A/N: For TikiPrincess's "Twelve Days of Drabble" challenge which is to write 12 drabbles using "The Twelve Days of Christmas" song as prompts and post them between December 26, 2012 and January 6, 2013. I'm trying for the "extra cookie points," so day one will be 101 words, day two will be 102 words, and so on. All word-counts exclude A/N and titles. Also, because Tiki sort of suggested it and I'm insane, I'm trying to use both the actual song and the "secret" (and totally made up) "catechism" meaning of each verse.
These drabbles will all be set in my Medieval Fantasy "Swords and Words" AU that I made up but have yet to write anything (other than these drabbles) for. Drabbles are in chronological order.
The First Day (101 words) : A Saviour With A Pear Tree
The Lady Hoshi had asked the King for permission to accompany the party on the trade mission to her homeland, but had been refused – King Archer had needed her for delicate negotiations with another kingdom.
Upon his return, Sir Malcolm showed her the sapling a quiet corner of the castle greenhouse. "They told me it's called a nashi tree."
He may as well have been her saviour. Joyous tears shone in her dark eyes. "I missed the pears I ate as a child," she said and kissed his cheek. "A piece of my homeland I can keep here in Roddenburrough."
