World of Alvarra: Rise of the Vampire Lord

Chapter 78 Lyn's story part 6

Lyn carried the unconscious fairy back to her home. Barging in through the doors and yelling for a worker to tell aid to get her ass over here as she looked for a vacant room to put her new friend in.

A few minutes later, aid came wondering what was all the fuss about, then grunted annoyed that she was told to bring whatever herbs or medicines she had to heal a stranger. She wanted to argue about giving rare healing agents to a stranger, but the look in Lyn's eyes broke no argument so she complied reluctantly, going out of her way to properly administer the medicines since she didn't want any to go to waste.

After a few days, where Lyn spent the time trying to recruit more followers and properly give any of the excess fruits and stuff to Van as offerings, the fairy finally woke up. Lyn made sure to be there for when she did, as there were some questions she wanted to ask as well as to make sure that the fairy was okay after such a terrifying ordeal.

Watching her like a prince would watch sleeping beauty, excited about the prospect of a new friend. They did their best to save her clothes, but unfortunately, it was mostly ruined, so they had to make do with some simple clothing that didn't fit very well and barely hid anything. Leaving the poor fairy half-naked, her golden hair doing a better job of hiding her assets than the simple fair she was wearing now.

"Hmm... wha-?" the fairy mumbled, as she slowly opened her eyes, trying to figure out where she was. After a few blinks at the strangers around her, she shot up like a bolt loosed from a crossbow wide-eyed. "W-where am I! Who are you people!?" she panicked, looking around the unfamiliar room and scenery.

"Where are my guards! Wheres-" but she paused, eyes dilating as if replaying an old vhs video, the memories coming back to her. "Oh, gods...they're dead..." in a tone of pure disbelief.

Nervous energy plagued Lyn, she didn't know what to say in this kind of situation. She never actually saved someone before or had that person probably lose a lot of her friends and possibly family. "Are you okay? Umm... don't worry, you're safe now..." she said lamely, already beating herself up in her mind for a stupid choice of words.

The fairy blinked and looked at Lyn, her green eyes searching her own blue, then changing color to almost match that color. Which surprised Lyn a little, but she did not dare to look away from this awkward situation, giving the green-winged fairy all the time she felt like she needed so she would feel more comfortable talking later.

"An... insect-kin...?" the fairy said out loud, almost a little confused. "No... chimera? Wait, that can't be right... I sense kinship with you... but you are no fairy I've ever seen before..."

"Err, well..." Lyn said, being at a loss for words and a little uncomfortable at the discerning eyes of the fairy trying to peer into her very soul. "Umm... My name is Lyn, what's yours?" trying to change the subject, and then berating herself once more for doing something so stupid.

The fairy's eyes widened once more in disbelief. "You have a name!?" then her eyes went somehow wider. "A true name! Not an alias like other fairies!? Are you perhaps a noble of some court! Did you abduct me to hold me hostage and blackmail my mother!" she panicked, leaning away in fear at Lyn.

"Wha-? NO! That's not what I meant!" Lyn said in panic wondering what she could say to make things better. "Gods, why can't I think straight! Err... I mean, Van! Why can't I think straight!" trying to figure out why she was acting so strangely in front of a stranger.

Then it hit her like a cement truck between the eyes. Lyn actually gave a proper look at the fairy, her eyes roving all over the place. Looking at her shifting green and blue eyes, her perfectly flawless skin with a shapely body, her amazingly emerald green wings, and golden hair. The way she shyly tried to hide herself from her gaze. "...Holy shit... she's beautiful... I... I think I may have a crush..." Lyn thought in disbelief.