I know there may be some questions but all will be answered in time and if not you can ask me
After she had gotten dressed, Adralan headed toward the market to enjoy the rest of the day. She had gone to Wyvern's Court with the hopes of meeting their queen but had no luck in finally meeting her. None of her brothers had ever seen her either and Adralan had hoped to be the first of them. In fact, since they had arrived she had seen no one from the royal family and would have to wait to meet them until dinner. After the exhaustion from the trip had worn off, she went instead to entertain herself with the sights and sounds of the lively market. Dancers performed on one corner, musicians and singers in the next, merchants and the exotic smells of the many foods all played with her senses. It was all like a dream almost. Both the Serpiente and Avians differed so much in mannerisms though their beauty was both as equal. The warm colors the Avians wore reminded her so much of home but the audacious styles of the Serpiente were also reminiscent of home once more. Of course, nothing could equal her beloved home. She missed the sight of trees and the sound of nature.
She walked and avoided the small puddles of water that had been formed by the early morning rain. She had just changed into new fresh clothes and she did not want to soil them before dinner. After all, she was the wolf princess and had an image to uphold in front of the other royals. From where she stood, she spotted two former members of her pack that had left their lives in the forest to become merchants. Zeev and his mate, Dhalia, had left only a few years ago and Adralan remembered them fondly.
Zeev smiled at her as she approached them and nudged Dhalia to look as well. Dhalia looked entirely surprised at the sight of Adralan standing before them that she dropped one of the furs they traded to the ground.
"Adralan?" she said amazed. "My you have grown!"
She walked inside the booth through a small opening in the back and stepped avoided another large puddle that had been formed by the rain.
"It is good to see you both." Adralan smiled at them both and was glad that they had recognized her.
A sudden commotion in the crowd not far from the booth caught their attention and Adralan could not help but gawk at the spectacle. Two young men ran wildly about in the market as another older man tried to catch up to them in vain. A few Avians and Serpiente were pushed aside as they ran. Before she knew it, one of the young men reached her booth, looked at Zeev, and hid inside the booth behind Adralan.
"Don't say a word." He whispered to her from the dark corner. Adralan was about to protest when the other man ran into the booth as well and collided with her. Both fell into the puddle of mud but he placed his hand to cover her mouth as he hid under the booth.
"Where did they go?" Adralan could hear the older and very frustrated man that had been chasing them ask Zeev. Zeev covered for the two young men and pointed in a random direction. Adralan pushed the one that was holding her aside and stood from the ground in a mess as Dhalia helped her up. Her hands and clothes were muddied and she could feel the mud in her hair and face as well. She turned around to reproach the two young men that had caused all the uproar but they were gone.
"Are you alright?" Zeev asked her as he offered her a clean rag to clean herself with. Adralan took it but found it useless in cleaning the mud off.
"Who was that man looking for them and why did you let them get away?" she asked crossly.
Zeev only chuckled. He was not the type to be intimidated by her or any other member of the royal family. He had lived away from them far too long to remember such courtesies.
"It was an Avian no
doubt flustered by only a small prank. They're really quite
innocent and in fact one of them is…
Adralan cut him off. "I
don't care who they are." She sighed and she handed Dhalia the
muddy rag. "Zeev you have to stop covering for such troublemakers."
He only laughed. "If I remember correctly we used to cover for you as well."
Dhalia chided Zeev. "Zeev stop teasing her." She then looked at Adralan. "We're glad to see you after all these years! How are your father and mother? Did you come alone or with your brothers? Is everyone at the pack doing well?" It was an innocent attempt to change the conversation and though Adralan fumed she ignored the incident to avoid discomfort. She was not angry at Zeev nor Dhalia but at the two rascals that had ruined her day. Well, she was more irritated than angry. Her conversation with Zeev and Dhalia ended a bit before sundown and Adralan retreated back to the palace to change once more. After all, she could not show up at dinner in her mud-spattered clothes.