Chapter 10 - The Caterpillar

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Nagiri: A very blunt and mysterious Aubade Royal Lieutenant -elite warriors of Sybilius. Kita met him once, and his odd behavior made her confused more than anything.


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Though she was growing tired by now, Kita continued to follow the mysterious smoke through the forest. It was a very small amount to even her tiny self, so it would probably be invisible to her average size. As she got closer to the source, though, it became slightly more prominent. Based on the smell, she could tell it wasn't from a stove or campfire.

It smells like the bar from my old village, or sometimes the Oculus Cavern after Leiytning says he wants to be alone.

She continued to follow it until she heard monotonous humming, far ahead. Like many things in Wonderland, she found it familiar, but she couldn't place a name to it right away.

No name, but it's giving me some strange thoughts and feelings. If I ever did meet this person, it must've been a more interesting altercation than usual.

Finally, through fallen leaves and a haze of white smoke, she emerged into a clearing.

As it turned out, the person was yet another sylph, humming to himself as he smoked a pipe with a wire that connected to a distressed gold hookah. The person himself, as she could see from here, was dressed in loose-fitting dark blue attire with gold rings along the sides of the pants, and very loose pale yellow sleeves. He was sitting on a mushroom, and though it seemed huge to her, it was probably a normal size.

Kita approached slowly, unsure if this would be as simple as meeting the feathery crew, as difficult as the flowers, or as scary as the Duchess. 

"Excuse me?" Kita spoke.

"For what?"

Kita knew that voice; it was unmistakable. This was another sylph, and her mixed feelings were appropriate. It was the lieutenant, Nagiri Seraphel, with his dark hair and red-brown eyes. Here, he also had dark blue antennae protruding from his head. His annoying cowlick was just as prominent, between them.

 His annoying cowlick was just as prominent, between them

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"Nagiri?" Kita remarked. 

He didn't respond, just kept a very blunt expression.

Kita sighed, "Honestly, considering just how hard my last encounters were, I think I'd rather meet you than anyone else. For now."

He still didn't respond, just took a long inhale off his hookah. Meanwhile, Kita found a mushroom across from him. She climbed to its top and took a seat, ready to interrogate him for answers. Before she could, however, he spoke while spitting smoke.

"Who are you?" He asked.

Kita blinked hard. "Wow. That's the first time someone's asked. My name is Kita."

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