Laureine approached the Forbidden Door held within The Archives, contemplating where to go within the halls this night. After discovering Elizara in a scroll many moons ago, she has had an urge to return and explore as much as possible every night. Hesitating wasn’t really her strong-suit with science involved, but she still did this night.
“So, this is where you keep sneaking off to.”
A voice behind Laureine startles her to the point of giving her a jump of a fright with a quick squeak. Laughter echoes in the common area from a very familiar voice.
“C-Cuz!?”
Lizicus, standing there confronting Laureine in her night gown.
“Duh, who else would it be?”
Laureine, pausing for a moment catching herself and coming back to reality.
“W-why are you awake!? Weren’t you asleep?”
“Well, yah, until the former little Missus hit me with that broom of a tail heading outside for whatever reason.”
Laureine couldn’t help but give out a soft chuckle.
“Sh-she does have quite the tail now, but why are you here?”
“I heard noises from The Archives and was curious.”
Laureine paused and thought for a moment.
“That’s… forward thinking for you.”
“H-hey!”
Laureine laughs.
“But seriously, Cuz, why?”
Lizicus ponders for a moment.
“…Are you… planning on heading back in there? On your own?”
“Well, I–“
Laureine pauses and falls into a loss of thought.
“…Let me come with you.”
Upon hearing this, Laureine is unsure how to react.
“Di-did I hear you…”
Lizicus nods.
“Duh, come on, let me join you!”
“…But what about here? Don’t you want to keep sleeping and doing your own thing while I’m away?”
Lizicus shakes her head in disagreement.
“Not if you’re not there, I’m only here because of you. Otherwise, I’d still be over in Othard.”
Laureine pauses to think on this; Lizicus is right in this regard however. Lizicus being free caring over in Othard only surviving on a whim and wherever the winds take her and no main objective or purpose, only for Laureine to have ‘recruited’ her for assisting in Cartographic related projects. With that all over now, Lizicus seeks a new purpose.
“W-well…”
“Cuz, come on, let me come along. You know I can be of help and I can swing a mean sword or fork.”
“T-that is true.”
Laureine pauses again to process this offer.
“Well. Alright, get your belongings in order; we’ll not return for a time, and I’ll go ahead with my final errands. We’ll meet back here in a few moons for departure.”
Lizicus jumps for joy.
“Aww yeeahhh!! Let’s DO this!!!”
The two depart the common area of The Archives with an agenda in order before their ultimately planned departure. Little do I know what they are planning just yet…