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❝My job is to make sure that the Princess is happy and healthy.❞
【ɗιαƖσgυє cσƖσя:#FFAEB9 ♙ тнσυgнт cσƖσя #63D1F4】
|| Echo || Gumi ||
【ɗιαƖσgυє cσƖσя:#FFAEB9 ♙ тнσυgнт cσƖσя #63D1F4】
|| Echo || Gumi ||
Shiro sat back and looked at her lap, recalling that it was not her place to speak out of turn. "Yes Princess, I'm sorry." Shiro whispered, staring down at her plate. She had done something bad, hadn't she? She had spoken out of turn. It wasn't her place to mention things like whether or not Aya was actually a rebel. "It won't happen again," she picked up her fork, falling silent. Cress joined the fray, taking her seat beside Heron and next to Aya. Shiro watched her, she had none of the mannerisms of a Princess, placing both elbows on a able and running her finger around the rim of her glass of juice. She had no training, Shiro could tell, unlike Princess Narisia, whose posture was perfect and folded both hands elegantly in her lap. They were a stark contrast, fire and water. Not for the first itme, Shiro wondered where this Princess had been all of this time.
"With all due respect Ellie, I don't know what's real and what's not right now. That woman on earth isn't even my Mother." Cress's eyes were full of fire, Shiro swallowed hard, glancing at Princess Narisia. The second Princess sighed, leaning back against her seat, her arms crossed. "Sorry, I just... I want answers." It was clear she was confused, Shiro glanced back tentitively at the others. They all went back to speaking of Aya. Shiro's tail wagged tensely, wondering if they would truly let Aya go. "If giving you the information on the rebels will make you leave Aya alone, then I'll tell you." Cress replied, taking what Shiro thought was an angry bite out of her eggs. Was it possible to eat angrily? Shiro didn't know. "That's a good thing, Princess, right?" Shiro secretly hoped that Aya too, would get to go free.
"Promise me," Cress leaned back in her seat, she had finished off her food quickly. "I'll promise in the Princess's stead, since she cannot make such a vow." Itward said suddenly. "Give us the information you have on the rebels and Aya will go free. You have my word," Cress nodded, seemingly satisfied. Was it wrong that Shiro was glad that someone else was under extreme scrutiny for once? She was just glad they weren't looking at her. Cress took a long sip out of her juice, then at last started speaking. She told them everything, from the day she had gotten there, leading up to the ball, including the plan to befriend Heron and ask for her protection, then she confessed to getting drunk and confessing everything to Heron, who had promised to protect her before they-well-Heron covered Shiro's ears so she didn't know what that part was.
When Cress finished, she sat back in her chair and took another long sip of her juice. "That's a lot to take in," Itward had recorded the entire thing of course, so that he could listen to it later and review the information. "That's everything I know," Cress said at last. "I think you covered all your bases," Heron said shamelessly, patting Cress's shoulder. "Here, I'll get you more juice," she picked up Cress's cup and disappeared into the kitchen.