[Ophelia snickered at that, and put Oktavia's bags in the small closet of the guest room.]
...Well, Mistress Lita is right, actually - I'm pretty sure I'm doing OK stuff with basic herbals and cold medinines and washing and binding minor wounds and stuff like that by now, but real midwifery is another thing entirely, brrr...
[Oktavia looked at her, and raised her eyebrows.]
...Ohhh - So you actually know how to do all those things? I mean, I do know how to bind wounds and some basic massages, because I had to learn how to do those as a squire, but otherwise...
[Ophelia grinned at Oktavia, then, and poked at her scaled cheek.]
- Why, you want lessons? Hmmm... I'm not at all sure I'm good enough to actually teach people yet, but I can ask Mistress Lita if you can come with us while we go make herbals and such, if ya want, ha ha ha!
[Oktavia looked at her fish tail, then, and sighed a bit.]
...Oh, I'd love to do that - But it'll be rather hard to gather herbs while I'm still a mermaid, I'm afraid...
[And then, she blinked as an idea struck her.]
- But wait - Do any herbs grow in the sea, so to speak?
[Oktavia blinked, then.]
...Huh, that's a good question! I do know that you're supposed to use different kinds of seaweed in some potions, but...
[Ophelia's parents, in the meanwhile, had opened up one of the bigger guestrooms (which were almost never used) for "Lord Kyle"'s use, and Ophelia's mother was running around the room now, dusting things off.]
...I'm so sorry we don't have any new blankets or sheets, sir...
- Oh, no, that's fine, please, really!
[Kyle said with a smile. Oh, he missed Michelle so much, though, especially while he was pretending to be just an ordinary noble like this - They'd had so much fun, bumping into each other in the oddest of places...]
" sure there are!" ( ophelia nodded ) " why, ya thinkin of diving down and gettin some?" " perhaps"
[Later in the day, Oktavia had finished up helping Ophelia and her family with chores, well as much as she could to her ability anyway. Washing dishes wasnt too difficult she found so far. Afterwards, Ophelia took her and little Peach doewn to the shore. The two teen girls sat together at small dock, watching Peach play among the tide pools nearby. Oktavia sighed, this time more in contentment as she felt the waves lapping over her fins. Despite her sitatuion, she found she felt safe and comfortable and relaxed. ".. I have always enjoyed going to the seashore" She suddenly said "It was fairly often since the Blue kingdom was right near the sea. But, I have always felt at home, a connection to it..." "Well of course. youre half fish after all!" Ophelia said, half joking. The mermaid stuck out her lip in pout, but she shrugged "I suppose, it is true..." Using her fish tail she flicked water at Ophelia "hey!" Oktavia giggled then slid herself off the dock and into the water, feeling drawn to it.
[Down, down, down...Oktavia turned around under the waves, giggling. She could even feel some far away sea currents, moving across the ocean...]
[Aand that was when a shining something caught her eye!]
[Oktavia dove down to the bottom of the ocean, which wasn't deep at all, since they were so close to the shore. She picked up the shining thing, and turned it around in her hands. What was a pretty goblet like this doing at the bottom of the sea, anyway? It almost looked like it might be real gold or something, glittering in the light.]
[And then, she paused. Considering all the ships that had sank near here, some of them filled to the brim with very expensive stuff, according to what she'd heard...]
( oktavia continued grazing the sandy bottom, picking out some more bits of treasure here and there, before seeing the shape of the ruins of a sunken ship. This must be one of those ships! Judging by the current she sensed, it must have been sunk by the increased force brought on by a storm. Oktavia looked back up at the surface , the sunlight glimmering through. This was an incredible moment. She found she could breath easily in the water, her vision and hearing not inhibited at all. She felt so light in the water. After some more moments of enjoying herself, oktavia took the cup and some coins and swam back up the surface to show ophelia)
( ophelia shrugged) " oh well. It probably doesn't matter. Where did ya find it?" " at the bottom of the ocean. It was among other lost treasures" ( Oktavia responded) " i actually found a sunken ship as well." " cool!", " perhaps i can help bring up the treasures. I am sure they can be beneficial to your family and the villaige. " " sounds like a good idea. You don't have to bring them all up by yourself though. You can show us the exact spot where you found it and we can follow by boat." " that is a good plan." ( oktavia looked at the emblem Again) " however, if any of the treasures are special heirlooms, we should try to return them to their rightful owner." ( she smirked at ophelia) i remember when my heirlooms were missing last)
...All right, all right! I wouldn't mind giving them back, in that case - Well, as long as the original owners pay us a finder's fee, that is!
