eula lawrence - the spindrift knight

to the beach - 07

"Eula, must we go out to the beach? The weather out here is just blazing hot... I feel like I can drink the seawater just to feel replenished for goodness sake!" You said in an exhausted tone.

"Traveler, I invited you here so that we can relax. If I wore my usual formal clothing rather than this swimsuit, I would've already been grilled to death under this temperature. We just need to dive into the cold and soothing water to escape this scorching hot weather." Eula claimed.

"Well... Alright then, if you say so..." You took a dip into the water and felt how soothing it is. "Hm. You're surprisingly right, Eula. Maybe I just needed the cold water for me to escape the hot weather." You stated.

"Surprisingly? Did you not find my words true when I said 'We just need to dive into the cold and soothing water to escape with scorching hot weather? It's not like the water is lava, traveler." Eula stated.

You chuckle oddly. "You're correct. I thought that the water would be hot as the weather... Good thing you reassured me." You claim.

After a few minutes of chattering about daily life with Eula, you inquired her a query.

"Eula, are you planning on freezing me here?" You inquired.

"Wh-wh.. No! Why would I even do that? That's preposterous!" Eula contended as she was taken aback by your words.

"You'd seem to be the type to do that, The chances of you freezing me cold are very much high if I teased you enough." You said with a smirk.

"What in the Archons are you planning?" Eula inquired with a hint of bitterness in her voice.

You giggled and started splashing Eula with water.

Eula gasped as the water slapped her face. "Traveler.. Mark my words and mark them well.. Vengeance will be mine!" Once Eula stated that vengeance will be hers, she started splashing water towards you in a playful and goofy way.

You laughed and started fighting with water against Eula, then again, Eula was overpowering your weak throws of water. During the tiny play-fight, you finally claimed defeat.

"Alright, alright. You already showed your dominance in water, I accept defeat!" You claimed.

"Dominance in water? Oh, traveler. I have way more dominance over you in other fields." Eula stated.

"Such as?" You asked.

"Such as staying sober in the tavern while drinking a huge jug of beer." She told mockingly and you suddenly remembered bits of your drunk mishaps when you and Eula met at the tavern.

"Wow. I did not expect you to pull that card on me!" You claimed.

"Well, you better be more prepared for other things I have planned for you, traveler," Eula stated.

"Hm! Mark my words and mark them well... Vengeance will be mine, Captain Eula Lawrence." You told mockingly after Eula mocked you as well.

She chuckled. "Vengeance will be mine as well."

After you and Eula relaxed in the soothing water, you two hear a scream from a Traveling Merchant.

"Ah!!! Help! Help! Anyone!" The Traveling Merchant pleads as he was running away from a Mitachurl with hostility in their eyes.

"A hostile Mitachurl? I wonder what the man did to the hilichurls as we relaxed." Eula stated after standing up and stretching to go after the Mitachurl. Once Eula finished her stretch, she summoned her sword before leaving.

"Traveler, just watch over the merchant and interrogate him about what happened and why the Mitachurls and Hilichurls we're found hostile. I'll send this Mitachurl back to its home." Eula asserted.

You nodded and you gave a sign for the merchant to come close to you and therefore you started asking the necessary questions Eula requested you to ask.

As you interrogated the merchant, Eula was there fending off the violent hilichurls for a couple of minutes and so Eula came back with bruises from the hilichurl's harsh clubs and nudges.

"Eula! Are you alright?" You inquired as you stood up and helped her sit down against a tree.

"It's nothing. Their hits just got to me, I'll heal all of these bruises later on. Don't worry much!" She said exhaustedly as she flinched when you touched her bruises just a bit.

"Eula... You make me worried! Don't go off fighting hostile hilichurls when I'm not watching." You claimed.

"Hah! Why the frustrated face? Are you worried or in love with me or something?" Eula teased.

"Really? Eula? Are you kidding me?" You scoffed and chuckled. "What happens if I'm worried and in love with you? What will you do?" You claimed.

"Wh... No! I just know you're playing with me. Ugh, forget it. This is just utterly stupendous! Don't tease me, traveler." She stated.

"You teased me first! It's only proper for me to tease you back." You stated as you tried healing Eula's bruises.

"Really? Then who said that it'll be proper to tease a certain person back?" Eula debated.

You scoffed lightly "I said so!" You said in a pretentious manner.

Eula giggled. "Alright then." After a couple of seconds of silence, Eula decided to inquire about your investigation.

"So? How did the interrogation go?" Eula asked.

"Oh! Well, the merchant was just fooling and playing around with the hilichurls items and the hilichurls didn't appreciate that." You answered.

"I expected that. Well, let's just escort the merchant back to his area and we'll go." Eula states.

"Alright, let's go. But, are you going to walk around in that swimwear?" You inquired with conflict in your voice as you finished healing Eula.

"Ah, I'm going to change out around the area. Don't you dare take peeks! Or else the next thing you see might be a sword to your neck." Eula threatens.

"Ok, ok. I swear to the archons that I won't take peeks!" You state.

"Good! Now prepare for travel, Honorary Knight." Eula said as she fades away into the backround.

After you and Eula got ready to escort the merchant halfway to their area, decided to tell the merchant some words of caution.

"Merchant, if i may request, can you not play around with the hilichurls' items? It isn't really smart to goof around possible hostile hilichurls. So for your own sake, avoid or act calm around one." Eula asserted.

"I understand! Thank you so much for fending off those hilichurls!" The merchant noted.

"Alright, we'll escort you halfway to your area now."

After a great number of steps, you finally arrive halfway to the merchant's area. You and Eula say goodbye to the merchant and smiled merrily.

"Eula, can we perhaps eat at Good Hunter for tomorrow? If you don't want to, then that's alright with me." You state.

"Oh, I'm available. I'll also invite fellow knights on break tomorrow, hopefully, that'll be ok with you."

"It's absolutely ok!" You stated.

"Though i wanted us to be alone together and have a lovely meal together." You whispered.

"Hm? Did you say something?" Eula inquired.

"Oh, it's nothing!" You stated.

"Alright then... If you say so."

---- end of 'to the beach' - 07

A/N :: UGH FOR GOODNESS SAKE!!1!1!! i have finally published a chapter after my long break. hopefully i didnt take too long! im so sorry for the slow updates but hey! hopefully this chapter makes up for all those lost days 😆😆