"Stacia~"
"Hn?"
"What are you doing?"
"Nothing…."
"Hmm, really now…."
"Yes, really. So go back and do your own thing, Vanessa."
"Tch." Vanessa clicked her tongue, crossing her arms. "It's not every day I get to visit your kingdom outside of boring diplomatic reasons, you know. Let's go explore the city again!"
"We already explored yesterday…." Stacia's voice was flat, her eyes not leaving the page before her.
"That wasn't enough." Vanessa's lips curved into a sly grin. "Hehe~ don't worry, I'll cover my ears this time—unlike last time."
Stacia's hand paused briefly, her quill hovering just above the paper. "I doubt covering your ears would be enough to lessen the attention people have on us."
"Oh, come on."
Vanessa flopped dramatically onto Stacia's bed, rolling from one side to the other like a restless child.
The sheets tangled around her limbs as her long silvery green hair spread out like liquid moonlight, her pointed elven ears twitching in exaggerated annoyance.
