The Adored Shopkeeper

Queen Knight

You hummed as you organized the items in your shop. You sold a wide variety of items, items that would make all kinds of people come to your shop.

You were currently restocking the potion ingredients since the magicist had bought most of them. As you were finishing up with restocking, the door opened and the bell jingled signalling that someone had entered.

"Hello, welcome!" You announced without looking. "Whatever you're looking for, it'll be here."

"Yes, do you happen to carry armor polish?" The customer asked, hearing her voice near you.

"Of course, let me finish stocking here and I'll help you."

Silence settled in the air as you quickly and efficiently stocked the rest of the potion ingredients. You stepped down from the small ladder reaching the top shelf and turned to the customer.

"Now, if you could follow me-" you stopped mid-sentence upon seeing who the customer was, shocked that it was royalty but continued, "the armor polish is just over here."

You then led her to a different section where the polish was, stopping once you got there.

"Is there a particular type of polish you're looking for, your Highness?" You asked the queen.

She didn't say anything, possibly startled at your statement. She hummed for a moment before speaking.

"Yes," she spoke. "I'm looking for a gold polish."

"Of course," you say, picking up a small container. "Despite its small size, it'll keep your armor as good as new for a while."

"Wonderful, I'll take it."

"And will that be all?"

"Yes, that's all I need."

"Alright, let me ring you up at the counter."

You walk over to a counter and set the polish on it before going around it.

"Okay, that'll be five gold." You say with a smile.

The queen across from you takes out a small pouch and grabs five pieces of gold like you had said. She extends her hand as you extend yours and drops the gold into your hand.

"Thank you." You speak, giving her the polish she required. "I hope you have a wonderful day, your Highness."

"And I to you, Mx..." She spoke, inquiring your name.

"[____]." You finish for her.

"Ah, [____]. I do hope that you have a wonderful day as well."

You both bid farewell and you placed the gold in a jar with the rest of it.

Despite the customer being a queen, she was super nice to you, which you appreciated. You merely hope that all customers that came to your shop had that much respect.

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Queen Knight slowly picked at her food as the other knights conversed; about what she didn't know. Her mind went back to the shopkeeper she had met earlier that day, remembering their cute smile.

'Hm, cute.' She thought, smiling to herself.

Her personal moment was interrupted, however, by the potions expert of the group, Plague Knight.

"What do you want, bird brain?" She asks the shorter knight.

"Hee hee, oh nothing, just noticed that you were distracted." Plague Knight claimed, giggling.

Queen Knight was taken back upon hearing that statement, but of course she played it off.

"Me? Distracted? Nonsense, I could never get distracted." She said, hoping that'd throw the other off.

"Whatever you say, hee hee." Plague Knight said, and ran off.

Queen Knight held back a sigh of relief as she stood up from her spot at the table, the communal dinner ending. One by one, each of the eight knights left the tower and eagerly went back to their respective locations.

The queen silently hoped that she'd meet the shopkeeper again.