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-Second
Adrien perked up immediately, turning in his seat. "The key is in this group?"
There was an unspoken 'already?' that...well. Honestly, Emily agreed with.
But...
The problem was...
Emily shook her head in response. "I don't- it's...I can't tell which one is..."
The only thing she'd been able to determine so far was that the person whose soul resonated the closest to hers was standing in that group of people, and she'd determined that rather easily.
It jumped out so powerfully that it was impossible for her to miss, thanks to Merwyn's help charging up her soul like that.
But-
Well...she'd kind of...sort of...
Gathered that the key could be almost anyone there?
Maybe it was because they were all standing so close together, she wasn't certain. Unfortunately, it seemed that if she could sense as strongly as Merwyn let her sense, even people who weren't keys gave off a vibe of something to her.