Let's go our separate ways

Part 35

Queen Viola sighs, closing her eyes, "I was actually running away," opening her eyes, Queen Viola's gaze is very cold as she thinks back to the unpleasant event she experienced today, "I didn't expect I wouldn't be able to find anyone,"

It is...a bit weird, isn't it? Flos and Rhythm share a look. They just notice it at the moment. They didn't see anyone from the guest house all the way to the King's office. Nor did they see anyone on their way to this guest room. No guards, no maids, no butlers, no people.

Is today destined to be Queen Viola's death day? Of course not, since Flos is here.

"We should stick together," Rhythm thinks this is the best course of action, which Queen Viola approves

Flos looks out the windows of this room, to look at the dark clouds and heavy rain. Lashes is back on her left wrist and Picky Eater is back in the pouch Flos always carries for Picky Eater. May-Day have moved to stay at Flos's ears, becoming earrings.

The hair is too wet for them, since they are already full from the rain.

Turning to the 2 who are waiting for her decision, Flos says, "Let's run away," startling them

Rhythm is confused by Flos's decision whilst Queen Viola seems to understand. To hide from another attempt at her life, isn't it?

"Where do we go?" there is nobody around that they can see, but it is not certain whether there is really nobody spying on them from afar. If not, that's good. If there is, they should hastily leave this place.

"We are going up," is what Flos planned, before recalling Queen Viola's recent bad experience  with a high place and hesitantly asking the person, "Is that okay?"

"That's fine," Queen Viola replies patiently, assuring the young woman, "I just got a fright from the fall, I do not have fear of heights,"

On the other hand, "Going up, do you mean going to the roof?" Rhythm asks an important question, "You want us to climb the roof in this heavy rain???"

The 3 of them quiet down to listen to the sound of the heavy rain hitting the ground and building. Afterwards, Flos declares, "Yes,"

"No," Rhythm disagrees. They have just finished the bath! "Go somewhere else,"

"How about," Queen Viola recalls something and becomes slightly concerned, "To the orphanage I manage,"

"Oh," to Rhythm's apprentice's house? "Sure,"

"Isn't it outside the Castle?" Rhythm has heard about the address, "How do we go out?"

"We will go out by ourselves," Queen Viola looks at them and thinks back, "Maybe not. Even if I can be the coach..." it's raining pretty heavily right now, and accidents might happen on the way

This is no good, that is not good. Flos smiles at Rhythm, who can only admit defeat, "Alright, as you say. Go up,"

"Then let's go," Flos happily walks out of the door and waits for them to follow her

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Flos says going up. Thus they really climb up a lot of stairs. Before they have breakfast.

"I'm hungry," Rhythm groans, sounding pitiful

Queen Viola is a little tired, but she does not say.

As the 1 without a debuff showing on her person, Flos just tells them, "In a while,"

Queen Viola has lived here for more than a decade. This path Flos chooses seemingly at random is not a place she has frequented before. Queen Viola wonders whether they will really climb and hide on the roof, braving the wind and the rain.