#queue. wait for it

He shakes the younger boy awake, plate of freshly made pancakes held in the other hand. “Kale, c’mon, time to wake up. Breakfast’s ready,” he coos, hoping the smell of food would be enough to rouse his little brother awake. “You gotta eat so I can take you out for some guild work, yeah?”

It’s not so much as real guild work; a simple gather and deliver task that shouldn’t be too much trouble. They’d go to the outskirts of the village and collect some herbs. Nice and easy and it’ll help Kale exert some of his energy so that Autumn could work at Angel’s Wing later.

At the sight of brilliant red hair, Lucina reaches out a hand and pats him on the shoulder. It was strange to see him without an entourage of people, but she didn’t question the circumstances. Anything concerning his private life wasn’t her business and vice versa. They agreed to it casually, and well, she was pleased that he was understanding of their deal.

Autumn, however, seemed to find it amusing and would wander off like a stray cat when they visited the area. Another layer of annoyance ran thick when Zelos began bantering with her bodyguard. Typical.

  Aha! She knew Draven would agree to such a last minute request! It could either be because of their friendship (though, she doubts the knight would admit it without her insistence) or because he hated being around nasty aristocrats as much as she did. Either way, she didn’t mind the reason for his immediate compliance - and yes, she was going to ignore the defeated tone he spoke in because that was basically his default tone but enough of that: they needed a battle plan.

  “Your kindness truly knows no bounds, Sir Draven! As expected of my most favorable companion...” Crystalline eyes darted from side to side, hoping that any eavesdropping folks passing them by were satisfied with her praise. If not, she’ll have to disgust both her and Draven over more honey-slathered sweet nothings. “So noble and benevolent, I am truly thankful for our partnership and hope to enjoy our dance together at a relative of mine’s birthday.”

  She wove her fingers in her hair, curling dandelion yellow locks. It was an uncle’s birthday, someone on her mother’s side, who knew a few men that wanted to vie for her hand in marriage. Her uncle was part of a weak territory, more rural than he desired, and if he was able to marry his niece, Delight, to one of his successors then there would be a whole merge and... Basically, Delight would bring in the money and he’d sow all the riches.

“I’ve an older sister for sale. She betrayed me by pretending that she brought chocolate chip cookies only for it to be raisins. She sucks at doing chores but she’s willing to kill someone for you discreetly. If you’re not into that, she’s okay at making floral teas, I guess.”

“If I can just get enough coffee, then I’m sure I can stay up for the next two days. Should be fine if I drink enough water in between. I’ll eat snacks too to keep my awake and then I’ll be able to catch him.”

“Mm...eh... My siblings are fighting, but they won’t tell me why... And the ones who usually mediate aren’t home right now... I can ground them, right? That’s what usually happened in my old house.”

@iinauras | going to jail for stealing a dog

Now, now little puppy, Lala will not give you any bite of her cupcakes, but she will take a piece of her sister's sandwich to offer you so that you may stay on her lap forever. She's gonna take you home and give you her brother's room. And you'll get to live with them until the end of time. Good puppy.