Homesick

| 6 | A Love Interest!?

"So what's your name?" Dapha asked the boy on her back.

"My names River." The boy said still hiding his face in his cloak

'River, why does that sound so familiar?' Dapha thought to herself.

"What about you, It's rude to ask for someone's name without saying your own." River snapped at the Dapha.

"Oh right, I'm Dapha." She says. "It's nice to meet you River." She smiles.

River stays quiet for a second before mumbling. "Nice to meet you too.."

Dapha continue walking back in the direction she was before. River begins pinched the back of Dapha's neck as she walks.

"Ow! Stop, what do you want?" She yelps at the pain.

"We're supposed to make a left here." He answers pointing to the left.

"Huh!? Then just tell me! I don't get why you have to pinch me." She grumbles walking back then turning left. "You're an awful navigator."

'Does she not recognize my name? He's barely treating me with any respect at all.' River thinks to himself as he realizes how rude she's being.

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The walk becomes more and more awkward as neither Dapha or River are speaking. Dapha put River down since she couldn't handle the constant pinching. Even though after they had to take multiply breaks due to River's small body they still made their way. They've also dodge and hid from multiple guards that were scanning the area, still on the hunt.

'I've been trying to speed walk do we can hurrying up and get to the center of town to buy the strawberries. This walk is way too quiet for me to handle!' Dapha thinks to herself. "So River, why are you hiding behind that cloak? Do you have a curse that makes you look all weird and ugly?" asked Dapha with a dramatic wave of her fingers.

"You've seen my face when you knocked into me, so you tell me," River simply replied.

"Hm, I guess there's no curse then." said Dapha, tapping her chin. "So what's the reason then?"

River stayed silent for a moment, weighing whether or not to share his reasoning with her.

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." Dapha shrugged.

"I'm hiding," River said, his voice quieter. "I'm nobility, and I don't want get be seen like this so I'm going to the center of town to find an antidote."

Dapha dangled the necklace that River had given her earlier. "I guessed you were nobility when you gave me this." She said with a grin. "So why did you run away?

River sighed. "It's because of my twin brother. He's such a pain right now."

"He is? I guess six year olds are known for being annoying." Dapha bluntly says.

"Six!? I am not six years old, I just told you I aged backwards. This isn't my original shape!" River shockley yelled back.

"Well I didn't say you, I said your twin brother. Don't put words in my mouth." Dapha agrued back.

"Well If he's my twin then he must be the same age as I am!" River explained. "Which means you're calling me six too!"

"You said it not me." Dapha shrugged.

"I wont allow you to think i'm some little child, I am the son of the Duke twelve years old."

'Yeah well i'm technically seventeen so you're still a little child in my eyes.' Dapha thought to herself. "Your awfully small to claim your twelve, lying isn't very proper of you." Dapha says pointing her finger up.