[Oktavia sighed, then, but then she snickered, too.]
- Well, all right, that's fair, I suppose - Since the original owners would never had gotten it back if it wasn't for us in that case anyway, and all.
[They sat on by the seaside for about half and hour more, and then walked home, Ophelia carrying Oktavia in her arms. Oktavia turned the goblet around in her hands again, wondering where the heck she had seen something like the symbol on it before.]
[Oktavia tilted her head, then, wondering if she should ask Prince Kyle if he knew anything about the symbol on the goblet. She didn't want to tell him anything about the treasure from the sunken ship nearby, though - Well, not without thinking things through and talking over the consequences with Ophelia and co, that is.]
[She didn't want to cause Ophelia or Ophelia's village any trouble, after all, and who knew what would happen if anybody really powerful got wind that there was a sunken ship which was probably filled with treasure right nearby the shore...]
...Hey, Ophelia! Let's keep the ship thing a secret until we figure out the best thing to do, all right?
- I wasn't plannin' on telling Handsome and Blue-haired anything about it, if that's what you were worried about...
[Ophelia laughed. Oktavia nodded at that, and then she went to the little guest room she was staying in, and carefully copied over the symbol on the goblet on a piece of paper. She then slowly went over to the window, and made a half curtsy in Kyle's direction, who was practicing his swordwork outside.]
...Your High - Lord Kyle! May I have your ear, if that is all right?
[Kyle immediately sheathed his sword, and came over to the window with a bright smile.]
- Of course you may, Lady Oktavia! What is it?
[Oktavia showed him the symbol she'd copied on the paper.]
...Do you have any idea what this symbol is, Lord Kyle?
[Kyle looked at the symbol for a moment, and then, his brow furreled.]
- That's...Hmmm. That looks awfully like a really old version of the Gold Kingdom's private family crest, actually, now that I think about it...
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[Oktavia stared at the symbol she'd drawn on the paper again.]
...Ohhh. I didn't know that - Thank you, Lord Kyle!
[Kyle, in the meanwhile, was tilting his head.]
It's not an emblem that's used very often anymore, I think. The last time anybody officially used it was when the Queen Clara of the Gold Kingdom married her third and last husband -
[And then, he grimanced.]
...Who was also the father of You Know Who, as I just recalled. Gaah...
[Oktavia's mouth dropped open, then.]
- Queen Clara's third husband - Oh! I mean, I'd heard stories about the Gold Queen marrying her Royal Servant but, um...
[Kyle sighed, then.]
- Technically, Rodry whateverhisnamewas did have a title, since you can't serve Royalty directly without one, but he only was a very minor noble. The Gold Kingdom's Royal Council was aghast at the very notion of the Queen marrying her Royal Servant, from what I heard, but, um -
[Oktavia narrowed her eyes. Wait, so did that mean the late Queen Clara was pregnant already when she got married to her servant-husband? Good grief!]
...Well, anyway, after a while, the Council gave in. It helped that Queen Clara already had two Princes and a Princess with her properly high-ranking late husbands, of course.
So the Queen did manage to get officially married, but the Council wouldn't even give Rodry the title of Prince Consort, so Queen Clara decided to use her family's private crest in the ceremonies instead.
[Kyle sighed a bit, then.]
...You know, I do wonder what would have happened if all the heirs besides You Know Who hadn't just died in that shipwreck like that, I really do...
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( as they were talking, little peach was still playing in the tide pools. None if them noticed the huge wave surging towards her. [and in the blink of an eye, it crashed over and rocks and swept up little Peach! ] "PEACH!!!!" [ Ophelia dove in after her, finally managing to catch up to her sister and hold on to her, but by then the current was too strong and pulling them under. During this time as she witnessed this, Oktavia dove in, her instincts just on saving them. The motions came to naturally, The kicks of her fishtail powerfully propelling her through the water even against the current.. She managed to catch up to the two redheads who seemed to be losing conciousiousness and took them in her arms. Before she knew it in her rush, she was pulling up to shore. Peach was whimpering though Ophelia was out cold. She ha used the laugh of her breath to sustain her sister.] "Oh no... Ophelia, please, no...." [she recalled something she saw Sir Bruce do before when he rescused someone drowning at the lake. She pressed her lips to Ophelia's and breathed...]
