JOURNEY OF US

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Syla awakes in the morning as her lady in waiting opens the curtains in her room, she winces at the light shining through. Rolling over to avoid the bright rays. The Lady in waiting, Gail, informs her it was time for breakfast and morning routine. Going over to roll her back over and out of bed. Syla groaned, having not been able to sleep much last night. She was reluctant to get out of bed just yet. But with Gail's help she was able to get dressed and primed for the day. Looking at herself in the mirror her eyes show hints of sleepiness, but she has to keep up her appearances.  She slapped her cheeks to perk herself up. Earning a concerned gasp from Gail, but she turns to Gail.

"Sorry! I'm ok I just needed a little more of a pick me up." She stands up quickly and she walks out of her room into the hall.

Gail called out to her, "my lady don't forget to have your breakfast!"

Syla shook off that for now, she was more focused on going to wake up Leo. She noticed that the staff seemed to be a bit more busy today as she stood in the hallway. She wondered why, but she brushed it off and approached the same door from last night and this time she knocked softly. "Sir Leo? Are you awake?"

Syla flinched suddenly as she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Well, well, sleepyhead!" Leo stood there wearing not his armor as he did the night prior. He was wearing a cloak, with clothes you would often see commoners wear underneath it. His head seemed to be covered in some sort of damp cloth. "It's about time you woke up. Haha anyways, I need to go into town to get some things for our journey. Would you care to join me?" Leo's eyes were visible, and she could tell he was smiling beneath the cloth.

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Earlier that morning..

A knock on the door awoke Leo. As he slowly regained consciousness, he noticed that his face was cold and wet. "What the heck," he mumbled to himself. Did I really not change my headwrap after it got soaked? Ugh, now the pillow and my hair are still trenched too! Ugh, should I change it and check the door? Leo's thoughts seemed to be split on whether to just answer the door or change first.

"One moment, please," he shouted as he fumbled to his feet. Leo moved towards his helmet, swapping the soaked cloth for it. Once his helmet was on, he stumbled over to the door as fast as he could. "Coming!" As he reached for the handle and was about to swing the door open, Leo stopped, realizing he was still naked. Well, at least my facial identity would still be safe, haha..  He thought to himself. Leo paused then quickly rushed over to his clothes and threw on his spare undergarments. He then returned to the door and opened it slightly. "Yes, how may I help you?" Upon opening the door, Leo saw Mr. Coliver.

"Good morning Sir Leonardo. The king wanted me to collect you. He has a request for you."

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Syla had jumped slightly to the sudden touch out of nowhere but was relieved to see it was Leonardo. "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to sleep in that long." She was sure it was close to brunch time at this point since she had such a late start. She had noticed his attire was more casual than before, however...

"Sir Leo.. is that a wet rag on your face?" She gave him a confused but amused look, "that will not do at all. I will love to accompany you but.. let's get something else to better suit you. Come with me."

She grabbed his arm and led him back into her room, "I'll find something better for you to wear. Stay put."  She had him sit on the edge of her bed while she searched in a wooden chest of colored fabrics. Humming a bit softly while sifting through them for the right color. After a moment she settled on a dark blue fabric with small designs along the edges that wasn't too heavy but not too thin where it wasn't see through but was breathable.