Nahida & Wanderer In HXH

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A normal day for the Sumeru Archon has lately involved paperwork. Whether it's about future law, student or professional essays, or a report about those previous sages...

Paperwork has been consuming her daily life. The words seemed to blend together the more she read, and every document seemed to have the same problem with a different solution.

Now, don't get Nahida wrong. She loves her people. These problems are easy to solve, and she loves doing it for them... But it also exhausts her.

Normally, she wouldn't have so much work. But since Alhaitham is her only helper at the moment, she's decided to take on a bit more of the duties another sage would've taken over. And no, she won't dump everything on him no matter how many times Wanderer tells her to do it.

She loves solving these problems, but she needs a break. Or she'll start creating more problems than solutions with her boredom. Nahida placed her pen down and glanced at the person in the small coffee table in front of her, watching him stare at his essay with a small frown.

"Wanderer, would you join me for a walk?"

He didn't look up.

"No."

Nahida was expecting that answer and simply placed her arms above her desk and smiled at him.

"Come on, you've been stuck here with me for two days. Surely you want to stretch your legs?"

He kept his gaze on the paper, finally writing down some of the words inside his head.

"Do not make this about me, I know you're just bored."

Nahida giggled and kicked her feet.

"You caught me. I've been seeing words for so long..."

She sighed and tilted her head.

"I miss seeing the forest..."

A candle lit up above her head when an idea came to mind. She kept her gaze on Wanderer for his reaction.

"What if... We visited the aranara?"

Wanderer stayed quiet for a minute, before he placed his pen down. He got up, grabbed his hat from the seat, and walked to the door while dropping it on his head. He turned back to Nahida, seeing she hadn't moved yet.

"Aren't we going for a walk?"

Nahida giggled in victory before catching up to him.

"I'm glad to see you get along with them. They like you a lot as well."

Wanderer hummed in response, and opened the doors for them. A nice breeze greeted Nahida, blowing her ponytail back and easing her exhaustion. The grassy scent from the rainforest entered her lungs, further relaxing her body.

Wanderer grabbed his hat so it wouldn't fly off. He closed his eyes and enjoyed the breeze. Finally, he's away from that awful assignment.

Nahida walked forward, Wanderer followed after while descending from the Sanctuary.

"I wonder how the traveler is doing... They should be on their way to Fontaine by now."

Fontaine... Wanderer frowned when he remembered Arlecchino. That sheep was sure to act nice and good on their first meeting. But he was sure the traveler would be able to see right through her.

He did warn them, after all. They'll live, that's for sure.

Nahida looked back at him when she didn't receive an answer.

"Are you worried about them?"

She watched him scoff and shake his head.

"Please. They're worse than a cockroach."