Chapter 4: Absurd Fondness

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"Another life? Are you serious?!" Ellie burst into laughter, only to cry out in pain when she recieved a smack up the side of her head from Naomi, "Ow! What?! This blonde is talking about things that arent even re-"
"Just shut up!!" A angered yell from Toba cut Ellie off. The poor elvish girl shrank down in fear as the head guard stormed over to her. Toba was glaring and his temper was at its boiling point. He inadvertently picked up his hand-made sword and pointed it at Ellie, "Never!! Never speak such nonsense about the woman who cleans to castle every day!!! Never speak such foolishness about the queens chambermaid!! Never!!!"

Selie gasped in shock as the scene played out in front of her. She ran over to him, her feet hitting the ground quietly as she ran like a delicate little pixie. Tears sprang at her eyes as she grabbed Toba's arm, threw his sword away and attempted to stop his screaming, "T-Toba!!! Stop!!! A-All this fighting isn't necessary!! Please just s-stop!!" She began gently hitting his muscular, ripped chest.

All of a sudden, Toba stopped. His gripped on the sword became slack and he immediately shut himself up. His eyes now held nothing but confusion and shock. Not rage like they once had. "I am so sorry, young lady....I dont know what came over me....I--" It was then that he noticed the hold that Selie had on him. Giving a light 'ahem', He looked down at her with a blushed. "Hm?..." Selie softly smiled before blushing and squealing, "O-Oh!!! I'm so sorry Toba!! I wasn't thinking!!!" She bowed multiple times, practically throwing apologies at him like a tsunami.

Ellie was no longer afraid, but instead laughing like a maniac. Naomi sat there making 'Ooooohhhh~' noises and kissy-faces at them while Mabel wandered over to the large, broad-shouldered male. Giving a gentle tug on his uniform, She looked up at him innocently, "Mr Toba?"
"Hm? What the hell do you want? And its SIR to you... "
"Is Miss Selie your girlfriend?"

Cue the choking, stuttering and multiple cackles coming from the girls.

"No!!"
"That is absolutely absurd!!"
"She's a maid!!"
"He's a knight!!"
"And I'm a little girl, who cares?"

Selie gave a sigh, fidgeted around a bit before eyeing the pastries again, "Oh! Look Toba!! Those are the ones their highnesses wanted werent they?!" She asks, panicking as she tried to change the subject. Pointing them out, she placed the rupees on the counter and transferred the pastries into the basket of goods. She and Toba turned to leave, but not before a word of thanks, and a blessing from Selie, followed by a grunt and shrug from Mr Grumpy Gills over here. They then left the shop.

Naomi grinned, beginning to count the money and fill it away where it would be safely kept, along with the other money they'd earned, "Those two were certainly some lovely folks werent they?"
"Toba is a big bully and Selie is too sweet on him..."
"Oh shush Ellie, its cute!! What about you Mabel?" No response. "Mabel? Mabel what in Goddess Hylia's name are you doing?"

The young girl was crouched in the corner, staring at the object in front of her. It shone with amazing glory. "Mi-Mi, i think they left something!" She moved out of the way to show them.

There, sitting in front of her, was the shiny blade and oakwood hilt of Toba's sword.....

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