Kenda did get her revenge.
She painted the triplets and their room pink.
How she got the pink is still a mystery.
But she and Merida got closer as friends, and as a result of this, the lords-to-be got closer to her.
And that led to some issues…
"I'm the handsomest, I pick!" Vailean declared one morning when he, Eoghan, and Young MacGuffin, or Duncan, were gathered at one of the towers to have a discussion.
So far it was more of an argument than a discussion.
"So?" Eoghan challenged, then shut up and went quiet.
"So what?" Vailean asked as he got down to Eoghan's level and looked him in the eye.
"N-nothing," Eoghan stuttered, losing his confidence. Duncan said something in Doric, but neither of them understood.
"What on earth are you saying Duncan?" Vailean asked. Duncan left, shuffling. Vailean rolled his eyes. Eoghan then left as well.
-Line break-
Kenda was in the room they had given her, having a staring contest with a raven sitting at the door. Merida opened the door and the raven flew off.
"What was that?" asked the ever curious Merida, who had only gotten a glimpse of the bird.
"A bird," Kenda answered, making it clear that was all she was going to say.
"Mum says we need to spend time with the boys," Merida, then got Kenda's curious gaze, "The Lords' sons, not me brothers."
"Oh. Sounds fun," Kenda replied sarcastically as she stood up from where she had been sitting on the bed. Merida rolled her eyes and took the lead.
They found Duncan first, and he began to stammer in his Doric. Kenda muttered something, but Merida didn't hear her. And even if she had, she wouldn't have understood.
Duncan was blushing, and trying to communicate with Merida.
"Duncan…Scottish, please?" Merida asked. This made Duncan turn redder.
"O-Okay Princess-s Mer-rida," he answered.
"Just Merida Duncan, we've been over this," Merida told him, causing Duncan to blush more. Kenda was watching the whole exchange with an amused expression.
After a short exchange, they all went outside where they found Vailean practicing his swordsmanship and Eoghan was his practice dummy. Needless to say, Vailean was beating Eoghan.
Eoghan gave them a wave with a bruised and battered arm. Vailean turned his head and saw them. He gave a small smile when he spotted Kenda. Kenda looked away, not pleased with this attention.
"So Kenda, how do you like a guy with a sword?" Vailean asked her, straight to the point. Everyone turned to Kenda. She had a scowl on her face.
"I'm automatically attracted to a guy with a sword, but thank you for your concern," Kenda told him, putting him down. Eoghan stood up.
"I-I saw flowers at your door this morning," Eoghan said nervously, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Was that you?" Kenda asked her eyes bugging out a bit. Eoghan just blushed a dark red in answer. Merida shook her head, while she might like Kenda a lot better, she didn't like the drama it had brought.
"I…Well; I don't appreciate flowers from people I don't know well. Actually only one…I accept gifts from nobody," Kenda answered, covering up her slip-up. But it was too late.
And the boys knew then and there it was hopeless.