The Tenth Year
Once again, Edwina couldn't sleep. Kinta had spent three hours trying to help her, but nothing was working. The Viera had even tried casting Sleep on her Gria lover, but it simply wouldn't work. Even though Gria had dragon blood in them, magic still usually worked just as easily as with Humes and Viera. Eldena had even come in from her room, at one point to try and help, since she could hear Edwina crying, but even the magic of one of the finest Red Mages on Ivalice was almost useless.
The Gria decided she had to go outside and get some air. She knew it was dangerous, but she could hold her own in a fight, and the Flourgis Rabbits probably wouldn't be around to attack her. Viera weren't nocturnal, even though they lived in a dark jungle and had excellent night vision.
It was quiet out in Flourgis. A few Gria were still out shopping, most of them in their breeding pairs. Edwina guessed they were getting ready to fly off to the mountain nesting sites. Many Gria preferred the mountains, both from their dragon blood and from the fact that the area was secluded and protected. With the dangers of the city being evident, Edwina knew it made a lot of sense. She knew if she were to mate, she'd probably want to go up to the mountains too.
Edwina looked at some of the items for sale. She wondered if any of them had any useful enchantments, maybe to help lessen the effects of her heat or help make her sleep, even though it was unlikely any item would do what Eldena and Kinta's magic could not.
"It's odd to see a Gria alone this year," The vendor, a Hume, said.
"I actually do have a mate, I just can't sleep," Edwina said, not going any further than that since she knew a lot of people disliked lesbians and didn't know if they'd like the idea of a Viera and a Gria together even if they got past that. And besides, not everyone she met had to know her life story. It was bad enough her family knew about Kinta.
"I'm glad. I'd hate to see a cute girl like you all lonesome, especially a Gria on one of their breeding years," The vendor said.
"Um…yeah, sure. Would you have any enchanted items for sale? As I said, I can't sleep. Would you have anything with Sleepel on it, not that that would work, since I've tried that several times tonight?" Edwina asked, looking some of the items over.
"All I have like that are a few fire motes and ice motes. Everything else of that like has been bought up. You Gria have been making me rich."
Edwina floated into the air slightly, trying to see the items for sale better. It was true, almost everything was sold out. There was nothing too useful, even though Edwina thought about buying some ice motes for Kinta.
Another Gria just about pushed Edwina out of the way, completely excited and hyper. "Please tell me you still have some ice thingamajigs! We need them to pack, so our barbecued chocobo won't go bad when we fly up to the mountains!"
Edwina pulled her aside, "What the heck was that for? You almost knocked me over!" She snapped, her tail lashing.
"I'm sorry, I've been looking for ice all night. I want to take barbecued chocobo up to my nest, but I need ice or it won't make it! I have a refridgerizer up there, but until I get there…" The other Gria said.
"It's called a refrigerator, and you didn't need to nearly knock me down just to buy some ice motes. I'm not gonna buy them if you need them. I only considered them to put them in Kin…well, to do something else with them. I don't need them, it was just a thought," Edwina said.
"I have ice motes," the hume said.
"Okay. I also need fire whatchamacallits. I will need something to keep my egg warm when my husband and I have to go eat," the Gria woman told the vendor.
"I have those too."
Edwina wandered off, wondering what she was going to do. She thought about going back to the inn and having sex with Kinta, but knowing the Viera she was probably asleep and she didn't like being awakened. Edwina hated this. There was nothing to do and it was the middle of the night. It was usually Kinta who had problems sleeping, with Viera being descended from prey animals. Edwina had never had this much trouble, and if she couldn't sleep, the spell usually worked.