Solaris POV
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I rush around as I prep everything together. It's a nice day out, perfect for a day spent in the garden plus I think it'll help bring Zhara out of her gloomy self! "My, don't you think it's just lucky Zhara agreed to come with us to the garden!" I say to Valefar who's preparing meals for the day.
She hums to herself."You would've forced her either ways, she is your personal guard either ways. Wherever you wanna go she has to." As much that is true, I wouldn't wanna force her especially how she is now. "Also because of that attack last month, she'd probably want to do whatever's best for you to ease your mind." She adds on..
"Oh, but you know what I mean." I say answering her first question, i ignore her last comment as I place a blanket and the meals Valefar prepped into a basket. Easier to do this than going back in to eat.
"Would you want to bring one of your favorite pies, Princess?" Valefar asks me.
"How about we bring a pie that all of us like, I know you don't like the ones I like. Though I don't get why they're really good..."
Therw was just peaceful silence after that as we finish up packing stuff up.
Valefar breaks the silence. "That month, last month." I look over to her. Shes rubbing her still bandaged arm. "We really owe it to her and her friend. "
I pick up the basket scoff. "That demon probably attracted all those people. It was all fine till he came."
"You shouldn't talk so badly of him still.. he did help us." I feel my face heat up, i don't get why but that demon just frustrates me. "We would've been fine without him, like im saying he literally dragged attention to us! You wouldn't have gotten hurt, Zhara wouldn't be upset at me if it wasn't for that stupid monkey!"
"The demon or the girl from the royal palace with her poofy dress? I don't know, maybe it was the girl who strayed away just to be flat out annoying." I heard behind me and Valefar with footsteps approaching.
"Do you not know who you're talking to?"
Zhara
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"Do you not know who you're talking to?" She says as she slams the straw basket down on the counter it was picked up from. I continue walking towards her.
"I know who im talking to, and i think you need to calm down. She turns with a frustrated face colored with a deep red, quickly changing to a shocked kind of face. I return a glare. This girl is so ungrateful, after all I've been doing shes just gotta complain. Poor six ears, haven't even done wrong.
"Ah! Zhara." She clasps her hand together, chuckling nervously. The said girl turns to pick up and hand me the slammed basket.
"Why don't you take the basket out with Valefar. Ill be out in a good minute." I'm too tired to fight back, I'm not scared of the repercussions either ways. I take the basket and turn to Valefar, who picks up another one that doesn't look as messed up as the one i got. We both start walking out the kitchen, down the corridor.
"Im sorry about the Princess," Valefar starts, I glance at her. "She's been a bit much lately, maybe that situation really put her on edge. Kinda the reason why shes wanted to have a picnic, it is within the kingdom walls so its no issue for you I assume." My head droops down to the basket, the straws weaved into each other, contents covered with a white small blanket.
"Oh my, Zhara your hair. Aren't you a bit young to go gray.. ? Not even gray i'd say white!" I pick my head back up turning to Valefar.
"Huh? What my hair? Gray?" I ask a bit dumbfounded. Holding the basket in another hand I run my hand through my hair. Oh god, I can feel my heart just stop as i feel the dead strands of hair i had hid, tucked under my hair for so long. I remember what I'm burdened with. Just 2 more months.
"Zhara?" immediately, im snapped out of my thoughts.
"Ah, yeah." I huff. "Its nothing, just hair ya'know."
"Why don't you cut it? Maybe it'd look a bit weird without it but better than gray!" Valefar laughs lightly. Please, I've tried its like a reminder there, what I'll have to choose in the end i think to myself as i tuck my hair back in.
I'll leave that to future me. Right now I'm tired and I wanna sleep.
Finally after like a long.. walk down that stupid corridor, we are at the gate to the outside that also leads to the garden. I haven't seen it since the time Solaris showed me around, crazy how its already been a year since that. We enter the garden. There was an area, a white tea table with four chairs a bit scattered away from the table. Me and Valefar set up, chatting a bit. Honestly, anyone can get along with Valefar. Shes just there ready to talk, literally cannot do wrong. Shame shes really reserved though, it'd be fun to get to know her more. As if on queue, when me and Valefar finished setting up, Solaris enters the garden.
"I might've taken longer than i anticipated, ehe, sorry." She apologizes as she takes a seat on a chair. Valefar takes a seat next to Solaris, I scan the area for a quick second before walking out to stand guard for intruders. If they can even get this deep into the castle anyways. Pft, probably can't I can just take a little nap here. I cross my arms, as i stood my head droops down again as it did earlier. Before i could even shut my eyes for a second, I feel a tap on my bare shoulder. The tap coming from the red haired elf, Valefar.
"Sorry, but me and solaris forgot the forks.. could you probably get some please..?" She asks so politely, and man even though i feel so tired i can't say no.. so i nod. As i head In i ask a guard to cover me real quick at the garden. Though I could've asked the said guard to get a fork.. It was too bright out its a good excuse to come back in. As I walk down the corridor, I hear shuffling around in a room. Do i wanna interrogate this.. yeah I do. I stray from the path to the kitchen and into the storage room.. I slowly unsheathe my double-sided scythe as i approach the shuffling sound. I hit the boxes away with my scythe and then quickly pointing it at the source of the noise which is... a fish like demon looking for something? I stare for a bit in confusion, a fishy lookin demon is something.. and I said theres no way an intruder can get so deep into the palace.
"Uhm... I'm sleepy..?" He says also a bit confused.. footsteps from patrolling guards echo from outside the room. Do i wanna turn him in..? No.. bro looks the kindest fool alive.
"Great.. Im zhara take what you want and get out quick." He nods and runs out before the guards could see the demon. So weird.. I sheathe my scythe back into my pearl and pick up some dusty forks, wiping them with my top. "This should be alright" I mutter to myself.
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I dismiss the guard, thanking him as he leaves. I hand the forks to the girls and go back to my nice little post.
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Finally they get ready to leave near sun set. Still the two lively as ever, chattering as we enter the palace. When Solaris suddenly gasps loudly, causing me and Valefar to turn to her.
"What if we have a ball! Next month, it'll be shiny and so pretty! Im sure my pa will say yes, its been so long since we've had one." She beams. A relived sigh leaves me, such a dramatic gasp. So random too, might as well give me a heart attack man.
"Why thats a marvelous idea Princess! I can start working on dresses for you tomorrow!" Valefar suggests.
"Oh and for Zhara too! Gosh, just walking around like that in a ball room, you're just drawing attention to yourself!" Solaris exclaims.
"You must be a professional at attention huh." I comment as we continue walking.
Such a way to end a night I guess.
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meow
btw every chap is a month skip except one and two that was a year sk
