Royally Challenged
by io sono mi-cchi
Chapter 21: Peplos
So far, they have bought food not available in their garden and the forest. Miyu's eyes wandered around. She saw a hen together with her chicks pecking the ground. The chicks followed their mother and mimicked her actions.
She told Kanata, "Why don't we raise ducks or chi—"Then, she noticed he was gone.
"Kanata?" she called out. There was no response from him. Her eyes treaded the clumps of people gathering from stall to stall. Still no sign of the particular lad.
She sighed. 'I guess I'll have the freedom to explore,' she mentally reasoned and shrugged.
She looked around and saw a dress worn by a mannequin. It was very different from the clothes everyone wore. If she were correct, it could have come from the fashion during the Greek or Roman Empire. It was a linen tunic, with its sleeves hanging loose under the upper arm. It seemed to be tied around the waist to give figure to the dress.
"That's called a peplos," a voice behind her said. She turned around and saw a dark-haired girl with almost sparkling eyes. The girl continued, "It is usually made of wool, but in this case it is linen. It is worn by the people before 500BC."
"You sure know a lot," Miyu commented awkwardly.
"I just happened to know that," the girl said and smiled, "By the way, I'm Aya. My friend's family owns this shop. Wanna buy that?"
Miyu shook her head. "I don't have spare money," she said, "Oh yeah, I'm sorry for not introducing. I'm Miyu."
They shook their hands. Miyu felt elated because she didn't have to curtsy.
"We are totally breaking the rules of etiquette," said Aya. Miyu waved it off and told her new acquaintance, "I don't really care."
"So do I."
A/N: So here's another chapter. A 300-word chapter. YAY! Somehow, I'm not feeling well, but I guess it motivated me to write. Weird :/
I was inspired because of the Sharon Cuneta and her daughter's commercial of Itnok. Another weird thing, huh?
Anyway, the tunic is really peplos. Got it from Wikipedia.
Thanks for the reviews, by the way. I'll take note of those tips too. Take care of yourselves too. Don't be careless like me.
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