Isabelle's POV
"Wait... In?—" Charlie began with realization lighting her freckled features, but quickly stopped when she saw Emma motioning panicked for her to stop.
"—In... Indie C-Cruz? INdie Cruz! T-That's the p-place? Where... you know... we met! Me meeting In!" Charlie said stuttering, each word tripping over the next.
"In?" Ivy asked picking up the details.
"umm... yeah... you know it's Wynn's nickname! Beacause......? Because... B-Beacause, Because! Wynn's name sounds like it ends with I N?!
"See?! Right In" Charlie answered laughing nervously.
"Yeah, what she said" I said agreeing with Eliza, or Charlie? I had loads of questions that needed answering, mentally, I face-palmed.
"Riiiiight" Ivy said, dragging the 'I' in a completely unconvinced manner.
Awkward silence reigned after that.
"Umm... So... who wants pie?" Arthur said, trying to break the awkward tension, as Charlie shifted uncomfortably in her seat.
"No? No one wants pie?" Arthur continued ''Well I'll have pie... even if it's breakfast... by myself... alone... without anyone one to share it with''
Charlie? Or Eliza? cleared her throat, "I'll have some" she said hesitantly.
"Great!" Arthur declared, clearly relieved someone had taken his offer.
"Do you want, Cherry?... Or... Cherry?" He added.
"Umm... I'll have Cherry?... I guess..." Charlie/Eliza answered, confused by the options.
Arthur quickly cut two slices of cherry pie, one for him, and the other for Charlie/Eliza, before quickly settling down, to eat the sugary yum.
"Sooo... 'In'. How ... How was the weather in Indie Cruise? Am I saying that right? Indie Cruise, Indie Cru-- Indie Cruz?'' Ivy asked.
''Um, Yeah, Sunny'' I answered awkwardly.
''Well! This is awkward'' Ivy said, still looking at me suspiciously.
"'In', Please continue" She added, giving me a ferocious stare when saying my nickname.
I returned the favor with just as much fervor.
"Like I was saying earlier, I am mostly a traveler, I was born near here, so I'm native to this kingdom, but I have visited many places, A few of which are in the territory of the kingdoms, Zallin and Idzora" I stated, keeping my description vague.
"What was going on in the town square? With the... People chasing you?" Ivy questioned.
I narrowed my eyes, Ivy had probably seen the crests, she seemed pretty observant.
"I got on the wrong side of some guards" I said, once again keeping my answer vague.
"Care to elaborate?" Ivy asked, I could hear the toned down growl in her voice as she rose to face me, hands on the table.
"Not really" I answered, not bothering to hide the growl in my own voice, as I rose to meet her head on, hands also on the table.
We stood there, nose to nose, neither of us showing any signs of backing down, brown eyes meeting blue, though annoyingly, I had to look slightly up to meet her glare, since she was after all, taller than me.
I heard someone clear their throat, ''Umm.. Ive's? Can I talk to Wynn? Alone?'' Charlie asked hesitantly.
Ivy looked like she would say something along the lines of 'No', 'Absolutely Not!' to 'What in the world are you thinking?!' but her expression changed the slightest bit, seeming to give in, as they were getting nowhere good, and instead she answered a quick and annoyed ''Fine!''
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Second Names (Temporarily discontinued)
Adventure5 kingdoms are at war, officially it's because the Ruler of the fire kingdom, declared that the Emperor of Alantis, and king of central city, Liaon, was unfit to rule, but the answer is much more mysterious, a deep magical secret, which has somethin...
