Damian smiled in response, this time actually more genuine. “I’ll demonstrate.” He walked over to a patch of grass, growing a rose. “If there were water I’d have done a lotus for you.” He murmured, plucking the rose from the ground and handing it to her. “I can also—“
”Be a showoff.” A squirrel chattered from a nearby tree. Damian rolled his eyes.
“That was uncalled for.” He grumbled, rolling his eyes and glaring at the small creature.
((it's official the squirrel is my favorite))
(Honestly same)
Lotus stifled a laugh as she took the rose. She heard the strange sounds a squirrel made and the Damian's response, "Talk to animals was the end of that sentence correct? That is quite an interesting ability," she took a breath and the both the bracelet and rose began to float just above her palm each glowing a faint blue color, "I only have one ability. Though it is extremely useful at times."
"Well then," she hadn't given him a straight up no but he felt like it was more of a polite gesture of saying scram, but then again he could be wrong. Kai said slightly disappointed he had liked her she seemed very nice. " I guess I'll have to try my luck somewhere else, he was about to go when he suddenly had to ask. "Is that your bird?"
"Her name is Copper!" Catori said happily. "She's more like a friend, though. It's kind of hard to call something your pet when it can cuss you out."
((what if there's a society of squirrels)) spys, my mind is blown this RP has changed reality for me😱😯))
Kai who had been going to try to pet the pretty bird stopped at the cussing part and wondered if he shouldn't try his luck a second time, he recoiled his hand as copper snapped at it. "nice bird."
“It is interesting, yes. Most creatures are… rather rude.” Damian shot another glare at the squirrel before drawing his attention back to Lotus. “May I ask what your ability is?”
(( I really want to change characters and be the squirrel and just start hurling nuts at Damian for the rest of the story, this thought is making me smile so MUCH.))
"Please excuse her, she's a bit of a…trouble maker." She said, shooting a very half-hearted glare at Copper.
"Telekinesis," Lotus explained moving the objects around in a light floaty matter. She had a light pleasant smile, "I can lift anything less than a kilogram with my mind. Though the heavier or more numerous the objects, the more mental strain it is."
”Don’t like this one. Doesn’t share crackers with me in the gardens.” Copper squawked at Catori, flapping her wings aggressively at Kai.
(I’m glad I made you laugh! I don’t mind you popping in as an animal now and then to bother Damian!)
"Telekinesis," Lotus explained moving the objects around in a light floaty matter. She had a light pleasant smile, "I can lift anything less than a kilogram with my mind. Though the heavier or more numerous the objects, the more mental strain it is."
“That’s incredible.” Damian’s eyes widened a bit. He was legitimately impressed. “I’m certain whichever prince you accompany will be lucky to have you.”
((YESSSSSSSS!!!! Thank You!!)))
"What did she say?" Kai asked, slightly worried.
Catori tried to muffle her laughter with her hand. "She-she says you don't share your crackers with her in the gardens."
Lotus had a light smirk on. She released the bracelet slipping it onto her wrist ensuring it adjusted to the illusions wrist to. While the rose was carefully placed in a sash of her dress, "I'm sure they will. So tell me, what are like Damian?"
Kai blushed, "I usually don't, but I haven't lately been eating in the courtyard due to one of them keeps pecking my hand and making me drop it. He sent an accusing look toward copper, he still had scars on his hand from last weeks endeavor.
Damian mimicked the smirk, running his hand through his hair again. “Me? Well, I suppose I’m not the most talkative of the group, nor am I a fan of cold weather. I spent quite a long time studying diplomacy as a child, which I would like to believe has paid off. I rather like to write as well.” He finished softly, looking at Lotus. “And you?”
He sent an accusing look toward copper, he still had scars on his hand from last weeks endeavor.
”I regret nothing! He is a foul beast!” Copper continued to rage, squawaking threateningly at Kai.
"Myself?" Lotus said placing a hand on her chest, "I normally don't speak this much, often I've heard the word cold to be described as what my personality is. However I like to think I'm simply an intelligent, well spoken, and snarky princess."
"I have a proposition for a restart, are both of you interested?" She asked, managing to control her laughter.
((I am going to be the squirrel for a moment, please accuse me.))
Chucky's eyes narrowed target in sight, he raised a heavy acorn he's scowered the tree finding the biggest hardest ones there were took special aim and fired.
"Listening," Kai said, very eager to end the vendetta the bird had against him.
“An empowered woman often scares a lesser man.” Damian chuckled, shaking his head. “We are lucky, as royals, to be given the gift of such a vast education, are we not? I will keep you in mind when I begin to open more schools in Sana.” Damian suddenly yelped as he was nailed in the shoulder by an acorn. “Could you not?” He hissed at the squirrel.
”Perhaps.” Copper nuzzled her head against Catori’s arm.
"What if he gives you a snack?" She asked the bird.
Lotus laughed a little at the squirrel. Her laugh faded to a grin. Of course the prince would be an advocate for education. It made no sense for him not to be. However art of his statement was incorrect, but she would never bother to correct him, "Of course. Is your little squirrel giving you some trouble?"
Chucky's eyes met Damian's from across the courtyard and the squirrel's eyes narrowed, he started to unleash a string of acorns everyone more deadly than the last, while evilly, and hysterically chuckling and hopping up and down, hoping every acorn found its mark.
"a snack?" Kai asked the bird had already eaten all his food for the past century it felt like.
"A willing snack! It might help you two smooth things over?"