The Beast and the Sword Book 2: The Changes

Page 12: Attack of the Pack PT1

(Opening Theme: The Beast Player Erin Opening 1-Drop Performed By Sukima Switch)

Today had been different for the time Prism had been spending in the Capital of Clover. Though she had to admit, it was the most eventful out of all of them. Granted it was something she hadn't been fond of doing but she supposed she had to give it a try eventually. Though just because she had been expecting to deal with it, didn't mean she was ready for it.

Prism had been struggling to take deep breaths to calm herself though she couldn't stop herself from sweating.

"I can't do this!" She soon said, "Ana latta as me, I can't do this! This was a mistake, let's try this another day!"

"No, no!" Aisling said as she slapped her hands on Prism's cheeks, "You CANNOT back out! Not after you agreed to do it!"

"But I can't! It's definitely impossible!" She said, "I can't do this!"

Aidan soon turned her towards him, "Prism! Look at me! If you can fight a chief bandit with one arm broken! Then this will be a breeze!"

"But this is NOTHING compared to fighting bandits!" She told him, "Never have I ever done anything this extreme before!"

Pluck soon told her as he couldn't help but give her a slap, "Prism! As your best friend, I urge you to go through with this! You need to face this like the Warrior you are! You're not the top Warrior for nothing you know!?"

"Why did you slap me?!"

"IT'S FOR MORALE!!"

"HOW WAS THAT MORALE!? THAT'S CALLED ABUSE!"

"Haven't you heard the phrase No pain no gain?" Pluck asked

"BUT THAT DOESN'T APPLY FOR THIS!!" She yelled as she shook him.

"Look Prism, you're already in this, no turning back now!" Pluck told her as he shook her back.

Prism only gulped as she said with a shaky voice, "Su-Sure, whatever y-yo-you say Plu-Plu!"

"No pressure girl!" Jubei said as she pushed her over in a certain direction in the room, "You got this! Hit it, boys!"

Aine and Sachiko, who had been on the opposite end of the room, started to hit the table as if it had been a drum with a set of sticks, making a drumroll. Vandy had hopped up on a stage of the playroom of the house as he cleared his throat.

"Presenting to all citizens of the Kingdom--!" Vandy said, "--Her majesty--Princess Prism Aurora Clover!"

Prism found herself nearly shoved towards the center of the stage just as Sachiko hit a pot as if it had been a cymbal as she had a nervous look on her face; despite the fact that the "audience" had consisted of Asta, Feodora, Karasu, Noelle, Brenin, Saorise, Liam and even her raptor Adrien. They each started to clap and cheer as if to ease her off the tense atmosphere as even Adrien in his own way cheered.

"Yes! She's the best, yes!" Aine said, pretending she was one of the crowd.

"She is so beautiful!" Sachiko said

"She's better than the lazy stump of a King!" Jubei said as she had been doing an impression of an old man.

Pluck had been doing an impression of his own as he said, "Go Your highness!"

Addeline joined as she said "QUACK!"

"And now--The Princess would like to say a few words--" Vandy said, "--Prism?"

Prism only flinched at this as her body continued to shake; some of the spirits around her seemed to have changed into a fearful light yellow. She struggled to say something but she couldn't even form a single word.