Chapter Seventeen: Scandalous
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“Andromeda?”
Philomath called, her voice echoing off the high rounded ceilings of the temple followed by the clicking of her cane against the floor.
Andromeda rushed into the room, her hair half braided upwards around wires like a halo of branches, her bare feet padding on the cold stone tile.
“Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Coming! Coming! Coming!”
She chanted, seizing Philomath’s hands and lacing their fingers together, Philomath’s cane clattering to the ground.
A smile spread across Philomath’s face.
“Greetings!”
She gasped.
Andromeda chuckled
“Did I startle you?”
She asked, tilting her head slightly.
Philomath released Andromeda’s hand and attempted to brush her white hair back from her face.
“Well, I-”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8q8pI7oJG
She huffed as her hair fell back over her face.
“I-”
Andromeda tucked Philomath’s hair behind her ear.
“I got it, love.”
She chortled before clearing her throat awkwardly
“Now, why have you traveled here, of all places, at this hour?”
Philomath leaned slightly closer, her voice dropping to a whisper.
“The prince. He is still… absent.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKmmveHe4J
Andromeda blinked.
“What do you mean? Why did you have to whisper that?”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjn3Z0a4yL
“It is a scandal, to say the least.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmOgnhcelP
“So I did see him stumbling down the road?”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMYu11IJ4S
“Possibly.”
Philomath peeped, twiddling her thumbs.
Andromeda opened and closed her mouth for a moment, contemplating what to say.
“I- …Does the princess know?”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefokjSK5VG
She breathed, tilting her head.
“No. Virelai has no idea. The queen told her that he was ill.”
Andromeda licked her lips at Philomath’s response.
“Mh… very scandalous indeed. A missing prince.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76KEv7VL3J
She purred, smirking to herself.
“You must not tell anyone, Andromeda!”
Philomath snapped.
“But why…?”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHEWyUQt0G
Andromeda pouted.
“Because the honor of the royal family is at stake!”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaKw8R9OdM
Philomath hissed, crossing her arms over her chest.
Andromeda arched her eyebrows.
“And?”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdI8niuiSnz
“I could lose my job!”
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Philomath paused for a moment.
“Though I must say, ‘The Missing Prince Leveret’ does sound rather… attention grabbing.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUskKCTSyzq
She admitted sheepishly.
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Andromeda said before letting out a snort.
“And to think the queen herself told me that my eyes were ‘not what they used to be’ when I asked her about the rumors…”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Zq8EtrQbp
She chuckled.
“You asked her about it?!”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOM8eDeh3Hk
Philomath gasped in horror.
“Of course I did! I had to go to the source.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiHlqU4rbb
“Oh my Mogshade you are so unhelpful.”
Philomath muttered, rubbing her temples.
“I heard you found my mannerisms amusing.”
Andromeda grinned.
Philomath made a gesture that Andromeda had learned was her version of rolling her eyes.
“I suppose… you are correct.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbJTOI36oo
She bent to grab her cane.
“Now, I really must be going, love-”
Andromeda pulled Philomath up by her forearm.
“Nonsese! Come! Stay the night! What is mine is yours, my darling!”
She sing-songed, leading Philomath off into her personal quarters in the back of the temple.
Philomath stumbled slightly with a laugh.
“Oh my- if you insist.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsRXwTva3d
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