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?!"
Ninety-First
Emily pursed her lips and crossed her arms. She wasn't exactly sulking.
But she wasn't...
Not. Sulking.
Alright...
Maybe she was sulking a bit, but for a good reason!
It was chilly outside. Sitting in what was effectively a gazebo did little to change that.
Unfortunately, she had to sit there anyway.
And so. She was cold. Not enough to shiver, but close.
Mia stood in the form of Stella behind her. Merwyn and Adrien sat on either side of her. Kieran stood in the courtyard, pointing at people and demanding they line up.
She'd ended up looking at the book again, despite her procrastinating and the two fae in her room fighting like cats and dogs.
With Merwyn's help, she had concluded that among the hints of the locations of the keys, there was a suggestion that not just one, but two, keys might be hidden in the palace.
Or maybe it was Verilonia as a kingdom.
Merwyn didn't know, and neither did she...