01-17-2023, 08:36 PM
It sounded like a man. Older than her, certainly, with a hoarse, hesitating voice. At least, that’s how she interpreted his stutter.
Aside from looking about as thin as she did, Odette decided that he was handsome. Clad in calico, with piercing eyes. His voice and stature suggested low status, though. He was unlike her in that way.
And in age, too.
She forgot herself momentarily, forgot that she was young and starving and alone for the first time in her life, and she stood proudly with her tail curled above her back. “I am Odette Leblanc, Princess of the Fluviaux Kingdom.” she expected him to have some knowledge of the nearby kingdom. She didn’t bother asking if he’d heard of it. He would certainly bow his head to her once he heard.
Aside from looking about as thin as she did, Odette decided that he was handsome. Clad in calico, with piercing eyes. His voice and stature suggested low status, though. He was unlike her in that way.
And in age, too.
She forgot herself momentarily, forgot that she was young and starving and alone for the first time in her life, and she stood proudly with her tail curled above her back. “I am Odette Leblanc, Princess of the Fluviaux Kingdom.” she expected him to have some knowledge of the nearby kingdom. She didn’t bother asking if he’d heard of it. He would certainly bow his head to her once he heard.