Thread: A Queen's new maid (MessedupRp x DancingRain)

Challah raised an eyebrow when Miki asked for different meat, but as she explained herself Challah nodded and picked up the plate. I'll see what they have. She left the room without another word. Asha smirked at Miki, see, she's already warming up to you. But those aren't Zenzin. They're usually roasted, it preserves the flavor better. She leaned back and closed the book with a soft thump as Miki requested a story. Well, I already told you about the plains. It's relatively flat where you and I will live. The palace is relatively large, I'm not sure how it compares to others. But it's nice. We are a little while away from the ports so there will be a short trip back home. She frowned a bit, there is one forest... But nobody goes in there. It's called the Sable Jungle, the trees are made or black wood, so tough that they can't be cut and the leaves are a golden color. People have gone in before but, nobody comes back out again. There was a long pause before Asha turned to Miki and took her hand, I need you to promise me, I know you want a forest but... Just... Stay away from that one. It's dangerous, some people say it's haunted, some people say cursed. There are legends about it, if you'd like to hear them. She sighed and leaned back, not releasing Miki's hand from her soft grip. Well, once there was a goddess, Koriah. She's the goddess of love and passion. Well, she fell in love with another goddess, Vespin, the goddess of wanderers and navigators. The wayfinding goddess. They loved each other in secret for years, until they were discovered. Akam, the trickster found them together and used his magic to separate them. He led Vespin astray and stole her walking stick, the object that she used to find her way and he built a massive structure around her, a colossal maze guarded by fierce monsters. She couldn't find her way through the maze, even after years of searching. Korean eventually seduced Akam and he let slip where Vespin was being kept. The God became angry with himself and before Koriah could save her lover, Akam made a magical forest grow around the fortress. A forest that could not be cut or burned, one that kept people from leaving. He filled it with dangerous beasts and when Koriah arrived, it was too late. The forest was grown and her lover was trapped deep inside. Asha smiled weakly, the poor goddess was so distraught that she wept and wept until she had cried so much that she had formed a lake, in that lake she could see a reflection, a reflection into other lakes and other water. So she came to people, appearing in the reflection of clear water and begging them to help her and find her lost love. She sighed, it is said that Koriah still appears, in moments of passion between lovers, but I've never been able to gaze upon the goddess. I doubt I ever will. Nobody's seen her in a thousand years. She sighed again, many people have been lost looking for Vespin. Some people theorize that the Sable Forest might not even be the right one. That they've all been searching in the wrong place. She shook her head, I still follow her, Koriah. Most people back home follow the goddess. My mother went as far as to become a priestess on Tambur, an island off the coast. It's the home of the largest temple dedicated to Koriah, with a pool as large as this ship dedicated to her. Asha glanced at Miki, I'm sorry. That probably wasn't the best story. Challah tells it better, she was always very good at that. I always liked that one, but it made me sad... To be locked in a maze, or begging others to save your lover, kept away from one another for centuries. Maybe someday, it will have a happy ending. Asha slipped her hand away from Miki's as the door opened. Challah entered and quietly set down a plate piled with dried meats in front of Miki and left again. Asha smiled triumphantly, see? She's warming up to you.