“Of course. I will leave you to it. Be back shortly, my dear.”
Arquis paused to slip on an extra mask that had been in one of the gift baskets. He left, not bothering to lock the door behind him. He’d only be out for a minute. Someone, either Lovey or Divinity or even Honey, would be at the front desk, and if they knew where to get art supplies then they would tell him. If they were too far from the inn, then he would see if a trader would come soon.
Sure enough, Lovey was at the front. She was wearing a fluffy pastel pink coat over a short dress in the same color. Her sheer leggings were ruby red, as were her necklace, earrings, and mask. When she saw him approach, she let out a delighted giggle, set her book to the side, and leaned over the desk.
“Hi there, cutie! Long time no see!”
“Hello, Lovey.”
She beamed. “What can I do for you?”
He asked her about the art supplies. She tapped her chin for a moment, then leapt out of her seat. She disappeared for a few minutes before returning with a large case. Attached to it was a card of some sort, though he couldn’t read what it said.
“These aren’t technically for public use, but I asked Honey and he said that it was alright! He also said some other stuff that I didn’t wanna repeat, so I made him write it down.”
“Thank you so much,” he replied, taking both the case and the card. He gave her an awkward one-armed hug across the desk before turning to go to the room.
On the way back, he began to read the card. His face went bright red. There was a lot of very descriptive imagery involving a variety of different anatomical parts. He only got about halfway through—up to a part about candle wax and melted chocolate—before skipping to the end. Anymore and his face would’ve been so hot that he would’ve spontaneously burst into flames. At the bottom, Honey had signed that it was all in jest, and that he’d very much meant none of it—unless, of course, Arquis was interested. When Arquis reached the room, he opened the door with his free hand and handed the note to Rin.
