The Sealed Princess of Five Fates
"Skelp, you are an incompetient pile of bones with no sense of direction," I say, watching him look down at the ground in shame. "But I have decided that you have a chance to redeem yourself."
Skelp's skull shoots up and he salutes me with one of his arms.
"Anything, Your Highness," Skelp says. "I promise I'll make up for my tendency to become lost!"
"I'm sure you will." I say "Now go track down those intruders and dispose of them for me."
Skelp looks a bit hesitant at the command, but after a few seconds, does a quick bow and runs out of the room.
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I start thinking about the situation. I mean, the way I see it, those intruders will die, which gives me some relief, or I rid myself of an annoying skeleton, which will bring me a bit of sadistic pleasure. It was a win any way you looked at it.
An hour or two goes by when I hear a swooshing sound, like a bird flapping into the room. I look up and see Victora, one of my commanders, the blue-haired harpy, who could at times be a thorn in my side. She flies down onto the floor in front of the steps leading up to my throne. She looks up at me with narrowed eyes, like a bird about to dive upon it's prey.
"Ah, Victora, my favorite little birdie, come to pay your respects?" I ask, knowing full well why she is here. There could only be one thing she was after: the location of the bone man.
"Where is Skelp, your highness? He is usually wandering the halls but I've noticed he's missing." She says, her voice edging on harsh, but keeping her calm. She still didn't want to highly offend me, despite obviously being offended herself.
"Well, he's always getting lost, as you're surely aware of," I say, my lips curled into a faint smile. This seems to push Victora over the edge.
"You know damn well he's not just lost! I can always track him, but there's no trace of him." Victora says angrily. She goes into a stance that looks like she's about to jump into flight.
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Skelp's skull shoots up and he salutes me with one of his arms.
"Anything, Your Highness," Skelp says. "I promise I'll make up for my tendency to become lost!"
"I'm sure you will." I say "Now go track down those intruders and dispose of them for me."
Skelp looks a bit hesitant at the command, but after a few seconds, does a quick bow and runs out of the room.
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I start thinking about the situation. I mean, the way I see it, those intruders will die, which gives me some relief, or I rid myself of an annoying skeleton, which will bring me a bit of sadistic pleasure. It was a win any way you looked at it.
An hour or two goes by when I hear a swooshing sound, like a bird flapping into the room. I look up and see Victora, one of my commanders, the blue-haired harpy, who could at times be a thorn in my side. She flies down onto the floor in front of the steps leading up to my throne. She looks up at me with narrowed eyes, like a bird about to dive upon it's prey.
"Ah, Victora, my favorite little birdie, come to pay your respects?" I ask, knowing full well why she is here. There could only be one thing she was after: the location of the bone man.
"Where is Skelp, your highness? He is usually wandering the halls but I've noticed he's missing." She says, her voice edging on harsh, but keeping her calm. She still didn't want to highly offend me, despite obviously being offended herself.
"Well, he's always getting lost, as you're surely aware of," I say, my lips curled into a faint smile. This seems to push Victora over the edge.
"You know damn well he's not just lost! I can always track him, but there's no trace of him." Victora says angrily. She goes into a stance that looks like she's about to jump into flight.
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