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Post by mistic395 on Jul 2, 2017 16:12:56 GMT -5
~She brought me the key back and was not happy that I had lost it.~ She said softly, looking down. ~Mentioned something about how people take advantage of you, though I am not sure who she was referring to.~ She glanced towards him. ~Please, I don't want to get her in trouble. It was my fault the key was misplaced.~ Andrea looked down at her hands.
A few months on and Andrea was starting to relax. She spent free time out in the area Lucien had shown her and was opening up a bit more. She had started sleeping in the bed, though she still continued to help the servants around the house, even becoming good friends with one of them that worked in the kitchen. Andrea proved to be skilled when it came to working with baking, having made a few traditional phoenix deserts to go with supper during her time there. On that particular day it was sunny and she was outside in the area Lucien had shown her. She was sitting in the center of the area, her wings out, a smile on her lips, and two fire figures dancing around her on the ground, but not burning anything. She had been practicing with her sills a bit more and was actually decent enough to protect herself, at least better then when she was younger.
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Post by Kiknessa on Jul 2, 2017 17:12:27 GMT -5
After the first month the head servant brought her some money for her work and didn't let her protest, telling her the house did not use slaves and never would. Every month since she helped work she was given pay equal to what she did for the house. Lucien spent time with her now and then but as harvest time was coming he spent more and more time in the fields with the workers, helping
Lucien came into the yard wiping the sweat from his brow. He smiled a little seeing her practice
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Post by mistic395 on Jul 2, 2017 17:16:30 GMT -5
Andrea glanced over towards him and smiled. She pushed herself up and dusted off before letting her wings and the two figures disappear. She moved over towards him. "Supper should be ready soon. I got kicked out of the kitchen early today." One thing she had been doing was working on her English, especially after becoming friends with Melanie from the kitchen, who had been helping her some. "Melanie made me." She laughed softly.
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Post by Kiknessa on Jul 2, 2017 21:31:48 GMT -5
Lucien smiled "I'm really glad you're settling in so well and finally seeming to be more comfortable" he said moving over to her a little "would your feel comfortable telling me more about them? Your parents I mean" he smiled, he was curious about her but more then that he wanted to know more about they're kind but still would not actually admit to her that he didn't remember
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Post by mistic395 on Jul 2, 2017 21:42:51 GMT -5
Andrea tilted her head slightly as she moved to walk inside with him. ~They weren't the typical phoenix couple.~ She stated, reverting back to their language, mainly because she was still learning English, and it was a bit of habit still for her. "Sorry." She apologized when she realized she wasn't speaking English. "Melanie picks at me when she finds me talking in our language. She has tried learning it, but she says her tongue gets twisted." She laughed softly. "As for my parents..." She thought back to them. "They were kind. They wanted me to be more then a prize, especially with them ruling in Petera. Most girls were married off relatively young, usually by 16, and most of the time were arranged. My parents wanted me to be happy though. I think I know part of why now." She stated as she glanced over towards where her grandfather usually spent his time. "They were actually the reason I met Lune and spent time with him. They encouraged me to make friends, and I think they were hoping that I would encourage those of my age group to take more stand in their own futures." S he said softly. "They wanted to make a change in the kingdom and make it more inviting and encouraging for those of the future." She rubbed her arms gently. "Humans still weren't very respected though and even my parents trusted few humans though. That was something that was still engraved strongly in them." she created small figures of her parents, all dressed in their royal attire and then them when they went out among the people. "We would sneak into the village dressed as everyone else many times. They said it was always an adventure to make sure their choices helped the people and didn't hurt them. It was nice to hear the encouraging words said to them by people that respected them, and they got honest words from people who wanted things changed. I think it helped them to see what the people wanted and wanted people to talk openly to them. They knew they wouldn't as king and queen so they found a way to push past that." She looked down as a few tears came to her eyes. She reached up and wiped them away. ~I miss them greatly.~ She said softly.
