The Keepers of Chaos: A Vault of Hell

Vaelle Lurval: XIV

A choice in life: XIV

"Donna. Could you hand me that flower frog?" Vaelle carefully lowered a row of tulips into its new pot, gods her clients would like this.

"Sure, Vae." Donna sounded excited as the two of them tried their hardest to make each pot look the part. Vaelle grabbed the flower frog and narrowly placed it through the soil trying to comb what she found away. While it was a long job, it was something Vaelle rejoiced in. She glanced happily at her friend, Donna was close but she didn't always help out at the shop. She wondered why she had both of them that day.

"Excuse me?!" Vaelle turned to the door frame, a man stood there holding a small bag, he had dark hair and skin.. With soft brown eyes. He was dressed in what could only be described as leather armor, probably some custom wear he had picked up nearby. Vaelle gave him a brilliant white smile.

"How can I help you?" Vaelle replied cheerfully. The man seemed to ponder for a moment his brow creased. She had met these kinds of men before, a sword at his hip and a few too many dragons in his purse. Adventurers unsure of how to solve some convoluted puzzle the universe had thrown at him.

"I need.. Theki Root? Do you.. Uh.. some green st-" Vaelle reached under the counter without another word, certain plants were always requested above all when the adventures came to town. Perhaps some rich noble sons looking for some danger, or even some orphans left over from the last war refusing to die. Vaelle respected them all, adventuring was a hard endeavor.

"Here you go!" She placed a sheet of brown parchment paper on the table wrapping the contents of not only the Theki root but also Green strhed. "That will be three dragons and five shards." The man bowed, handing the coin from over the counter, he seemed to give her a quick wink before running back out the door presumably to his party of adventurers.

"Do you ever think about it?"

"About what?" She quizzed Donna who was leaning over the counter. Her friend's brown hair was swept over her shoulders and narrowly held by an intricate red hair pin.

"Adventuring.." Donna pondered, her question sounded more like a quiz, almost an intrusion of something larger. "Do you ever think about doing something like that.." They both pursed their lips.

"Goodness no." Vaelle chuckled nervously thinking about all those poor kids whose parents died in adventures, she thought it all really selfish. "Honestly I've never even thought of it. I've got enough excitement in my life.."

"Really?" Donna inquired, she raised an eyebrow in surprise her bright blue eyes looked sly like a mischievous cat.

*BURANG*

"Ow- Whoops-" Holiver bonked his head against the front door somehow while carrying two boxes one white the other.. Black, Vaelle did not remember ordering two. "Don't worry, I'm fine!" He hollard stumbles through the entrance before slapping the two boxes down. "One box of Balsam pedals your majesty." Holiver bowed dramatically.

"Oh stop." Vaelle chuckled, blushing from her boyfriend's demeanour. "Hold on what's uh.."

*Bshhaink*

Vaelle jumped a little when Donna unsheathed a small knife, she'd pulled a red hairclip and seemingly deployed a small blade from it "Vae help me unload this thing." Donna cut her off, slicing open the box, she shook off her surprise and tore the box open with her carefully pulling small cartons of pedals and placing them near the drying rack for later use. "Too bad they only grow up high huh..?"

"Yeah, god they are beautiful.." She responded though Donna seemed to flinch at that.

"Hey what about some thanks for the guy who got em eh?" Holiver jested walking around the counter Vaelle rolled her eyes spinning around into his embrace, Holivers small yet strong arms took her in as she placed a kiss on his nose. His big brown eyes were just too adorable to ignore for long.