Last One Standing (On Hold)

༄1.27༄

"Hey, Ban! Did you have an extra one of those outfits lying around?" Meliodas asks the Sin, dressed in fresh clothes and carrying two barrels of ale. "Nah, I picked this one up on the way to the village." Ban replies, smiling. "Stole, you mean?" Gowther corrects him. "This looks so good!" Hawk beams, staring at the food. "Hawk, mind your manners." Diane reminds him. "I think it's bad manners to sit like that." Elizabeth tells Diane who sat criss-cross. "Huh?" Diane chuckles and fixes the way she sat. "Right."

"Leaving already?" Meliodas asks Cain. "Are you sure you don't want to stay for a drink?" Seraphina asks him. "Thanks, but I won't trouble you any longer. Seeing you two again is enough." Cain tells them. "Alright." Meliodas agrees. "One last thing before I go. Keep in mind that if you're seeing traces of Liz whenever you look at that princess, uh... Well, never mind." Cain decides not to go on. "Until we meet again, Meliodas! It was nice seeing you again, Princess!" Cain tells them and leaves. "Take care of yourself, Barzard!" Meliodas tells him. "I hope we meet again!" Seraphina calls out to him. Cain waves and leaves. Seraphina turns to Meliodas and giggles.

༄✩༄✩༄✩༄✩༄✩༄✩༄

"Nice to meet you, Sir Gowther. My name is Elizabeth, I'm the third princess of Liones." Elizabeth greets the Sin with Ban, Diane, and King behind them. "Would you please consider joining all of us in our quest to save the kingdom from the Holy Knights?" Elizabeth asks him. "No." Gowther states. "No?" The Sins shout in unison. "This isn't the first time we've met. We've crossed paths once before in Ordan. And before that, you became acquainted with us when you were only a small child." Gowther explains. "Huh?" Elizabeth looks confused. "Well, what do you know, so she was the little runt always hanging around the king." Ban rubs the back of his head, remembering Elizabeth.

"How weird! I totally don't remember that." Diane chuckles. "Show respect when you speak to Her Highness." King whispers to Gowther. "I beg your pardon, Princess." Gowther says in his usual monotone voice. "Oh, sure. So, um, think you could tell me if I met Sir Meliodas before too, by any chance?" Elizabeth asks Gowther. "Of course, you have!" Meliodas replies walking over with Seraphina. "Sir Meliodas! Seraphina!" Elizabeth turns to the two. "What'll it be, Gowther? Wanna join up with us?" Meliodas asks Gowther. "I think I should. It was the king who appointed me to the Seven Deadly Sins. So the least I can do in return is to submit to his daughter's wishes." Gowther answers. "Great! And with you, our Seven Deadly Sin count is up to five. Let's get drunk to celebrate!" Meliodas cheers. Ban and King cheer along. "Well, we would've done that anyway, but I'm in." King comments.

༄✩༄✩༄✩༄✩༄✩༄✩༄

Diane held up a barrel of ale. "Cheers!" "Cheers!" King clinks his mug to the barrel and they both take a sip. "So good!" Diane sighs. "Want me to bring you something to eat?" King asks her. "Oh, that's okay. Don't worry about it. I can get it myself!" Diane grabs a fish from the table where Meliodas and Ban sat. "I hope you brought your A game, Captain!" Ban tells him. "Less talking more drinking!" Meliodas replies. Elizabeth walks over to Gowther with a plate. "Eat. I'm sure we have something here you like." She offers. "I have no preferences when it comes to food." Gowther replies. Elizabeth smiles and puts the plate down.

Hawk is scarfing down scraps loudly, drawing Gowther's attention. "Something feels odd." The Sin turns to the pig who had a bowl of scraps strapped to him. "Hey, Gowther! I'm Sir Hawk, Captain of the Order of Scraps Disposal! If you've got any questions, just ask. I'm always happy to help." Hawk tells the Sin. "How in the world does a pig know how to speak?" Gowther asks Hawk. "No idea." Hawk asks. "So, why are you eating all those scraps?" Gowther asks another question. "Cause they're yummy!" Hawk answers. "That's all." Gowther says and turns away from the pig. "You're done already? Now, you've gotta have more questions than that!" Hawk tries to get more out of him.