Zane⁓Chan: The High Priest's Love

FIVE: The High Priest's Arrival

Kawaii-Chan's POV:

Everyone is tense today, I can feel it in the air and no one was reacting in a good way with anything that was said to them, everyone was dressed in their best clothes.

Walking around the corner, I slowed down when I seen everyone huddled up near the gates of Phoenix Drop whispering amongst each other and staring ahead.

"Lord Aphmau looks scared"

"Pray to Irene no one accidentally crosses him while he is here in Phoenix Drop"

"Do you think Sir Garroth is happy to see his younger brother again?"

"How long is he supposed to be here for?"

Slipping into the crowd of people, I moved through it and realized everyone was staring at Aphmau, Garroth, and Laurance waiting directly in front of the gate.

Aphmau is fiddling with her sleeves as she was dressed in a floor length dark purple off the shoulder long sleeve dress and I could tell she had picked a pair of kitten heels to wear.

Garroth and Laurance are dressed in their uniforms that they would only wear on important days such as weddings or if they were going to another village with Aphmau.

Guards were lining the edge of Pheonix Drop and I could see how nervous they all were as they stood straight on high alert, their eyes darting around at every noise.

I looked over at Aphmau, Garroth, and Laurance again to see Aphmau stand up straighter while Garroth stood next to her and a step back with an emotionless experssion on his face.

If you didn't know Garroth well you would think he was completely calm but when I looked closer I seen the fear in his eyes swirling around and I knew he was thinking of every possibility that could happen.

Moving closer, I watched Laurance's eyes dart around at everyone before they drifted past me and then snapped back to me again, I raised a brow and watched him whisper something not even I could understand to Aphmau.

Aphmau looked over at me and I gave her a reassuring smile, she smiled calmly back at me and nodded her head, a second later Laurance was walking in my direction.

Stepping out of the crowd of people, I watched as he walked calmly towards me with a straight face, his one hand resting on the handle of his sword while the other rested at his side.

He ignored everyone's stares as he reached me and grabbed my hand softly without another word, I stumbled forward when he pulled me along with him.

A few people glanced in our direction but we both ignored it and kept on walking until we were at the back of the crowd and he was blocking me from them with his body.

"Laurance, are you okay?" I asked quietly, he stood up straighter and cleared his throat.

"I know you hate being told what to do and normally I don't even try to tell you what to do. But I need you to stay towards the back of the crowd today, keep out of his sight. Please" I stared at him.

Even when we were talking yesterday, he knew it was unlikely I was going to listen to him about certain things but he looked terrified right now so I nodded my head.

"Okay Laurance" I whispered, he smiled in relief and my stomach turned from the nerves knowing that Laurance still doesn't have full control of his Shadow Knight form and this could be horrible.

"Thank you Kawaii-Chan" He whispered and turned around to walk away, I grabbed his arm and he turned back to look at me confused, I took a deep breath.