Forgotten Royalty
Chapter 3
Azier walked next to Penelo as they walked, the shorter girl holding the redhead's hand while they talked. Penelo had immediately attached to the older girl, liking her attitude and strength. Vaan felt a little left out. He watched his oldest friend as she seemed to get almost indecently close to the newcomer. He sighed and looked toward the grand temple. Inside was the Gran Kiltias, who could supposedly help Ashe regain her throne…
Azier finally pulled her arm away from Penelo, not because she didn't welcome the younger girl's company, in fact, she rather liked all the attention after so many years of living alone on the outskirts of civilization, but she didn't really want to see the Gran Kiltias. His ability to see into the hearts of others made her uncomfortable, he could see things in her that she didn't know about, and often she didn't want to know…
"Here's where I get off this ride. I won't go in there. I'll wait here for you."
She crossed her arms and leaned a shoulder against a pillar and waved the others inside. Once they were in, she stood straight again. She had been having a feeling like something bad was going to happen all week, but just as the door closed behind the others, it got worse.