#The Town King | emeritusroyalty's verse

[chaossapphire]

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“Thank you. Last time, I narrowly avoided an owlbear, but I would really like some feathers for warmth charms. It’s going to start getting colder, after all,” she replied. Pulling it out of her robe pocket, she handed him a pendant made from a dragon scale. “I have a protection charm for you.”

[chaossapphire]

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There was a silent pause for a moment before Sapphire responded, “Don’t you want to be an adventurer? The whole basis of that is risking your life for coin.”

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As Izren entered the store, he’d be greeted by an room devoid of life as the ball of light leading him fizzled out of existence. Sapphire was nowhere to be seen. Not long after though, a voice slightly higher than hers called from the back room, “Come on back. I need your help.”

Once he reached the back room, he’d find a small girl with dark blue hair in a way too big nightgown reaching up to put something in a cauldron that was just barely taller than her. “Good to see my summoning spell worked on you. I’ve never had to call someone from that big of a distance before.”

[chaossapphire]

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“Of course I’m still holding onto it. A certain someone has yet to apologize for it.”

Though she would never say it aloud, what he surely saw as a simple misspoken phrase could’ve gotten him executed back at the palace. In Sapphire’s eyes, he was getting off extremely easy with just an apology to her, but he couldn’t even manage that. He was going to get himself killed if ever had to deal with nobles, as most adventurers do.

At his remark, she just scoffed, “I haven’t needed to count on anybody this far in life. I doubt I’m going to need anyone anytime soon.” That wasn’t entirely true, though. Perhaps a more accurate statement would be: I haven’t had anybody to count on this far in life.

After all, even Equis left her all alone.

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Despite seeing him do it, Sapphire jumped, only ever so slightly, as he dropped the bag with the giant snake head on her counter. He wasn’t kidding when he said it was the size of his head. “Interesting,” she mused. “Let’s move the resin before to the back before I start with this. Give me one moment.”

Before he came in, she had been mixing some chamomile and mint together. Gathering the small bits and pushing them into a white cloth bag, she cleaned up her area and tied the bag with a yellow ribbon. She held it out to him, saying, “This is for you. With my chamomile blooming this morning, I realized I never properly thanked you for helping with my gardening. I don’t really like being indebted to people.”

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The thing is..... the potion wasn’t the only things she left. She also left a bouquet of flowers with a note attached. The note read;

To test the potion, apply a single drop on the effected part and let it sit for an hour. If after an hour, the rust has removed to your satisfaction, apply to the rest of your sword. If not, bring it back to the shop and I’ll strengthen it.

Sapphire

P.S. I express my thoughts better in flowers than in words.

The bouquet she left consisted of layers of different flowers. In the center of it all were white tulips, representing forgiveness and sincerity. The next layer was a mix of gladiolus and foxglove, representing honor and insecurity respectfully. Finally, all of that was surrounded by flowers of the Devil’s Snare plant and begonias, representing disguise and caution. All together the create a visual message of how she wants to forgive him and tell him more, but her honor and own insecurities fueled by her need to hide and caution of others prevents her from doing so.

Of course, if you don’t know the flowers’ meanings, it’s just a bouquet.

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“But when the people you care about end up hurting you, it’s hard to let them see you like that,” Sapphire muttered under her breath. She didn’t know if she should or shouldn’t tell him that this was absolutely about the careless comment he made the other day. “And sometimes it’s hard to know how I’m suppose to feel at that moment. I don’t even realize how sad I am until.... later.”