The Queens Lost Crown (Book 1)

Chapter Six

Gloss woke up with an pounding headache. She pushed on her head to stop it, but it wasn't leaving anytime soon. She then looked around and noticed that she was in a small room. The walls were a light tan shade, the small fireplace was black with ash and soot, and the bed she was on was nice and soft. The door opened, suddenly, and Zelda appeared.

"Oh," she said. "You're awake."

"What h- Ow!" Gloss said recalling the headache.

"Here." Zelda poured her some sort of tea in a cup. "Kenya said that you might have a hard time continuing with the pain that was about to come, so I decided to make you some of my favorite Jasmine tea." She handed Gloss the white cup, and she nodded in a thank you. 

She put her lips to the cup and was immediately overwhelmed with this sweet taste. It tasted like many favorite fruits of Gloss into one hot drink.  

"Mmm," Gloss said. "No wonder it's your favorite. You've always enjoyed exotic flavors."

"A fellow wizard friend actually made me try it. I was in the village of Spole, and she let me try some of the tea. Ever since, it's possibly one of the only things I drink frequently."

"Where are the others?" Gloss asked.

"Ah! Ken and Ashtrin decided to go get some supplies, and Link..."

"What about Link?"

"Oh, you know him. He's probably off flirting with the women of the town." As she said that, Gloss could catch a tint of jealousy in her voice. Zelda and Link have been friends since they were children. They studied together, went in the same interning year, and they even got jobs in the same kingdom! That doesn't happen often. "Why are you giving me that look?"

"What look?" Gloss said.

"Every time someone says something, you go into this sort of trance. It's almost as if you're thinking through something." A smirked played at Zelda's pink lips.

"What?"

"It's Dalton, isn't it?"

"What?! Why would you think I'm thinking about him?"

"You are the only person, aside from Aldis, that talks to him frequently. Not only that, but Link saw you speaking to him in the forest as well."

"First off, I only speak to him when he causes trouble- which is often mind you. Second, what are you getting to here?" She asked curiously.

"Gloss.... I think you like him." 

"Wait, WHAT? Out of all people, you think Dalton?" Zelda's eyebrows raised. Gloss always had some sort of feeling that her friend was just trying to mess with her. But this is just ridiculous! "I'm not even interested in a relationship!"

"You need to start somewhere," Zelda answered with teasing in that line.

"Zelda," Gloss warned.

"I'm just joking! My Heavens, I'd have thought that you would at least blush." Gloss was just annoyed now. "Anyways, if you need me, I'll be in the plaza. I need to find some herbs for my potions back at Arendelle." As she closed the door, Gloss stuck her tongue out like a child. She never thought that being in a relationship with a man was necessary at this age. She was only 15.

Gloss decided to get up and go around town. She washed her face and dried it with a soft cloth that was left for her. She took her dagger with her, just in case, and headed out of the hotel. 

The crowd was unbearable. People kept shoving each other to get to the small shops along the roads, and the scent of someone smoker arose in the air. Gloss was just disgusted by this, and she sped her walking speed. What made her slow down was the sound of a familiar name.