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[Music stops]
"I'm not rooming with you."
"I don't really have that money left, so be grateful you don't have to sleep on the grass tonight."
It was true. The owner of the inn gave them a free room as an apology of the earlier misunderstanding. Remember, a room. Not two, but just one. Sure it has two single beds, but still! One room! Merida wants to file a complaint but Ezra managed to convince her that this is only for one night. They'll be leaving tomorrow anyway.
"Tomorrow, we'll head for the Garel checkpoint," announced Ezra as he sat on one of the bed, claiming his. "With the bridge out, that's the only way back to Corona. We also have to do something about passports..."
He heard so many rustles and glanced at Merida who was opening every drawer in the room. "What are you looking for?"
Merida face went red. Should she tell him? "Is there anything to write with here?"
Ezra blinked. "Pen and paper, right?" He opened the drawer at the night stand, smiling when he took out some pieces of paper and a pen from it, amused when he saw Merida disbelieved face. "Here." "What's it for?"
Merida pouted with a blush on her face. "A diary," she mumbled softly, but that caught Ezra's ears because he was looking at her with a raised eyebrow. "What's with the look?!"
Ezra blinked. "Sorry. But you don't look like the type of girl who would have a diary."
Merida groaned. "It's a chore, really," she said, screeching her hair. "But the doctor said I have to, so…"
"The doctor?"
[Tales of the Abyss Anime OST – Luke –determination-]
Merida walked and sat at the unoccupied bed as she received the pen and papers from Ezra. He started, "I don't have any memory of my childhood, from the time before I was kidnapped by Mared Krows. So, since I don't know when I might get amnesia again, they told me to keep a diary."
"That's hard," Ezra said in a soft voice. "Sorry to hear that."
Merida rolled her eyes. "Don't be nice to me all of a sudden." She put the pen and papers on her bed before focusing all of her attention to Ezra. "Anyway, do you know what fairies are?"
"They're herbivores that live in the woodlands of the East Terah Plains," Ezra explained. "They're one of the symbols of the Order of Aurora, along with the Order's founder, Sofia. Their forest is just north of this village, actually."
Merida nodded as he jumped of her bed with his fists raised. She looks… excited? "Alright! We're going there tomorrow."
"To do what?"
Merida grinned at him. "To look for proof that they're the thieves. We'll catch them and drag it back to the villagers here!"
Ezra could only stayed silent. He looked at Merida like another head just popped out next to the other. His mouth moved, forming a word.
"What?"
Yeah, another late update. I just finished this this morning because I fell asleep.
Cast:
Merida from Brave © Pixar
Ezra from Star Wars © Lucasfilm & Disney
Sofia from Sofia the First © Disney (mentioned)