[Charlotte point of view]
[At the orphanage]
The night is a chill one, making sleeping together with other siblings way more comfortable. Some of them will be departing tomorrow, back to their respective orphanages after spending a week or so here, not only because of Rean's wedding, but also because the sudden return of Brother Ash. The older one and those who met with Brother Ash before were simply overjoyed, sharing our feeling, reunited with Brother Ash after six long years, and as for the one that never met Brother Ash, they quickly open up their hearts to him, just as fast as the four other Guardian of Children (Mrs Mira from Malsia, Mrs Khamishah from Kiserre, The current female paladin of the Demon Kingdom and the one from Beastman Kingdom)
After comfortably getting into my thick warm comforter and setting the air conditioner to a suitable temperature, my eye finally shut itself automatically, as my body prepare itself for tomorrow big adventure.
~Door Creaking~
Somebody at the door...
(Elise...) [Charlotte]
She will usually check the other little one and make sure they're sleeping. Nothing out of ordinary here for her to get up at this hour. Plus, with how Sis Rafiah was kidnapped right under our nose, it isn't strange should some of the little one find difficulty falling asleep. The same actually goes for me. Not only Sis Rafiah, Mr Seraph and King Druser were kidnapped as well, but, in other for me to function efficiently tomorrow onward, a good night rest is vital
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(This wet and tingling sensation...) [Charlotte]
From the castle...
(!) [Charlotte]
The... The Fortress Defense Magic of the castle! Somebody broke into the castle! And this mana sensation... This technique... This isn't just some random stranger, nor the devil or the meddling third party. The one that dispel it in almost an instant, it is Brother Ash! He does it so swiftly, but the technique that he used, and the little bit of information that I get as the signal cut-off for a moment only for it to reconnected as if nothing happens... This is definitely Brother Ash!
(I'm confused... But more importantly!!!) [Charlotte]
I'm mad! Is he looking down at me? I know that I am the little sister here, and he still look at me just like how he used to look at me when I am still six years old, but I am one of the court magician of this country! He should do better than that to deceive me!
(And Elise isn't here... That mean...) [Charlotte]
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I better check the other. As I open the door and look downstairs, I notice that Mahsuri isn't in her favourite spot as well. They're definitely up to something
"Charlotte" [Filvisar]
"You're up early little one. Having trouble falling asleep?" [Claude]
"You're hiding something aren't you! Where are they?" [Charlotte]
"My my" [Filvisar]
"Looks like you caught up. Tell me, how did you know" [Claude]
"Well..." [Charlotte]
Apart from what I mentioned just now, Grandpa Claude and Filvisar behave like they're hiding something. If it weren't for the sensation I felt, and the fact that I can read the subtle facial expressions of them trying to hide something, I will think buy whatever "lies" they will feed me in order to cover them up. Honestly! We are not a child anymore!
"So they're in the castle..." [Charlotte]
But for what...
"You're calling Princess Diana?" [Claude]
"I am. You both won't try to stop me?" [Charlotte]
"No. They have their own reason going out at night, and you have your own reason for calling Princess Diana. Neither of you are right nor wrong" [Filvisar]
"I see" [Charlotte]
After I inform Sis Diana
"You're making a bit of ruckus here" [Karon]
"Something happen?" [Zerolith]
"Well..." [Charlotte]
Looks like I wake them up. Should I wake Lara, Nara, Farhah, Singa and Savel as well? Plus, even Mrs Mira and Mrs Khamishah are here with us. So should we call them as well?
"Let the other sleep" [Zerolith]
"Knowing them, I don't think any of our worst nightmare will happen, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't go to the castle" [Karon]
"Then we should get moving now" [Charlotte]
Under five minutes, we get ourselves ready, and thank goodness they left our usual Bus golem behind. Not that the other Bus golems from different orphanages are bad or anything, but we don't want to use it without their permission
And when we get to the castle, the castle guards are confuse as to why the three of us are here, but we get entry after calling Mrs Qis (with the background noise of certain someone getting preached by Sis Diana). When we get there
"Charlotte... Heal my ear please..." [Ash]
"Ohh... Looks like your funny joke touch my humour bone..." [Diana]
~Gulps~
Not only Brother Ash, I can see that Rean, Muse and Elise getting the same treatment, albeit one with much lower intensity. Still...
(Looks like Sis Diana is both thankful and angry about whatever happen here. She isn't angry at those three, maybe a bit, but she's rather irritated that something happen, she wasn't inform and Brother Ash somehow hit her nerve with one of his joke.) [Charlotte]
At least that's the impression that I got, since there is no way those three will sneak into the castle and deactivate the fortress defense magic just to prank someone
"Fairy Queen, Titania, mine telling us what exactly happened?" [Zerolith]
"Surely. Though I kinda want to see Ash getting nagged from his future wife a bit longer. Kinda funny. Looking at them now make me my memory replay daily lives of both Estel and Kiara" [Titania]
And thus, Fairy Queen Titania fill us three about what happened
"No way!" [Charlotte]
"I can see that actually happened, but to think without Holy Beast of Earth, thing would go extremely bad is beyond my expectations" [Zerolith]
"Thank you Ant Aries, for saving them" [Karon]
"You're welcome" [Ant Aries]
As for Mahsuri, since there isn't anything better for her to do, she just sit there, on one of the table, being served tea and biscuits by one of the castle maids, albeit she doesn't touch any of it. Maybe a sip or two, but definitely not more than that