Everything changes
Orion made it to the kitchen from the side door thats across from the garden. Excited to tell the kitchen people about Alistars mighty fall.
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I bust through the side door with a dramatic front flip and a twirl, stopping in front of them crossing my legs I take a bow. The staff was buzzing with news. I see them standing around the kitchen island table. As I look up and smile. They went silent. "What's with the silent treatment?" I asked suspiciously. They just look at me with faces of sadness and pity, confusion and nervousness. Taken aback by their response to my grand entrance i try and push forward "hey, what the hell? I just came through the door with what might have been my best landing this week. And I'm greeted with silence and not applause." One of the older women took a step and walked toward me. It was Marcy, she had always been like a second mother to me. She loved me like a daughter too. Her hair grey and black wrapped in a bun, a few strands lingering from a mornings worth of work. Her skin pale with a tiny a hint of blue to it. As did all the Moon Elves. She always looked like, I don't how to say it, like home. Ya that's it, home. Her hands clasped in front of her, heels clicking the floor with each step under her dress, as she closes the gap, I can see tears swelling and she tries to blink them away. "Oh my sweet girl" she says embracing me. Shocked I wrap my arms loosely around her "Marcy what's wrong, is everything okay, what's going on?" Panic rising in my voice. She never cries. Ever. "It's best to have the King and Queen tell you, child, they wish to see you in the kings study." She says to me releasing me from the hug taking my hands into hers patting them, looking up at me with a pitiful forced smile. "Ughh.." I began but she interrupted me "well now off you go, you know how much your mother adores waiting." I could tell she was trying to lighten things a bit. I let her think it worked and chuckled "you're right I'll go see what all this" I gestured to the room of people now staring at us "is all about."