OC in Fifteen
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I'm gonna go for good ol' Ninma for this one.
“ Was my paba a bad man, slave…I mean, Narul?”
"I can do that!" She whined as Bira valiantly attempted to wipe away the grime that caked the little girl's face.
“Uh-huh! The baths are next to each other right?” She turned to the attendant for confirmation. The woman nodded. “See, Narul? If something happens I’ll just-” At this, she took a deep breath, her cheeks puffed, “Scream!” The shrillness of the screech made Narul’s ears ring.
“Stand still, I need to show you to Narul and then you can go home,” Ninma whispered, reaching out to grab the delicate creature. The lizard quickly skittered out of reach of her hands and came to rest on a log.
Ninma looked at Narul and then back at the spirit. She took a deep breath and puffed out her chest, and tried to rekindle that royal bravado. “ I am Ba Ninma Asherdul Ninjali, daughter of King Hutbari of Labisa”
“What do you mean broken? Narul is fine. He’s big and strong. And well, he’s not broken! He’s definitely not a dummy like you!” She could feel a grain of white-hot anger growing in her chest. She leapt to her feet, tiny fists clenched, all too prepared to leap at the strange being which hovered before her.
“Poisoned? Its a doll. I wasn’t going to eat it.”
“Shhh…shhh…its okay.” Her voice was soft and kind, just like Bira’s had been.
“Maybe I am and maybe I’m not. No one is going to believe you, if you survive that is.” Ninma said as she bound the man’s hands.
“I think he’s dead.” Ninma said. She was taken aback by just how hollow her voice sounded.
“I don’t really miss them because I don’t really remember them all that well. Its like forgetting the words to a song you used to love, you’re not going to cry over it but you do feel frustrated. Maybe it would be different if I didn’t have Narul and Otilia and all the others around. Its funny, I was with Suru for just a few days but I actually think about him more than I think about my parents.” Her eyes remained locked on her hand holding onto Jani's.
Ninma spoke up, her voice cut through the din of terror and uncertainty, “There’s the ravine, I doubt they’ve found it. If we’re quiet we can sneak through there. We’ll be okay.”
“Narul I am a grown person, and even if I wasn’t I was running around a demon’s lair when I was five years old, I am sure I will be fine in the woods for a day or two. Gods, I don’t know what is going on in your head.”
“I don’t want the throne back! That throne has brought nothing but suffering and death! I was happy, I had someone that I loved and that loved me. Zatar took him! You stole him from me!”
"I’ve been here much longer than I ever imagined I would be...”
Tagging @illarian-rambling, @mk-writes-stuff, @kaylinalexanderbooks, @roach-pizza, and @willtheweaver
