A Bustling Castle Greeting | 039

[cavaliering]

[It's a dark and rainy night.

Seriously, who thought traveling in weather like this was a good idea...?

Thankfully, at the end of the road, there's always the Clarines castle, inviting to those who need to get out of the storm. Inside is certainly much brighter, bustling with people doing their own tasks and doing them well.

Everyone can be found here, if you look around hard enough. There are even snacks set out, so surely someone intended to eat those but perhaps got sidetracked--

Just don't make a mess. Prince Izana won't be pleased.]

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[cavaliering]

[..........NOTICEABLE PAUSE.]

Of course that's what I would expect from you!

[:'D;;;;;]

[informal]

... Is there something you'd like to say? Mitsuhide.

[cavaliering]

[...w h y]

I just...haven't seen Shirayuki lately, and every time she disappears, it seems as if you get into a situation of some sort.

[YOU CAN'T DENY IT.]

I was trying to head it off before that happened...

[informal]

... Wait, you haven't seen Shirayuki?

[look at what you've done, mitsuhide]

[cavaliering]

I know I may be overstepp--

[DO YOU LISTEN TO A WORD HE SAYS...]

............I'm sure she's somewhere around the castle, or perhaps in the library.

[he'll just...try to placate zen now.]

[informal]

[WHEN HE REGISTERS THEM...]

I'll check the library, then. If she's out in this weather...

[cavaliering]

[THANKS.......

and yeah he's...he knew this would happen!]

Prince Zen.

[pls to be listening.]

If she's out in this weather, we'll find her. It seems doubtful though, right? Shouldn't we search the castle first?

[informal]

[He sighs.]

I know, I know. Have you seen Kiki or Obi around, for that matter?

[cavaliering]

Hm...Now that you mention it, they've been a little scarce tonight, haven't they?

[So strange. Of course, he's rather practical, so--]

That's a shame, we could use their help searching.

[informal]

Yeah, that's part of why I was wondering where they were...

[S I G H]

Looks like I'm stuck with just you.

[cavaliering]

[. . .]

You're saying very hurtful things tonight...

[ha ha sigh.]

We'd better pick a direction to start.

[yeah. "we". he's not going to leave your side tonight WHOOPS]

[informal]

[you mean he doesn't normally say hurtful things]

Let's first check the library, then? We should ask the chief pharmacist too—maybe Shirayuki was assigned some work...

[cavaliering]

[yes. most hurtful prince.]

That seems fair.

[AFTER YOU, HIS PRINCE.]

[informal]

Let's hurry it up, then. Hopefully we'll run into the others on the way there, with any luck.

[WALKING AWAY because hnnnnnnnngh shirayuki]

[cavaliering]

[FOLLOWING right there on your back as per usual, honestly.]

I'm sure they're fine. Obi doesn't strike me as the sort to go out in this sort of weather either.