~Ken'ichi~
(A couple days later...)
"Finally a break!"
Rustic let out a sigh of relief. He was practically skipping down the hallway and away from Her Majesty.
He continued, "Queen Edge has been working us so hard. Always bossing us around. Still bossing around Wisp — More than before... uh... Ji-ho's death,"
"So... should we go somewhere?" Ken'ichi asked excitedly.
"Sure!" He grinned. "I kinda want to grab some flowers, you know, for Wisp and Hidden. There's some nice ones down by the sea if you want to come too,"
Ken'ichi nodded, "Okay, let's go then!"
~*~
"Who's that visitor person?" Rustic asked.
"I don't know." Ken'ichi answered slowly, "I wasn't there... at the meeting."
"Oh, huh," He nodded.
Rustic's eyes then widened with curiosity. "Wait, where were you?"
"I was just doing other... servant stuff." Ken'ichi recalled. "Also, I think I passed by the visitor once before... in the halls."
Rustic's eyes somehow managed to stretch wider. "In the halls? Wait, was she actually leaving this place, or going to see Ji-ho?"
"At least I think he's called Ji-ho. Names are hard," He mumbled to himself.
"I don't know." Ken'ichi replied.
"Oh, huh. Well, anyways, I think we're here," Rustic said.
He began to trot over to a section of wildflowers, and signaled for him to follow. Their vibrant colors and shapes reflected on the rather calm sea. Each small wave held each of their pastel colors.
Then, Rustic stopped dead in his tracts. He looked over to where someone he didn't recognize was. At the palace, it was easy to recognize everyone, and you soon knew every newcomer.
"Uh, Ken'ichi," He whispered after he darted back. "Who's that?"
"You can see her too? You can see ghosts?" Ken'ichi sighed, 'I thought that only I could see her. I guess that I'm not the only one who could suddenly see ghosts. Maybe this beach is special...'
"Uh, I don't think she's a ghost," He mumbled.
He turned his head to the stranger. He could only see the back of her head.
She had long black hair — Was she from Flame Tribe? Was she a hybrid like him? Maybe Flame-Droplet. Ken'ichi has never heard of something such as a Flame-Droplet hybrid existing. Living in Droplet Tribe territory.
Maybe she's just Droplet Tribe— but Droplet tribe villagers don't have black hair. Was she Flame Tribe? What would a Flame Tribe be doing here?
The queen obviously didn't know whoever this was. So, her case isn't like Ji-ho's, so why was she here?
"Really? Do you think that's a... good idea?" Ken'ichi stammered. He felt... weird.
"Yeah! She looks nice; I'm sure you guys will get along well," He added, and still had that grin on his face.
Ken'ichi nodded. He started to walk towards her.
"Hello—!" Ken'ichi started, stopping as he realized a knife was pressed against his neck.
Ken'ichi turned his head to get a view of her face. She looked like a female, younger, and cuter version of the famous Ji-ho.
"Who in the world are you?" She hissed dangerously. "An assassin Queen Edge sent to kill me? If you are, then I recommend that you quit your job. You suck at assassinating people."
"Wait no— I'm not an assassin! I'm Ken'ichi, a servant. I'm on a break right now." Ken'ichi stammered; slightly intimidated.
She hesitated for a minute, then lowered the knife.
"What do you want from me?" She asked in a softer tone, but still on high alert.
Meanwhile, Rustic didn't even hear them. He sat down in the field of wildflowers, and picked a good bunch. Already, he had made one set of flower-crowns.
"I just want to get to know you..." Ken'ichi mumbled awkwardly.
She stared at him for a long, eerie moment.
"My name is Myeong-Jun." She finally said, "That's all you need to know."
Ken'ichi and Myeong-Jun ended up staring at each other for a long moment, then Myeong-Jun let out an exasperated sigh, "I'm from Flame Tribe. I came here to bring Ji-ho's corpse back to Flame Tribe so he could be passed on. Is that enough information to satisfy you?"
"You're the visitor?" Ken'ichi asked in disbelief, "The younger sister of Ji-ho?"
Myeong-Jun rolled her eyes, "Of course."
Myeong-Jun then continued, "I think I've told you way too much now. I think it'll be best for you to leave now."
She then murmured quietly, "It's not like you will be much of a help to my plans anyways."
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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...
