{Heart of moss}

Chapter 6: travel buddy

How stupid could he be to let his own son sabotage his role as a king,  practically kicking himself out of the throne.

Canada
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My feet were thankful to feel the fresh ground under them once again, the moss and dirt just making my mood much brighter with each step- my ears also thankful to hear the forest floor, Ukraine and the little tweets from the wisp. I could just tell that my body could never go back to that royal lifestyle after experiencing this way of life.

     Once i had met up with Ukraine i tried explaining what had happened and why my eyes were so puffy but i kept choking on my words
    "My mom caught me and- and she already knew what I was doing!" As i waved my hands around i tried to figure out and find words to how she could've- maybe just motherly instinct but Ukraine distracted me from my thoughts before they could go any further
    "A mother can tell anything anywhere, my mother knew what happened in the house everyday. I don't know how they do it but they do" nudging my shoulder he tugged at his backpack strap, it particularly falling off his shoulder before he did anything about it
    "still! It's so mind boggling!" My hand landed on my face before I paused, my brain turning to trying and find an answer but it just ended up in another question coming up

    "Do you regret leaving? Her or the house?" I lowered my head, my head tilted to try and see his genuine reaction. Did he have the same gref that I just went through? The tears and the pure pain of running away from a grieving mother? It was hard to believe such a rock hard person could go through that
    "She didn't have the chance to see" it was a short and simple answer that gave me a general idea but his tone was the one thing that worried me, maybe i shouldn't have asked such questions. When the wisp saw how numb Ukraine was to the subject it bumped my shoulder, hinting for me to change the subject but i was still very curious
    "I'm sorry— but,,, what about the house?"
    "Not at all" I pondered for a bit just before my head whipped right back to him at the instant answer he gave, the smile scaring me and the willo more than the answer. He didn't??
    "What do you mean not at all?! There must be something you miss! Sibling? Pet? Even place?" I quickened my pace to get in front of him, my hands being out so he would stop or even slow his pace, this was more than just a shrug off
    "What?"
    "Don't what me right after what you said. Did you really have nothing good at your house?" I dramatically placed my hands on my hips, my body bending at the waist so the height difference wasn't as noticeable
    "No? I- wait. The better question is why are you making such a big deal out of this? My house was hell and the only thing i feel bad for is for leaving is leaving my younger siblings behind" he crossed his arms, a deep huff coming after. He may be right about me not knowing anything about his home life but there's always something good somewhere in a bad situation
    "When were you relaxed? Or not on edge as much?" I proposed the same thing but just in other words, when did he feel like he enjoyed himself pretty much
    "Probably in my room" his voice was quiet but it was there but when i finally got an answer i was somewhat relieved
    "See? There is something- so?" When he looked away I did the 'go on' motion with my hand to give him the go ahead, he glanced over and tried not to smile- the whole thing making him blush from embarrassment
"I guess,,," when he answered I wrapped one of my arms around his back in sort of a celebration, the other in a fist- a small victory for me. Meanwhile the wisp sighed from relief, the whole time it was on edge because it didn't want a fight to break out on their first day.
    "That wasn't that bad right? You just gotta think outside the box" my smile was wide as my fist loosened, it went back to my side. I finally made someone feel better using the skills my mother taught me! Once I felt a small tap on my chest I realized I had pulled Ukraine closer than intended, his red face being basically in my chest.
    "Oh sorry! I didn't meant to- i just got exci-"
    "It's fine!- i really don't mind-" he waved his hands, his tone being much more panicky you could say
    "Let's just get going! We're already behind schedule" Ukraine kind of just started walking again without warning, forcing me and the wisp to speed walk/float to catch up. After that the conversation after that consisted of Ukraine blaming me for being behind and him going off on little rants to the willow about the past.