Deception?
Pilotslover
Chapter 3 - A Hidden Friend
Disclaimer: I don't own FFIX and all it's related places, people etc, I wish I did. I won't be making any profit from this work, again, I wish I did, I need the cash.
Note: in it's wisdom has deleted symbols, so I can't break the parts of the story as I wish, this was noticable to me last time. However, I'm going to use DDD to show such things. Sorry this parts so short, however I shall add part 5 at the same time.
Another big thank you to my reviewers!
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"Lady Freya, someone is here seeking your counsel," The young maid told the Burmecian Dragon knight. Freya looked up from a sheet of paperwork she had been doing, glad of the distraction; she nodded her head once, the standard sign to allow a person entrée to a house in her country. She stood ready to greet her visitors, her tail flicking idly back and forth behind her. The maid pushed open the door to her chamber and motioned for someone to enter.
Freya was surprised to see a tall, well-dressed man enter, a teenaged boy with a bandage around his eyes behind him. "Welcome to the house of Crescent strangers, what aid is it that you seek?" She asked grandly, standing on the traditions of the court for her kind.
"The fastest fare to the Queen's court in Alexandria,"
Taken aback by the request, Freya sat down behind her desk again and looked up at the man. "Passage to the Queen's court is restricted, without prior appointment, only those who travelled with the Queen can enter unannounced." She told him simply, not wasting any words.
The boy stepped forwards; one arm, Freya noticed, was bandaged against his chest. He bowed to her awkwardly. "Freya," She started slightly as he spoke before schooling her reaction. "It's dangerous, Kuja's back." Noting the look of disbelief and scepticism that she was giving him, Vivi pulled the bandage away from his eyes. "It's me, Vivi, I promise."
"Vivi? No it can't be, I took you for dead, we all did." Her logical mind took control again. "You are not Vivi, he stopped three years ago, who are you to claim that name for yourself?"
Desperate yellow eyes went to rich forest green ones, "Freya, please; it's me." He thought for a few moments, he needed a way to convince her that it was him; he tugged at the sleeve on his right arm with his teeth, he held out the hand and cast a mini fire spell, holding it in his hand. "I had to disguise myself, Kuja's looking for me." He snuffed out the spell by closing his hand. He lowered his head, before one question alone clamoured for his attention. "H - How are my sons?"
Convinced enough by Vivi's eyes, magic and concern over the boys, Freya relaxed slightly. "They're fine, driving Zidane crazy by all accounts. I haven't seen them myself in two years, we all stopped visiting each other after the play I'm afraid." Glad to hear that the boys were all right, Vivi smiled to himself. "As much as you want to hear about them, you need to tell me everything first and get better treatment for your injuries, what were you saying about Kuja?"
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