where it's safe

          As the staff began to glow, Ricken couldn’t help but hope it would work, praying to Naga or whatever other godly deity was out there that please, please work! The other mages are gonna kill me if they find out!

          But the book in his arms remained the same— still looking like a burnt piece of paper. However, suddenly, it felt as if something was changing. Nothing looked differerent, but Ricken swore he could feel something. "Wait, I think it’s—!"

As Ricken's sneeze lifted dust that slowly settled on Lissa's dress, she ceased the healing. "I'm sorry." She had given it her all that time, and if that wasn't going to do it, then nothing in her power would.

┌Surely Robin was just trying to confuse her at this point. Why was she so persistant? It wasn’t like anything was actually working to make him open up, since he never did that kind of thing with anyone. At this point he was just convinced that he should give her a random, meaningless answer so she would go away.┘

2: all over kiss

3: back kiss

4: cheek kiss

5: eyelid kiss

6: fingers kiss

7: firm kiss

8: first kiss

9: forehead kiss

10: french kiss

11: gentle kiss

12: ghost kiss

13: hand kiss

14: jawline kiss

15: last kiss

16: neck kiss

17: rain kiss

18: stomach kiss

19: underwater kiss

If she couldn’t give him more sweets…

Wait…

"Hold on, you said you would give me all of the honeycakes except one. Tell you what, Princess. You give me that last honeycake too, and I’ll find you your pretty little tiara."

The thief grinned at her, pocketing the little orb.

"Anyways… Maybe you should come with me this time, who knows what else will be taken from you, huh? Not like you really pay attention to your surroundings, right?"

He pulled Lissa up. 

"You’re walking next to me, at least this way if I see anyone pull a fast one I can catch them without wasting my breath or money looking for clues."

"And while I'm at it, I do pay attention to my surroundings!" She allowed herself to be pulled up and stayed close to Gaius's side as he started walking to prevent anything else from being stolen. She was about two more pieces of jewelry away from going on a rampage in the market.

It was well into the quiet night, but Lissa couldn’t sleep. The girl usually wasn’t susceptible to sleep problems, and although her sleep was light and she could be roused easily at any point, it continued through the night. After much tossing and deliberation, she jumped out of bed and put on a short robe and her boots. Maybe she couldn’t fall asleep because she wasn’t tired enough. As for what to do to make her tired? Well… any physical activity really. 

She was going to take a walk in the castle gardens. They were quiet enough for her to be able to walk through without being questioned. ‘Lady Lissa? What are you doing out this time of night? Get back to your room!’ She could already hear the night guards and  late-working seamstresses in her head and wanted to avoid them as best she could. 

The moon was a small sliver in the sky and didn’t offer much in the way of light. In order to stay out of sight, Lissa didn’t bring a candle either. It was just her sharing space with the darkness, and she was kinda spooked even after a few seconds outside. M-maybe the fear would make her tired, r-right? Suddenly, she heard a crack from behind the trees. 

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Bruised and beaten up

Passed out somewhere

Extremely happy about something

In the ER

Suddenly only 5 inches tall

Running away from someone or something

Bouncing off the walls hyperactive

In their underwear on your muse’s doorstep

Bought way too much stuff at a store

Completely lost

Very late to a meeting

Extremely frustrated with a pair of chopsticks

Showing up after disappearing for a week

With a stray or injured animal

Wrapping his arms around her legs, though, he conceded and allowed Lissa a free piggy back ride.

"Can’t say I’m gonna keep my trap shut, Princess. Your big brother and your nanny are gonna be wondering why you’re piss-drunk and will probably pin the blame on me, seeing as I’m the one who found you in this state."

"So no can do, Princess. The gloves are comin’ off and Blue is gonna know about your antics in the shadiest bar in town."

He didn’t exactly want Chrom or Frederick harping on him, so he decided that if they asked, he’d tell him every single little detail.

"If I found you doin' somethin' bad, I would neeeever say anything to anyone, cause we're best buddies!!" Not exactly the best of friends, though saving each other in battle all the time changes one's perspective of 'friends.' 

"… You got a headache, Princess? That why you’re clutching at your head like that? Or is this some sort of noble display I don’t know much about?"

Obviously, he was teasing, but the way Lissa held her head was very odd indeed.

"So uh. What exactly are you trying to hide from me, because it’s not working."

The thief played with the stem of his lollipop in his mouth, sharp green eyes watching the princess try to hide in desperation.

"I’m gonna take a wild guess and say you let someone make off with your tiara or something valuable, right?"

He snorted, “Crivens, at this rate they’ll strip you down until you’re in the nude. And I don’t know about you, but I hear plenty wouldn’t mind seeing the naked Princess of Ylisse in all her glory.”

Flicking his finished lollipop on the ground, he approached her, pulling her hands from her hair, seeing for his own eyes her missing headband.

"Yup, I had a feeling. Alright, for this, I get the deal doubled. Or we can keep our current deal and I just find your little necklace. Your choice Princess, but I don’t work for free."

"Yes, this is the top bead of the necklace. You're missing the actual pendant." She held it back out for him to take it. "Nice job! It looks like this too. But it's bigger." Honestly, she was impressed he found this small bead anywhere, let alone a bustling center of commerce. Her cakes were going to a good cause.

┌At the point, the teasing was just to get her off his case. His earlier behavior was easy for him to brush off, why was it so hard for her? A chuckle escaped his lips as her pink flush let its presence be known, and Robin didn’t even attempt to pull back. He had to admit, playing with her like this was rather fun.┘

The thief for the most part ignored Lissa’s drunken banter, but he was grinning from ear to ear in amusement over her silly antics.

"Y’know, I don’t think Blue’d be really happy over his baby sister getting piss drunk in some shady tavern. You’re lucky I was there, Princess, who knows what kind of crap you could’ve gotten yourself into if you stayed there?"

He snickered as the princess continued shouting like a pirate, he found this incredibly amusing, maybe he should get Lissa drunk more often just to watch her make a fool of herself.

"You can so bet I’m not letting this go and I’ll be reminding you of this everyday from now on."

Eventually, they exited town, Gaius still hauling Lissa over his shoulder before they finally reached camp.

She wiggled and wiggled until she was free of her captor, and fell onto the ground with loud thud. Luckily, it didn't hurt her that much, and she quickly sprang up and put her hand on Gaius's lips. "Shhh..... Shhh. There iss'no need to tell anyone about this. No Chrom, no Freddy."