Belladonna/n.s

Wretched Silvas

Chapter 14. Wretched Silvas
Bella finally met up with the two siblings whom she hadn't seen in a while. She brought her bakery box and went with them to the library. It was a lot larger than she expected, the library was two stories and there were hardly a wall insight without a shelf. None of them picked up any books though; they just sat and ate from the box.

They conversed like normal and she just listened, happy to be in the presence of people. Solid bragged about the missions him and his sister had gone on, and he made sure to emphasize that they had done so while she was training.

She was confusing as to why he kept mentioning her training so much but she assumed it was to make her feel below him. As he kept going on and on Bella started to regret sharing her box of sweets with him.

Nebra wasn't that bad though, she mostly just laughed at her brothers boasting, she also mention how her and her brother didn't need any training when they became knights.

But that allowed Belladonna to think that they were dull, why would it be so shameful to say that they needed train? What kind of person wouldn't want to improve themselves?

Well... about half a year ago Belladonna didn't want to do anything but stay at home, hand out, and read. But this situation was different, what kind of Magic Knight doesn't want to asure that they've been properly trained to be a protector of the Clover Kingdom?

"Tomorrow is the Star Awarding Ceremony with the Wizard King, Belladonna will you be joining us?" Nebra asked.

Bella reaches for the green tea cake and nodded. From the side Solid looked at her distastefully, "Belladonna you've had quite a few cookies... are you sure you need cake as well?"

She looked up at him, he had his chin rested on his hand and he raised an eyebrow, Nebra laughed and put her hand on his shoulder, "Oh brother I was thinking the same thing but I wasn't bold to say it!"

"Quite rude are you?" Bella asked while staring down Solid.

He scoffed as scowl curled onto his face, "Excuse me?"

"That was rude of you to say."

"How dare you speak about my mannerism when you're the one eating like a pig!?" He shouted despite being in a library. Belladonna felt the skin under her cheeks burn as she wanted to blush with embarrassment so bad.

Bella cleared her throat, "I am a royal as well as you are, but I am older than you and a woman at that. So Solid, what gives you the authority to speak to me like that? Just because you're a higher rank?"

The Silva's faces dropped. Solid stood up and slammed his hands onto the table, "That's exactly what gives me authority over you!"

She smirked, "No. No it doesn't, you're just the Captain's little brother. Nothing to me."

His face seemed to contort into one of despise,  Nebra stood up as well and tried to calm her brother once she noticed his grimoire start to float next to him.

"Now now brother, don't busy yourself with her. What would Nozel sama say if you destroyed our library over some orphaned girl?"

"Tch." Solid grabbed his grimoire from the air and walked away with his sister behind him.

"Isn't you're mother dead as well?"

Is what she would've said if she wasn't so respectful to the Silva woman. Instead Belladonna kept her silence and just sighed, continuing to eat her cake in silence.

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For the rest of the morning till the afternoon Bella stayed in the library, but after her cake she did go back to her room to leave the box there and to get some parchment, her ink, and her new quill. She grabbed the golden one.