Legacies of light

Arc 10.23: A day of joy part 1

Location: Abais Castle

Φ Entering another set of giant doors, I see a ridiculously large table in front of us, a circular one, covered in vines.

And sitting at the top of this table is one of the ministers we met yesterday, Cultúir.

With a pleasant smile, she says, “How wonderful it is to see you accept my invitation.”

It was an invite? It felt more like they were telling us we had to go here.

Composing myself and getting on my tippy toes, I say, “It is a pleasure to be here as well.”

As Cultúir is about to say something, Willow looks at me strangely and says, “Where did this Maple come from?”

Proudly, I say, “Certain forms of training have been passed down so the village chief could deal with outsiders well.”

“How enthralling.”

“Don’t say such things about me,” I say, hitting Willow repeatedly but lightly in the chest.

Suddenly, the maid behind us coughs, and then we stare back at Cultúir, who looks less than pleased at us ignoring her.

“It must be fun to be young and in love.”

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