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...Well, Mistress Lita is right, actually - I'm pretty sure I'm doing OK stuff with basic herbals and cold medinines and washing and binding minor wounds and stuff like that by now, but real midwifery is another thing entirely, brrr...
[Oktavia looked at her, and raised her eyebrows.]
...Ohhh - So you actually know how to do all those things? I mean, I do know how to bind wounds and some basic massages, because I had to learn how to do those as a squire, but otherwise...
[Ophelia grinned at Oktavia, then, and poked at her scaled cheek.]
- Why, you want lessons? Hmmm... I'm not at all sure I'm good enough to actually teach people yet, but I can ask Mistress Lita if you can come with us while we go make herbals and such, if ya want, ha ha ha!
[Oktavia looked at her fish tail, then, and sighed a bit.]
...Oh, I'd love to do that - But it'll be rather hard to gather herbs while I'm still a mermaid, I'm afraid...
[And then, she blinked as an idea struck her.]
- But wait - Do any herbs grow in the sea, so to speak?
[Oktavia blinked, then.]
...Huh, that's a good question! I do know that you're supposed to use different kinds of seaweed in some potions, but...
[Ophelia's parents, in the meanwhile, had opened up one of the bigger guestrooms (which were almost never used) for "Lord Kyle"'s use, and Ophelia's mother was running around the room now, dusting things off.]
...I'm so sorry we don't have any new blankets or sheets, sir...
- Oh, no, that's fine, please, really!
[Kyle said with a smile. Oh, he missed Michelle so much, though, especially while he was pretending to be just an ordinary noble like this - They'd had so much fun, bumping into each other in the oddest of places...]
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" perhaps"
[Later in the day, Oktavia had finished up helping Ophelia and her family with chores, well as much as she could to her ability anyway. Washing dishes wasnt too difficult she found so far.
Afterwards, Ophelia took her and little Peach doewn to the shore.
The two teen girls sat together at small dock, watching Peach play among the tide pools nearby.
Oktavia sighed, this time more in contentment as she felt the waves lapping over her fins. Despite her sitatuion, she found she felt safe and comfortable and relaxed.
".. I have always enjoyed going to the seashore" She suddenly said "It was fairly often since the Blue kingdom was right near the sea. But, I have always felt at home, a connection to it..."
"Well of course. youre half fish after all!" Ophelia said, half joking.
The mermaid stuck out her lip in pout, but she shrugged "I suppose, it is true..." Using her fish tail she flicked water at Ophelia
"hey!"
Oktavia giggled then slid herself off the dock and into the water, feeling drawn to it.
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[Aand that was when a shining something caught her eye!]
[Oktavia dove down to the bottom of the ocean, which wasn't deep at all, since they were so close to the shore. She picked up the shining thing, and turned it around in her hands. What was a pretty goblet like this doing at the bottom of the sea, anyway? It almost looked like it might be real gold or something, glittering in the light.]
[And then, she paused. Considering all the ships that had sank near here, some of them filled to the brim with very expensive stuff, according to what she'd heard...]
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...Oh, hey, you're back! I was getting worried about you, I must admit...
- Sorry, sorry -
[Oktavia laughed - And then, she held out the coins and the goblet with a smile. Ophelia whistled appreciatively, snickering.]
- Oh my - Wait, I've seen something like this goblet before, I think?
[Ophelia said, and held it up to the light. Her eyes narrowed as she caught sight of an emblem on the side of the goblet.]
- Hmmm. This symbol looks weirdly familiar, but I'm not sure what it is, to be honest.
[Oktavia took the goblet in her hands, and turned it around.]
...Huh. I have the feeling that I saw something like this in a history book, but...
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" at the bottom of the ocean. It was among other lost treasures" ( Oktavia responded) " i actually found a sunken ship as well."
" cool!",
" perhaps i can help bring up the treasures. I am sure they can be beneficial to your family and the villaige. "
" sounds like a good idea. You don't have to bring them all up by yourself though. You can show us the exact spot where you found it and we can follow by boat."
" that is a good plan." ( oktavia looked at the emblem
Again) " however, if any of the treasures are special heirlooms, we should try to return them to their rightful owner." ( she smirked at ophelia) i remember when my heirlooms were missing last)
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[Ophelia snickered.]
