My Knight Rescuer is a Jerk! So Why should I ignore the Prince?
"Always remember, no matter how much a fae may seem like they experience emotions, no matter how human like a fae may behave...a fae can never be a human." The Keybearer. A young maiden from another world foretold by ancient prophesy, destined to collect the seven keys and save the world. Surely that's the kind of story that finds some plucky high schooler dreaming of adventure and whisks them off to find their true love, right? Overworked salary women like Emily have long passed the point where such fantasies can come true, and even if they did, it's not like she'd know the first thing about what to do. ...So of course, nobody even bothered to ask her before dropping her into an entirely new world full of magic and danger. Like the three hungry orcs eyeing her as soon as she wakes up. "What do you mean I can sense the keys if I use magic?! What magic?!" If Emily could, she'd have immediately issued a rejection letter, but unfortunately, the only way back is to finish her quest somehow. But it's not all danger and confusion. The knight who rushed into battle to save her is charming and kind and gorgeous, and the beautiful and lonely prince has a soft and kind smile only for her. If everyone she meets along the way is like them... Well. It can't be that bad, right? "...--I'VE BEEN KIDNAPPED BY A PAINTING?!"
Fortieth
Every morning now, Emily rose early to eat breakfast with Merwyn before spending several hours studying and researching ancient texts, scrolls, and tomes from the vast libraries within the tower.
Her routine during her afternoon included wandering about the vast interior of the structure exploring every inch of it carefully while questioning any of the fae whom she encountered about the origins and history behind its existence.
She learned much from their discussions though mostly of trivial facts or details regarding Merwyn's youth as a fae.
Really, she learned mostly about Merwyn's pranks and very little about the tower or its curse.
So she couldn't just talk to Merwyn.
If she was going to find a way out of this tower not just for herself but for all of the fae trapped in it, she needed to talk to the rest of the fae as much as possible as well.