Reina sips from her apple juice. She glances at the brunette next to her.

'So, how bad did my father punish you?' Reina asks in a hushed tone. She isn't actually allowed to talk or interact with others right now until her father has decided how to punish her for her several bad deeds.

Kumiko looks up from her plate filled with food. 'Ah, not much. My father will probably pissed but hey, how could I know that Itchy Shoe was battling someone for some girl's hand?' Kumiko explains, rolling her eyes at the last part.

'Actually,' Reina says, 'They were in battle for me.'

'Oh donuts I am sorry!' Kumiko immediately apologies.
But Reina smiles at her. 'No, no, it's okay. I'm not happy with it but my father just has to act like an asshole.

Reina raises a brow when Kumiko grins. 'Is something funny?'

'No, it's just that,' Kumiko stops talking for a second because a giggle can't be held back. 'It's just that you talk really rough for a princess and you have grass in your hair.'

Quickly, Reina runs a hand through her hair. She feels her cheeks turn hot when she notices the green strands. 'Thanks for pointing that out I guess..' she mumbles.

Kumiko smiles. 'No problem.' Then she scratches her chin. 'So I kinda forgot to introduce myself earlier on,' Kumiko sticks her hand out to Reina. 'My name is Kumiko, Kumiko from Oumae. I think we played together some time long ago.'

Reina cocks her head to the side. Memories flash before her. 'Oh. You're right! That really was long ago.'

The conversation starts to die down. Reina plays with the ripped edges of her dress. She should go and put on some different clothes when she remembers something else.

'So Kumiko, why were you in armor anyway? Aren't only dudes supposed to like, fight?' she asks.

Kumiko hums. 'Rules are made to be broken y'know? I've started training when I was like, eleven. So pretty soon after I met you. But Itchy Shoe told me that he was going to train so I decided I was going to defeat him as many times as I could.'

Reina chuckles. 'You give good nicknames. Explain to me some time why you call Tsukamoto Itchy Shoe, okay?' Reina then asks. 'I'm going to change into another dress, this one isn't really fitting anymore.'

'Sure, I'll tell you next time, I'm leaving soon.' Kumiko replies with a smile.

Reina can feel her smile fade. That's right. Kumiko will leave again, back to her own place. She just met the girl again, she felt comfortable around her somehow, no way that she was letting her go so easily.

'If you want to you can stay a little longer?' Reina offers. 'I can fix a place for you to sleep and a stable for your horse!'

Kumiko scratches her chin again, Reina is afraid she will scratch through her skin someday.
'Well, that does sound nice,' Kumiko mumbles. 'And it's not that my dad will be really happy to see me after I pissed your dad off,' she continues. 'Sure, I'll stay!'

Reina claps her hands. 'Awesome!'

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I am sorry that this took long like, how hard is it to write some words lmao anyway, my school is starting up soon so hallelujah