...All right, all right! I wouldn't mind giving them back, in that case - Well, as long as the original owners pay us a finder's fee, that is!
[Oktavia sighed, then, but then she snickered, too.]
- Well, all right, that's fair, I suppose - Since the original owners would never had gotten it back if it wasn't for us in that case anyway, and all.
[They sat on by the seaside for about half and hour more, and then walked home, Ophelia carrying Oktavia in her arms. Oktavia turned the goblet around in her hands again, wondering where the heck she had seen something like the symbol on it before.]
[Oktavia tilted her head, then, wondering if she should ask Prince Kyle if he knew anything about the symbol on the goblet. She didn't want to tell him anything about the treasure from the sunken ship nearby, though - Well, not without thinking things through and talking over the consequences with Ophelia and co, that is.]
[She didn't want to cause Ophelia or Ophelia's village any trouble, after all, and who knew what would happen if anybody really powerful got wind that there was a sunken ship which was probably filled with treasure right nearby the shore...]
...Hey, Ophelia! Let's keep the ship thing a secret until we figure out the best thing to do, all right?
- I wasn't plannin' on telling Handsome and Blue-haired anything about it, if that's what you were worried about...
[Ophelia laughed. Oktavia nodded at that, and then she went to the little guest room she was staying in, and carefully copied over the symbol on the goblet on a piece of paper. She then slowly went over to the window, and made a half curtsy in Kyle's direction, who was practicing his swordwork outside.]
...Your High - Lord Kyle! May I have your ear, if that is all right?
[Kyle immediately sheathed his sword, and came over to the window with a bright smile.]
- Of course you may, Lady Oktavia! What is it?
[Oktavia showed him the symbol she'd copied on the paper.]
...Do you have any idea what this symbol is, Lord Kyle?
[Kyle looked at the symbol for a moment, and then, his brow furreled.]
- That's...Hmmm. That looks awfully like a really old version of the Gold Kingdom's private family crest, actually, now that I think about it...
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...Ohhh. I didn't know that - Thank you, Lord Kyle!
[Kyle, in the meanwhile, was tilting his head.]
It's not an emblem that's used very often anymore, I think. The last time anybody officially used it was when the Queen Clara of the Gold Kingdom married her third and last husband -
[And then, he grimanced.]
...Who was also the father of You Know Who, as I just recalled. Gaah...
[Oktavia's mouth dropped open, then.]
- Queen Clara's third husband - Oh! I mean, I'd heard stories about the Gold Queen marrying her Royal Servant but, um...
[Kyle sighed, then.]
- Technically, Rodry whateverhisnamewas did have a title, since you can't serve Royalty directly without one, but he only was a very minor noble. The Gold Kingdom's Royal Council was aghast at the very notion of the Queen marrying her Royal Servant, from what I heard, but, um -
[Oktavia narrowed her eyes. Wait, so did that mean the late Queen Clara was pregnant already when she got married to her servant-husband? Good grief!]
...Well, anyway, after a while, the Council gave in. It helped that Queen Clara already had two Princes and a Princess with her properly high-ranking late husbands, of course.
So the Queen did manage to get officially married, but the Council wouldn't even give Rodry the title of Prince Consort, so Queen Clara decided to use her family's private crest in the ceremonies instead.
[Kyle sighed a bit, then.]
...You know, I do wonder what would have happened if all the heirs besides You Know Who hadn't just died in that shipwreck like that, I really do...
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[and in the blink of an eye, it crashed over and rocks and swept up little Peach! ]
"PEACH!!!!" [ Ophelia dove in after her, finally managing to catch up to her sister and hold on to her, but by then the current was too strong and pulling them under.
During this time as she witnessed this, Oktavia dove in, her instincts just on saving them. The motions came to naturally, The kicks of her fishtail powerfully propelling her through the water even against the current.. She managed to catch up to the two redheads who seemed to be losing conciousiousness and took them in her arms.
Before she knew it in her rush, she was pulling up to shore. Peach was whimpering though Ophelia was out cold. She ha used the laugh of her breath to sustain her sister.]
"Oh no... Ophelia, please, no...." [she recalled something she saw Sir Bruce do before when he rescused someone drowning at the lake. She pressed her lips to Ophelia's and breathed...]