@ElderGod-Carrots
Farron placed a hand on Azura's shoulder but kept quiet. Andra glared, "There is no reason so stop trying to create drama when there isn't any."
Farron placed a hand on Azura's shoulder but kept quiet. Andra glared, "There is no reason so stop trying to create drama when there isn't any."
Azura’s face darkened, but she kept her composure. Fortunately, it took a lot for her to lose her composure.
“Fine then. I’m staying there until I find out what this is really about. Because I will not have you messing thing up any more than necessary.” She said in a lower voice. Her pastel hair swayed down to her face as she took a heavy step.
How dare Andra accuse her of starting drama. How dare she act so innocent and unbothered. Every time she spoke, Azura had the urge to smack her so hard, her jaw unhinged.
Farron gently took Azura's hand in her own, "Alright ladies, let's get going." He said gently, tugging slightly on the Princess's hand.
Azura turned when Farron pulled her arm, so he could see the expression she had on her face that was directed towards Andra. She wiped it off her face quickly, but apparently, not quick enough.
Farron gave Azura a we’ll talk about this later look before he tugged on her hand again and started walking. His mind was racing and he knew anyone who looked at him could tell.
Azura cringed when she saw the look on Farron’s face. She had tried so hard not to give him too much to worry about, yet here he was, troubled about something. About her.
Farron gave Azura’s hand a small squeeze. He’d be okay when he had answers, whenever the hell that would be.
Timeskip: 2 days later
They had been traveling for two days, mostly because of how many breaks they had taken. Azura was determined to slow Andra down as much as she could, and the annoyance was becoming more and more visible on Andra’s face. The young girl had acted like she was tired quite a few times when she was actually perfectly fine. They ended up hunting in the woods despite Andra's suggestion, and Azura made sure to take her time with that too. She was actually an excellent shot, and could hit a rabbit with ease, but she kept missing. Honestly, she was enjoying this little game; Andra was fun to annoy. But eventually, they could see smoke rising from a distance, and Azura knew they had come to the small town they were looking for.
Farron had been on a constant state of confusion the entirety of the two days. He kept catching the glares and annoyance Azura was through his mother's way but couldn't figure out why. He was also wondering why his mother was acting so strange. The smoke sent a wave of relief washing over him, glad to finally be able to reach the destination. Farron knew that Azura had been stalling and was going to ask why as soon as they had some time alone.
She smiled and ran towards the smoke. “Yes! Warm beds! I’m so tired!” She jumped and flailed her arms. She had been so ready to just drop on the ground and sleep there.
Farron looked to Azura with probably his first real smile in the past couple days, "We'll be able to rest at the inn for a couple."
Azura let her head fall back a bit as she smiled. The sunset cast a golden light on her whole body, making her hair look a bit of a coral color and her skin a beautiful gold. “Yes, we can rest.”
Farron gave Azura a quick once over and his smile grew just a little, "Rest sounds nice…" He said quietly, looking back towards the village.
“It does, doesn’t it?”
She draped an arm around his shoulder. Goodness she was so tired.
Farron wrapped an arm around her waist, pulling her into his side.
They walked like that for almost rest of the way, with Andra trailing behind. It seemed to Azura that Farron didn’t care as much about what his mother thought anymore, which was to her relief.
Every step she took seemed to weigh her down at least ten more pounds.
Soon the bustle from the town could be heard the buildings were able to be seen. People were chatting and laughing as it seemed some sort of event was going on.
Azura squinted from a distance as she tried to figure out what was going on. Apparently, there was some sort of event going on? She couldn’t see anything that gave her a hint as to what they were celebrating for. She turned to Farron.
“What do you think is going on over there?”
Farron shrugged a shoulder, "No idea… let's go find out then, eh?"
The three of them approached the town, and by the time they got there, it was dark. There were lanterns everywhere: in hands, over doors, on strings all over the place. People were trading items, dancing, and having a good time. The whole thing was really quite beautiful.
Farron looked around, curious. He looked to Azura then to the festival, finding a discarded lantern and holding it up.
“Wow,” Azura said in a hushed tone. “This is fantastic.” She absentmindedly reached for Farron’s hand and gave it a squeeze.
Farron smiled softly down at her, squeezing her hand back before holding the lantern a little higher, “Yeah… it really is.”
Azura tugged Farron into the direction of the library. At the moment, she had completely forgotten about Andra. “Let’s see if we can find Lynn!”
Farron chuckled, following her and giving her a bigger smile, "Alright then sunshine."
Azura made her way through the crowds, gripping Farron’s hand in anticipation. She had gotten a few ideas on what to do in town, but most of them had to do with ditching Andra. Andra, who was not in her line of sight at the moment. Had she disappeared? Azura looked around as she kept walking.
Andra seemed to have disappeared completely, though her son didn't seem to care, to focused on trying to find Lyn then anything else. He made sure to keep Azura at his side at all times, not wanting them to separate and get lost.
Azura nudged Farron. “Where’s your mother?” She said in a low tone. She was starting to panic; now she was at a disadvantage, again. Maybe she could go in the library and see if Andra would follow.
Farron looked to Azura, then around the area and frowned, "I… I'm not sure…" He mumbled.
She didn’t voice her concerns; instead she continued to pull him down the street, on a careful lookout. It seemed like she was gone, but Azura knew better than to think she wasn’t around them. Andra was probably either watching them, or meeting up with someone else. Azura could feel it.
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