Grima-Touched Prince

"Well, I guess you could just be the same species as I am," she said. "I'm going as a Nohrian Pygmy Goat~!" It made sense, as she was on the shorter side. "Oh, if you went as a Pygmy, too, it'd just be funny." Hadrian, meanwhile, was rather tall. "You should tell the seamstress before it's too late. And a goat breeder. Make sure you confirm that they're being kind to the goats!"

"But I'll definitely check to make sure the shepherds I talk to are kind to their goats. And see about getting a small goat for you. Though maybe you should come along and pick out which one you'd like?"

"Haven't decided yet. I usually just throw on some costume armor and a mask, but I know I want to do something different this year. I just haven't decided what. What do you think I should go as? As Empress, you do have a say in what I wear to such events."

"Well, in that case, you should be a goat, too! We'll both be goats! And we can purchase a real goat and say...hehe...we can say that it's our kid! Get it?" She could barely contain her laughter; goat jokes got her every time.

"Yes!" Clara cheered. "Finally. This is the sixth one I've done today. It's for my costume for the Harvest Festival! I'm going as a goat. Obviously. What are you going to be?"

"Haven't decided yet. I usually just throw on some costume armor and a mask, but I know I want to do something different this year. I just haven't decided what. What do you think I should go as? As Empress, you do have a say in what I wear to such events."

Siegbert presented a utility knife. It was clearly an amateur job, but it seemed usable. "After the war I thought I'd continue forging my own weapons. I suppose I should test it out. But how?"

"Well, first... Before you test it, I'd suggest trying to sharpen the cutting edge. Looks very dull to me. And the balance feels a bit off too, so it'll wear out your wrist faster. But only way to test it is to put it through testing. It's just a knife, so slice some vegetables or meat and see how it performs. Maybe try to whittle something too."

"Do I look like a goat?"

"As much as a human can look like a goat, I guess. You'd know more than I would, Clara. You're the goat expert. Looks good though."

//Have been a mix of busy, studying, and sick for roughly the past month…. I got real unlucky and got a cold, the flu, and a sinus infection between the last time I posted and now… It’s been a time…

//Couldn't log in for a while. Had some email issues since that email no longer exists so I couldn't update some things. That is fixed now.

"...I don't think this is meant for people to eat," she said.

Hadrian slid a the jug of milk in front of the little one. “That will help… But I told you that you weren’t ready for this Monkey…”

“In some species, their slime is highly acidic and will melt a predator’s insides as soon as it eats them~!”

Why did she act like their mom at the weirdest times. “I just said I love it, Clara. But from your reaction, you clearly are dropping this on mom without her permission. And while I think the work you put into anatomical accuracy is great, you really shouldn’t squirt goo all over the castle. What if one of the guests were to trip and fall in your slime?”

“I wonder if mushrooms grow in here…?” She looked around, clearly unaffected by the lack of light. “Or insects, maybe? Or rats!”

“Though I wouldn’t mess with the rats when I’m around. They tend to be a little bit on edge and flighty around me. Guess they can sense that I could easily turn them into a snack if I wanted.”