Scarlet
The two share a glance for so reason before turning back to .
Is that your contracted faes actual na or one you gave him as a nickna? Allen asks, his tone sounding serious.
I blink in confusion before tilting my head slightly and annoyingly enough noticing Allens eyes flicker to my ears and back to my face again as I answer, Its a nickna I gave him to shorten his really long na.
The two share another glance.
Okay, why are you being so secretive all of the sudden? I ask while using my clean and repair skills to fix up my clothes and clean up the blood on my jacket before putting my hands in my pockets. Its just weird.
They turn to look at again as Allen carefully says, Look, the fae are special in that their nas have importance. aning that most fae tend to keep their nas hidden, only letting those they trust know them.
I stare at the two for a few seconds before the realization hits .
Tar trusts ? That what?
Hows that possible? I ask with a frown, seemingly confusing them even more, Tar literally threatened when we first t! How could that translate to trust?!
Now that surprises the two.
Thats not possible. We fae are not capable of harming humans or demons by decree of the royal family of the fae, the panda says, surprising back in the process.
I frown.
Does taking away my pain and then giving it back when I dont listen to him count as threatening ?
The two share another glance. Which is really starting to annoy .
When they look back at again, Allen says, Technically, it does. But it doesnt count as harming you. So your fae just sounds like an oddball amongst the fae.
His panda fae nods its little head in agreent with that.
Oh.
Also, you ntioned that his na was long? How long is it? Two words? Three? Allen asks seemingly out of nowhere. The length of a faes na can generally be used to determine how high up the fae court they are.
Wait, so thats why his na is so long?
He has five nas, I answer them, surprising them once again. But this ti its enough to make Allen almost lose his footing and fall after leaning too far to one side if it werent for the panda catching him.
Five?! he shouts, a mixture of disbelief and shock in his tone. He then lowers his head to look at his fae as he asks, Only mbers of the royal family have that many nas, right?
My mouth drops open.
Yes, youre correct, the fae answers, also seemingly in shock. And that ans a royal fae has contracted with a human and given them his full na. The panda then looks directly at and says, If you care for your contracted partner at all, do not tell anyone his full na.
I unconsciously nod my head.
Thank you, the panda says before vanishing.
Huh.
Both Allen and I just stare at where the panda was in silence for who knows how long before were interrupted by the sound of beeping coming from Allens wrist. And unlike when I was called, he answers it, making Belles livid face show up on the screen.
Belle? Allen asks, slightly surprised, and still a little stunned from the revelation we both just had.
She imdiately opens her mouth to speak, only to close it the mont she sees through the cara feed. Then the anger on her face vanishes in an instant, replaced almost imdiately by a flood of tears as she shouts, Scarlet! Youre okay!!!
After a second though, her joy takes on a slightly confused tone as she sees my ears and adds, And you have wolf ears? Wait, you beca a Guardian?!
I nod my head, slightly amused at her reaction. At least, until she adds, Can I touch you-
No. I shut that down imdiately before she can even finish asking.
anwhile I can hear Allen trying to hold himself back from laughing. I scowl at him for a second before turning back to the screen as I ask, So how are you doing? Are there any Fractures near you? And what about Arthur?
She looks confused for a second before muttering, Pretty sure Im supposed to be the one asking you if youre alright, but yeah. Im okay. And so is Arthur. There was one Fracture near - Allens head jerks to stare at the screen at the ntion of this -but it was only a Class I. And the Guardians at the university took care of it quickly enough.
Allen lets out a sigh of relief after hearing that last part.
Ignoring the protective parent in the room, I nod my head with a smile, Im glad youre both safe then.
Before either of us can say anything else, another beeping sound cos from Allens device, following which a second call opens up, showing a screen next to the one of Belle. This screen has a woman with a rather blank face simply staring through the screen, giving an incredibly unnerving feeling in the process. Almost like she can tell everything about just from a single glance, which I know isnt true.
Sage. Allens information gatherer and communicator. A subordinate of his that brings him intelligence and spreads it around his people.
We have been trying to call you for nearly ten minutes now, sir, she says, her voice just as blank sounding as her face. Kind of like a robot. But I now see that it was because of the young miss. Sage pauses for a second as she looks at and adds, Congratulations on becoming a Guardian. I will be looking forward to working with you if that is what you decide.
Then the call cuts off without us being able to say a word.
None of us say anything for a few seconds before I look at Allen and ask, Did she just hack your suits terminal?
He nods his head without a word.
Wow.
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