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Author's Note: Oh man, sorry it took so long for me to update! School really laid me low for a while, haha.
This drabble is inspired by The Hollow Kingdom trilogy, which I highly recommend for anyone and everyone to read. Writing this was so much fun for me.
Thank you, GlassCase, for your wonderful review, and Ashi P for your wonderful message! :)
Drabble:: Hollow Bargain
The sight of his monkey tail almost made her flinch, but she stood her ground. She did come out here on a mission, after all.
"Are you the Goblin King?" she asked, cutting straight to the chase.
He blinked, then laughed. It startled her to hear such a carefree sound from a monster. "No way! I'm just a sentry...wait." He paused, his expression turning curious. "Why do you want to meet the King?"
Chi-Chi hefted up the shovel a bit more. "I want to tell him that he needs to stop taking away our women, or else I'm gonna give him a good thrashing."
The monster looked a bit dumbfounded. "Um...sorry, but I don't think he can do that."
"And why not?!"
The monster paid little attention to the shovel now dangerously close to his head. "If our king doesn't take a woman, how is he gonna get a wife?"
She almost spluttered in outrage. "By courting her like any normal guy looking for a wife! You goblins really are barbaric, taking women to be your wives without their say in the matter!"
The sentry scratched his head. "Gosh when you put it that way...I know it sounds harsh, but the king can't really do regular courting. He has to do all that after he kidnaps her. If he waits, then the lady won't want to stay with him forever and we're all doomed."
Chi-Chi scoffed. "Don't be ridiculous. All your king has to do is come out and tell the poor girl the truth. Surely there's someone out there who wouldn't mind being a...a goblin queen."
"Like you?"
"What?"
The sentry's gaze had turned on her with a new layer of perception. "You're not married, are you?"
Her retort stuttered its way between them. "I…What if I am?"
His wry smile spoke more than it should. "You don't have to lie. I can already tell, you know."
He stepped towards her, and she moved back to bring the shovel between them. She pointed its spade near his throat. He halted and kept his gaze on her, that wry smile never wavering.
"That's an incredibly rude question, you know," she said, trying to smart her bravery back into action. "What kind of man asks a lady about marriage without introducing himself first?"
The sentry snorted. "Humans are funny." But he stepped back with a smile that was a tad bit more sincere. "My name's Goku."
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