"Do you know, that Faye who’s very close to your brother, is actually soone with his nose held too high," people would always say this around Maya.
"I heard he has a marriage proposal in the Capital," soone else would divulge new gossip to Maya.
"She ran away," sotis, a Historian filled with conscience would add after the forr statent.
"You can’t be fooled by her smile," and at that mont, another would step forward to seal the conversation with their conclusion.
Every ti, Maya would listen to their lies with a smile.
Yes, their lies.
Maya could hear their real thoughts; they were envious, resentful, wondering why they were not the ones by Brother Malin’s side.
Why them, indeed.
I, Maya, would not let deceivers and the envious snatch Brother Malin from .
They are unworthy. Compared to them, Faye might have her little flaws, but Maya could feel her sincerity and love for her brother.
That’s why Maya accepted Faye as a sister.
Father had said, those who can’t even offer sincere words can’t beco friends.
So, Maya only trusted Brother Malin and Father, and now there’s also Faye and Lillim.
"Maya, co see, does this dress suit ?" A little lamb popped her head out of the dressing room and waved Maya over, so Maya walked over to see her in a khaki-colored leather dress and black tights that wrapped around her legs.
"I feel like I’ve gained so weight, is it too tight?" the little lamb asked, gazing at her reflection in the mirror.
"I think it looks good," Maya replied, looking at the little lamb in the mirror, who was different from the real one— the reflection had red horns, a slender tail, and a devilish figure that didn’t match her age at all.
Just like Maya herself, who in the mirror was even taller than the little lamb, with long, thick hair cascading down her back and a hefty tail coiled in front of her, not losing to Sister Faye at all.
When could she see Brother Malin’s reflection in the mirror?
Maya was very curious.
This was her power, awoken two months prior, even without being an Apprentice, nor having a talent for Spell Formation.
An awakening known only to her, she wanted to keep this secret because she worried if soone discovered it one day, she might be taken away.
For it seed the Church of the Goddess of Harvest couldn’t teach her how to move forward.
And being far from Brother Malin, if danger ca, he might not arrive in ti.
This would not do.
Thinking this, Maya smiled at her reflection.
"What are you smiling at?" Noticing the smile on her friend’s face in the mirror, and having decided to buy the outfit, Lillim asked while reaching for her coin purse.
"I’m laughing at myself; I really have no talent for buying clothes," Maya responded with a laugh.
"Is that so? Shall I help you pick sothing?" Lillim’s interest was piqued.
"Alright, it’s all on you now," Maya said, watching her new friend erge from the changing room, looking over the several outfits she had picked out for her.
Uh-huh... they’re all styles my brother likes the most.
She is a great new friend, Maya.
With that thought, Maya squinted her eyes.
.........
Malin glanced at the clock on the wall. it was 1:17 p.m. Thirty minutes had passed since they left the restaurant, but why did Malin feel like it had been a century?
"Speaking of which, you really do suit this style of dress," the girls battled it out in the clothing selection area, while Malin was sitting in the resting area, reading the newspaper—after all, it was a won’s clothing store, and Malin was unabashedly making the most of his youthful face. Just now, a dwarf had been scolded for rely glancing at the selection area, and now two dwarf clerks were eyeing him.
"Malin, take a look. Do I suit this one?"
Jessica’s voice forced Malin to look up from his newspaper, only to see her choice of a dress he liked paired with black tights.
Ah, Faye is dressed like that today too.
Feeling his vitality returning, Malin smiled and nodded, only to hear the anguished cry of the dwarf custor: "Why is it okay when that guy looks over here!"
"His Church insignia indicates that he’s only eleven, sir, whereas you are forty-one," a dwarf clerk said with a cold laugh.
"So what, he’s not male? What if he looks at my female companion?" The gentleman looked very unhappy. Malin turned his head, flashed a smile, and pressed a handprint onto the armrest beside him.
The three dwarfs instantly quieted down like chickens that had been killed.
"Sorry about that, everyone. I’ve just recently beco an Apprentice, and sotis I can’t control my own strength," Malin said with a smile, explaining his situation in the shop for the first ti: "Please forgive for any inconvenience."
The underlying ssage was, don’t trouble or I’ll flay you alive.
"No problem at all, please rest assured... Our store will not charge you for this, especially considering you are a Transcendent of the Goddess of Harvest’s Church," the dwarf clerk ca over and apologized to Malin after checking the material of the armrest: "Sorry, we hadn’t realized how strong you are."
"It’s okay," said Malin, flashing a very professional smile at the dwarf gentleman.
You idiot, didn’t you think, why would I bother looking at your female companion? Your dwarf companion is a North dwarf, for crying out loud, with a beard! My companions are beauties!
Even if it gave sty eyes, I wouldn’t bother looking at yours!
Thankfully, the store manager was always on the ball. The lady, having heard the news, ca over and without a word, gave a discount on the clothes for Faye and Jessica. After confirming the dwarf gentleman’s identity, she also apologized to Malin.
"I never imagined that dwarf would think you were peeking at his companion."
"I’d rather peek at you than look at a dwarf with a beard all over her face," Malin felt that his luck had really turned sour recently, with all sorts of misfortunes heading his way.
"Well, that’s true. Compared to her, we’re as normal as beauties get," Faye said, then noticed another store across the street: "How about that place, have you checked it out yet?"
"No, why don’t we go take a look?" The two girls ran excitedly towards their new destination, leaving Malin hanging with bags all over, following them with a pained expression on his face.
That’s right, where’s Colin? What’s he doing?
You gotta co and save from this plight.
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