#THIS TOOK A WHILE TO ANSWER BUT I JUST WANTED IT TO BE PERFECT DSFJKGHSKDJFGHJK

[hyliacursed]

❛ you have orders to follow , don't you , knight ? ❜ hands cinching their waist , hip cocked to one side ⸻ it's taking every ounce of their willpower not to dramatically sigh for the added effect : they're saving their breath for the descent down their makeshift rope , skillfully crafted from rito-made bedsheets , and not even hyIia's formidable chosen one can get in the way of their grand escape . ❛ do not leave your post by the princess's bedroom door no matter what , ❜ they parrot with a roll of their eyes . ❛ the king said nothing about following me outside . ❜

if this is how king rhoam rewards those brave enough to embark on a quest for knowledge , then so be it . zeIda won't stop until they come to a ground-breaking discovery that will change the trajectory of their ill fates forever ⸻ that'll show him . you can't ground science .

❛ we’re a team , aren’t we ? teams stick together ... even when the leader is being a prick , ❜ signed link @gloryseized .

the princess stills . did he just ...?

❛ for your sake , i'm going to pretend that you didn't just call my father that . ❜ despite this , zeIda can barely stifle the amused lilt in their voice ⸻ her guard said nothing she wasn't already thinking , after all . [ though you will never admit it , something buried deep in your chest gently unfurls ⸻ a blossoming empathy as you realize how mind - numbingly boring this week must have been for him , stationed outside your chambers all night long . you wouldn't wish any kind of gripping listlessness on even your worst enemy . ] a long beat passes before they offer one small concession ; not a request , but an order : ❛ but if what you say is true , then you're coming with me . ❜