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Post by Kiknessa on Jul 3, 2017 4:50:59 GMT -5
Lucien listened quietly "just like a fairytale"he mused quietly. He chuckled as he realized how of that must have sounded and looked at her "when I was learning to write English the Andrews encouraged me to write a story. I wrote this tale of a little boy who became friends with a princess. But in my story she wasn't a normal princess and the King and Queen would do just that. Sneak into the village dressed as commoners." He smiled "the little boy was nobility, but low level and he taught the princess to do things princesses usually didn't. Like kickball and how to catch lizards" he smiled wistfully, seeming to be drawn into the story like it was a memory then cleared his throat snapping out of it."sounds like your parents were good people"
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Post by mistic395 on Jul 3, 2017 7:13:39 GMT -5
As they entered Lucien's home Andrea actually laughed softly, a smile on her face. "It sounds like you wrote Lune's story." She said softly. "That is how he was. He actually taught me to swim as well." She rubbed her neck gently, a soft blush on her cheeks at that statement. "My parents would laugh when I came home soaked from him pushing me in the water." She stated.
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Post by Kiknessa on Jul 3, 2017 10:43:34 GMT -5
"must have been a common thing for boys my she to do, my character in the story did that to the princess as well. But she got him back too, and she taught him things he didn't know as well. She made him a kinder person because he used to feel the need to be mean to people below his rank just because he watched from a low ranking family"he smiled "I would have liked to meet your friend Lune. He sounds very much like my stories hero. "He smiled a little "you could read it if you like. I still have the story in my office. My parents kept it"he paused "it is in English though" he added, not sure if she could read English
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Post by mistic395 on Jul 3, 2017 10:59:06 GMT -5
"I would like that." She said softly. "Melanie has been helping me with learning to read and write in English as well as speak." She told him. "I was not willing at first but she...". She paused not sure of the right word to use to say that she was persuaded to at least try.
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Post by Kiknessa on Jul 3, 2017 11:02:21 GMT -5
"she talked you into it, eh?" He asked with a smiling figuring that was what she was trying to say. He stepped into his office and grabbed the pages or for her "this is for your eyes only, alright? If you need help reading it I'll help" he said. He never showed anyone else this feeling a little embarrassed but something about her own story made him feel comfortable enough to share it with her
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Post by mistic395 on Jul 3, 2017 11:05:58 GMT -5
Andrea nodded, promising him she wouldn't let anyone else see it. She took the papers when he handed them to her, starting to read through it a little before smiling softly. "I wait and read in room then." she said, already figuring she was going to find it interesting just from the first few words she was able to read.
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Post by Kiknessa on Jul 3, 2017 14:12:31 GMT -5
Lucien nodded then looked over as one of the managers from the field waved him over "excuse me. I need to go back to work" he smiled at her "I'll see you at dinner, Andrea"
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Post by mistic395 on Jul 3, 2017 14:18:29 GMT -5
"Okay." Andrea said softly before she moved up to her room and sat on the bed. As she read the story, with a bit of struggling, her heart beat faster and faster. It was like reading a play by play detail of her life as a child with Lune, and all the events that took place. As supper came around she was confused and uncertain. She held the papers as she waited for Lucien to show up for supper.
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Post by Kiknessa on Jul 3, 2017 14:27:34 GMT -5
Lucien came in talking to Becci, a small smile on his face. Becci touched him arm laughing at something, obviously flirting, though Lucien seemed a little oblivious
"Andrea" Lucien greeted with a smile, walking over to her away from Becci, which seemed to irritate the other girl "You finish?" he asked
"Finish what?" Becci asked, coming over and inserting herself into the conversation
Lucien looked at her "Nothing that concerns you" he said
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Post by mistic395 on Jul 3, 2017 14:30:54 GMT -5
"Mhmm." Andrea said biting her lip. "Can I talk...alone?" She asked, obviously a bit nervous. She glanced towards Becci then at Lucien. "I can wait, if you and Becci are busy." She said, not wanting to interrupt them.
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