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Departure

A/N: And we're back!

Here's today's first chapter! It's a bit longer than the usual length of my chapters, so it took me some time to finish.

Wattpad is down right now too so I had to use some technology magic to get the chapter onto my phone to publish it.

Anyways, enough ranting. Happy reading :D

"...Hm, if it isn't the prodigious genius."

The first thing I was greeted with when I opened the door was a haughty child's voice. It belonged to a blond elvish boy that radiated an aura of nobility. Not in the sense that he was a noble person, but that he was rich. Behind him were other elvish children who looked at me with expressions of curiosity.

I nodded in greeting and sat down opposite to him next to a girl.

"...ASSar Abellius, right?"

I blankly stared. I wasn't mad that he botched my name, but rather, I actually recognized this guy. He had visited the palace once... if I remembered his name correctly, it was...

"Fayri th' Ivysaur." (Fairy the Ivysaur)

"!"

Ivysaur's face turned bright pink as his ears twitched profusely in anger while the other elvish children behind desperately tried to cover their snickering.

"...Was that not your name?"

Seeing my honesty, he backed down a little and retorted.

"Feyrith. Feyrith Ivsaar."

I smiled.

"Asher. Asher Aureus."

He looked at me with slight irritation, but I could tell it wasn't hate. It was probably just his personality.

"You can call him Feyfey, like we all do."

The elvish girl next to me smirked maliciously as she spoke.

"D-don't tell him that!"

At that moment, the carriage door opened.

A familiar boy revealed himself, his auburn hair and bright azure eyes seemingly glowing ever so slightly in the sunlight. He was Arthur Leywin... right? Man, I'm bad with names...

Feyfey's earlier irritation disappeared instantly as he returned to his pompous comport.

"Well, well, look who it is! If it isn't, the human brat! Did the royal family finally kick you out of the Kingdom?"

Aiyaiyai...

This is not going to end nicely for him, I can tell.

"Uh... I'm sorry but do I know you?"

"Pft."

A couple elves covered their mouths quickly, but Ivysaur heard it, and now he was practically fuming.

"I'm the noble you mercilessly attacked while defying the customs of the duel!"

He bolted up angrily, pointing an accusing finger at the boy.

"Ah! You're the bug I sent tumbling!"

Arthur said that surprisingly loudly.

"Y-you dare...!?"

With that, Ivysaur's face returned to its previous state of something between anger and embarrassment. At the same time, the elvish children snickered, and I buried my face in my hands, my shoulders shaking.

"Aha, sorry, sorry! I didn't mean to say that. I never did learn your name, though."

Arthur spoke with a chuckle while extending his hand.