I can't update for… I don't know how long. I am gonna be sent to outer space. Anyway…here's chapter 10…

Nathalia's POV

I woke up earlier that everyone and I know that if I go out they'll be looking for me if they woke up. I decided to take a shower first … at least no one will mind if I take a long soak. I took a towel and went in. I stripped off my clothing and immediately took a dip in the tub.

"Oh my little songbird, where have you gone?
The night is getting lonely, was it something that I've done?
Will you come back? Or Have I been so wrong to trust you?
I feel myself shatter, I broke after as if on cue
You left me with nothing .How could you?

Oh my little songbird, have I done something wrong?
Was I foolish to believe in the loyalty you swore?
I remember the world that was our war
Oh how I long to find you but,
You left me with pain, You left me to break

I started to try and feel the song like how my mom used to. She taught me all the songs I know. She would sing for us all the time, me, my siblings and… Zazie. Would he remember if he heard it? Why has he forgotten? I started chocking on my tears but I continued the song to the best I could.

Oh my little songbird, am I nothing to you now?
Are you leaving me for good
for you can't fight beside me no more?
Is this battle too great for my songbird?
You left me with grief, what has happened to us?

Oh my little songbird, there's nothing left for me now
Your sweet melody is gone forever
All your loving memories I will forget never
I now quietly wait for your arrival
I know you'll arrive at the dead of night and you'll leave with me
Oh my little songbird"

I finished singing the song and remembered who taught it to me in the first place, my mom. The thought of her comforted me and saddened me. The cold feeling in my chest grew and I fell quiet.

"Hey what was that song you were singing?" I heard Zazie's voice through the door and my cheeks grew hot as I realized he was listening.

"ZAZIE! What king of ******* pervert are you?! What the hell?! Can't you give someone some privacy?! I mean, I'm in the bath for Empress' sake… I can't believe someone like you exists! Why would you listen to people in the bath?! Geez…" I dipped myself deeper into the water and I can only imagine Zazie with an irritating smirk on his face. ****.

I scrubbed myself quickly and dressed myself twice as fast. When I was done I combed my hair, after that I bolted out the bathroom door and snuck out the inn. It's better to spend my time here than with a man who listens to people when they bathe. I mean that's a special kind of pervert right there.

It's already been an hour and Zazie, Lag, Niche and Wasiolka finally left the inn. I stayed by the sidewalk with Cleora on my shoulders before that and it's safe to say that "people were giving me awkward stares" was an understatement.

"First address is for Elaina Darling of Amber Street. 5142." Lag broke the silence among us and I nodded while Zazie just grunted. Lol I made him sound like a caveman. After a couple minutes of walking we arrived at an old looking house made of wood. We knocked on the door and we heard a thump followed by a high pitched "I'm coming".

Zazie's POV

We knocked on the door and I was pretty surprised to hear a thump inside, probably another klutz. The door opened and we saw girl standing there, sorta. She was using a crutch and I and the others looked down to see that she only had one leg. I looked back at her while Lag gave the letter but Nathalia just looked at the foot or the space where it's supposed to be. She then walked away slowly.

"I'll meet you guys later at the square by the 4th niku. Bye. "She waved her hand and told Cleora to stay with us. The owl then flew on top on Steak that was on top of Niche, oh how ridiculous it looks but at least the three of them are happy, I guess.

~~Time Skip~~

The whole delivery is a bore, we are currently at the third to the last house, and nothing is interesting. I don't remember much of the delivery. All I know is that the only thing that surprised me is the one legged girl. We finally reached the last house and Lag gave the letter. Yes! The 'death by boredom penalty' has been lifted! I checked the time and it was only a few minutes before the 4th niku. Lag did the same and we already went on our way to the square.

We found her sitting by the fountain playing with a necklace. It didn't look like the one with the spirit amber. She lit up when she saw us and a smile danced unto her features. All of us then started to walk back home.

"Wait! Please wait!" we stopped when we heard the familiar voice of Elaina. She was running towards us… what the ****? How did that happen? She finally reached us and she was panting hard, she probably didn't run for a long long time.

"I want to thank you. Miss Nathalia, I love this leg you made, it's simply gorgeous. I can't thank you enough. Oh, please take these; just accept it as a gift of thanks." She handed us a basket filled with jars of preserves and some fruits. She then walked towards Nathalia and gave her a hug. We are really weirded out now, what is happening? As if she read me and Lag's mind she lifted her skirt only a bit exposing what seems to be polished wood that was in place of her leg. It was shaped to be like a real foot and it also had carvings of vines and butterflies. We then gave a small nod since we really don't know what to say or do. Do we congratulate her or something? She left us and soon we were head back to the Hive.

"Where'd you get the leg? I don't suppose it was just lying around. So where?" I asked Nathalia and she didn't seem like she was liking the conversation at all. Maybe she was mad because of the singing thing. I will never understand women, why do they have to be so complicated?

"I… made it." Lag's eyes widened. Here it comes.

"You made that?! Where did you learn? It was amazing." His eyes seemed to sparkle while Niche just raised her eyebrows.

"I used to make some for my youngest sibling before she died…." What? Did she just say sibling? I was pretty surprised by this but I kept it hidden while the change in emotion was really obvious in Lag's face, Nathalia just fixed her scarf and we went into complete silence.

I finally finished it! Yey! Anyway the song she was singing was just something lying around my house, literally. Maybe a script I wrote for a role play or a weird poem when I was in 5th grade…