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?!"
Sixty-Ninth
Once they returned to their room, they found Mia - in Stella's form - who had opted to laze about in bed rather than walk with them to tour the town. Kieran likewise sat in a chair in their chambers, reading something from the shelf, rather than go out and about.
Neither of them had been present when she woke up and left, however, so they must have gone somewhere earlier, even if they'd made it back first.
Unfortunately, a simple glance at Kieran and Mia, or the room itself, didn't immediately tell Emily what it was they'd been doing.
Not that she cared where Kieran was...but given Mia's insistence that she ate human souls as her preferred meal, Emily couldn't help being at least a little worried about what Mia did while unsupervised in another land.
When they returned and Kieran noticed their presence, he glanced up at them with a faintly annoyed look. "....Back from your date?" He inquired dryly.