We were on the boat when we got the note that Anise and the others want us to visit Hymn in Grand Chokmah. Everyone was happy to hear that, they were worried sick. They said they wouldn't attack us like last time.
We head over to Grand Chokmah in a few days later that week. Florian was ahead of us, bouncing up and down in happiness. "I've never been here, I heard it's beautiful. Too bad Jade lives there." Forte laughs and Viola stiffens, trying to hold in a giggle.
"He needs to get a girlfriend! But no girl around Grand Chokmah would EVER find him sexy. He looks like a girl himself." Forte puts in a girly pose half way through, and spoke in a sassy voice. "I'm JADE! My boobs are soo big!"
And lifts up his shirt and shows everyone his chest. Viola blushed like mad when she chuckled, Florian and I laughed until our stomach's hurt.
"I'm so flattered that you found me so attractive enough to compliment my breast size, but I'm not interested in having those kind of things around." No one noticed Jade in front of us the whole time. Looking at Forte with a smile.
"G-get away old man! We can walk on our own!" Forte's flustered and has a goofy look on his face.
"Oh no, I can guild you through like the gentleman I am." He moves and motions us to walk.
"Gentleman my ass, necromancer." Forte pushes us past Jade.
"Oh, how improper of you to say that, not that I'm complaining." Jade looks at Forte happily.
"Though you can probably stop commenting on your "ass", it's not nice to disrespect your face like that."
Viola appear randomly and laughs while yelling "He showed you, Forte!" in of Forte and Jade.
They both look amused.
"Well aren't we getting along well?" Florian says in a spunky voice, pulling Jade and Forte closer.
"It's nice to see them like that, being all giddy and teasing another."
Florian and I look at each other, Liger ruffs and grunts happily. Scratches his ear and marches up to us. Growls at Jade and wags its tail.
"You can bite Jade, Liger. " I tell him.
"Oh no, no, no, that's not friendly Arietta." Jade wags his finger.
I just look up at him to say an insult but get interrupted by Florian yelling that we're at Grand Chokmah. He's so happy and joyful, it was cute. Everyone gave him a happy glance and just rushed in Grand Chokmah after him. He ends up running to Anise who was waiting for us at the entrance. "Anise!" He yells out, she turns around and sees him.
"Florian!" She engulfs him in a bone crushing hug, but he seems like he's used to it. "Grand Chokmah is amazing! I never thought there would be so much water!" His eyes sparkle with anticipation of where to go. "We're going to Hymn's house, Peony is already inside doing who knows what." Jade smirks strangely at Forte, Forte blushes like mad.
"Jade." Forte speaks up.
"Yes master, what do you want?" He gets on one knee.
"Stop putting disgusting images in my head." Jade gets up and bows. "Of course, I was trying to have fun with you like Peony and Hymn." Forte gags and runs to the gate of Hymn's home, Anise, Liger, and Florian run towards the gate, having as much fun as possible.
"Arietta." Jade says neutrally, messing with his glasses.
"…"
"Aren't you going to respect an old man and speak back?" He's weird, and very smart, I don't like him.
"Aren't you going to answer?" I look at him and he's looking at me.
"No." Jade gives a creepy look at me. Smile and everything.
"Oh my… You broke my elderly heart." I stick out my tongue at him and run to Liger who is wandering around away from the others, damn they both are way too curious. I walk him over to the door of the large home and turn around to let Liger in to see Jade right outside the door with him, I jump a little and let them both in.
"Oh, you're so kind, Arietta." He says in a sarcastic tone.
"How may I ever repay you, maybe with Forte's hand in marriage?" He winks at me and makes a kissy face. I could feel my cheeks burn up.
"Shut up, would you?!" I stomp away from the creep to see the others surrounding Hymn on the sofa. She laying down with a bandaged up body by Peony and Viola. Liger is at her feet gladly resting on the soft carpet, Peony looks over when Jade and I walk over.
"Oh my, who is this lovely lady, is she your girlfriend, Jade? I never knew you were into younger woman, you old dog you." Peony snickers as Anise keeps in a giggle.
"Oh, Arietta, you never told me you felt that way to me! Oh, I'm flattered by the offer but I've already got a handful taking care of Forte." We both look over to Jade to see him humming in delight with a shrug he returns to his "normal" pose. Forte has a face of disgust as Anise laughs and sits by him. "Oh Jade, how would Arietta feel about that?" She and Forte are going to get along, I just know it.
Anise looks and walks over to Hymn and Peony, planning something. "Sooo, when you too get married, who's going to be the flower girl?" She strikes a cute pose and bats her eyelashes. Peony laughs, "Oh I've got that taken care of; Forte's going to do it since he has woman legs." Forte stares straight at Hymn, who's got her hand over her mouth and is stifling a giggle. Florian joins in with, "He does have lady legs!" "Maybe that's his secret!" Viola exclaims loudly. Anise clears her throat, "Soo what am I going to do?" She does a different pose. "You'll kick out Jade if he gets too drunk." Hymn says in a monotone voice, almost she knows it's going to happen.
"I'm not an alcoholic… well." Jade laughs when he gets a serious look from Florian and I.
"So, where's Guy?" Anise asks Peony, her expressions turn unamused. "Did you feed him to the rappigs?"
"One day I will, but not today." Peony stretches and rests his feet on Liger's back, his eyes shot open quickly and questioned me what was happening. "Peony happened." He looks over dreadfully and turns back with a look on his face that says, oh god why. We started speaking about what we're going to do next on our trips. He says we'll be busy and that he doesn't mind some extra weight on his back if I want him to carry me, but as long as it isn't Peony, he shivers with another "questioning my life" look. I take the offer happily and look over at the others. I had forgotten I was in Hymn's home to see everyone looking at me.
"Wow that's amazing Arietta, you really can communicate with monsters!" Florian all hyped up as usual. Anise was amused as Peony and Hymn were. Viola was fascinated and I don't even want to see what the necromancer was doing.
"Maybe at the wedding Arietta could be a pet on a leash, walking next to your rappigs! Oh what a joyous sight to see." He wipes his eyebrow and keeps his dumb smirk as usual. He's mocking me, isn't he?
"Says the man with a rappig named after him." I mumbled while looking away to Liger. He's as amused as Jade is. "Oh don't give me that look, you'll be walking down the aisle on a leash like Jade is." Liger still is amused. Viola laughs loudly, "I can just see Peony walking down the aisle with all 7 of his rappigs." Hymn thinks while smiling a devious smile. "I would make him sleep in the grass if he walks down there with his Rappigs."
Guy bursts in worried, "Your majesty! There's trouble!" He has his sword out and on his right arm there is a fresh wound on his arm. " W-we're under attack!