the buzz and shock from her Court. About time they had something to buzz about, and it would certainly shake up some of the old stick-in-the-mud types.
Ranma scratched his head. "Does that mean I can get something to eat?"
The pixies shrieked and flew off to hide.
"Huh?" asked Ranma.
"You don't eat pixies do you?" asked one of said beings.
Ranma looked at the tiny winged humanoids and stuck his tongue out. "No way!"
There was an assembled sigh of relief from the Court, old legends about such habits being a concern.
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