~Ken'ichi~
"Where are you going, anyways?" Hidden asked.
"I was sent by her majesty to check on the advisor." Kawasumi answered in a flat, nonchalant tone.
"The advisor?" Ken'ichi echoed. He tilted his head a little, as he tried to remember who that was.
"Ji-ho!" Hidden immediately replied.
After a moment of what was best to think was thought, she added: "Well, you don't know him. He's the advisor, her majesty's friend, and I guess Rustic and Wisp's friend too I guess?"
"—Oh and Rustic and Wisp are, like, basically my older siblings," Hidden finished her rant with that.
"Oh, that guy! Her Majesty told me to bring this medicine to him—!"
Ken'ichi pointed to the medicine in his right hand. He then paused for a moment. He forgot what to say.
"I don't know where he is though. May I come with you, ma'am?" He asked.
"Sure, whatever. Just don't be a nuisance." Kawasumi sighed.
It was clear that she didn't want to be around them anymore.
"Thank you!" Ken'ichi smiled; he thanked her.
Hidden snatched a broom from the wall. She viciously dug away at the pile of the shards of what remained of the plate. She made a neat pile, and slid it onto a pan.
Then, Hidden darted across into another room. Some unknown sounds called and echoed back to the other two. Then she raced back.
Hidden panted. "Could I come too? I've kinda finished this plate-thingy, anyways,"
"Why should you come?" Kawasumi asked, "I'm certain that you don't have a reason to."
"Uh..." She trailed off.
Hidden's eyes darted across the room to make sure no one was listening in to their conversation. Once she was pretty confident no one was, she turned back with a small nod. Mainly to herself than to the others.
"I am just a little bored. A little bored and a little scared." She laughed slightly.
Then she added after another good few heartbeats: "I dunno what Edge would do if she saw that the plate with her pineapple and apple was broken, and the pineapple and apple were impaled with a pen."
Kawasumi sighed. "Fine, you can come along."
Hidden smiled. She held her hands behind her back. She gently nudged the pineapple and apple that were held together by a pen to the side.
"Great! Thanks!" She said.
~*~
"I haven't really seen Ji-ho that much, and ou know, her majesty doesn't like to say to much about him." Hidden began to try to start a conversation as they walked.
She turned to Kawasumi with wide, interested eyes. "Have you met him before?"
"A few times." Kawasumi answered after a moment.
"Cool, cool." Hidden said; mainly to herself.
A bit of unsureness cling to her tone. She tried to keep the conversation running, but must've ran out of ideas on what to say.
She nodded about. She seemed to look up to Kawasumi, in some way.
"What was he like?" Ken'ichi asked soon after.
"He's..." Kawasumi paused and thought for a moment, "He's fairly loyal— Like it's obvious that he will never betray Her Supremacy."
"He's also able to think quickly, which suits him for the role of advisor. He... I... I don't know much about him." She trailed off with the last part.
Ken'ichi nodded. 'He sounds like a great guy...'
"Huh... Well hopefully he won't snitch on me to Her Highness." She laughed.
Ken'ichi stifled a small laugh, which earned him a look from Kawasumi.
"Sorry..." Ken'ichi mumbled quietly.
An awkward moment passed between the small group. Silence hung in the air. It felt as though it lasted forever.
Silence was never a good thing. Especially in the castle. Silence meant danger.
"So... er... Ji-ho?"
"What about him?" Kawasumi asked.
Hidden blinked at Kawasumi with a little confusion.
Another long silence passed. Someone coughed. You could hear footsteps in another room from how quiet it was. Then, they left.
Two long periods of silence were never good. Anyone knew that. Something bad was about to happen.
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The Place where Dreams Fade (Book Two of the Forgotten Truths Series)
Fantasy"No where to run, No place to go, No where is safe, but here." ~*~ Years have passed since Edge had been crowned Queen. Her rule has been anything but just. With no real representative for Dro...
