Were They Supposed To Be A Festival?

Hours passed, and the night began to fall. The festival, which was already with numerous people, was completely full. The diversity of people only increased, all the guests were there. They went to the same destination, the centre of the festival. Obviously, the official opening of the big festival would be the focus.

If there’s one thing that everyone knows is that trying to go through the opposite flow is the worst thing you can do, at that moment that’s what Rory was trying to do. In fact, she was succeeding. Some people gave way. While the others, the Princess, pushed to the side.

Outside the big conglomerate of people it was quieter, she could walk without bumping into 5 people all the time. His way was towards where he had met Hui for the first time, the way he knew the pirate he was too lazy to change places. Even more so with the number of guests increasing every second.

The man fish was in the same place, but was accompanied by a tall woman. A very well-known and feared woman.

“I was wondering when the most feared woman of the seas would show up, it was obvious that he would not come without her permission.” The Princess approached the two, she could hear the redhead laughing down.

“Hui told me he wanted information about it.” The woman’s voice was velvety and quiet. She propped her elbow on a box and raised her hand, two of her fingers holding the pamphlet that Rory had handed to Hui. “I didn’t mean to pry, but I remembered that there was a little accident on your arrival. So I thought I’d check.”

“It was just advice, the people of Kiori do not know how to appreciate kindness any more.” She rolled her eyes and her arms crossed in front of her body. “And one has no relation to the other.”

“Her temper only worsens with time.” The Captain looked at the paper and let out a long sigh before she began to speak. “It is a clandestine party and a nightclub in the suburbs, the owner participates in advertisements against the Council. Well, all the suburbs are against the Council. And on your sweet advice, if they see you at this club, they’ll charge you with conspiracy.”

“The local police recommend staying away from that region, they have no control over what happens there. From what I’ve heard, it’s to the north, but nobody knows exactly how to get there.” Hui walked away from his Captain and was only a few steps away from the Princess. He did not want the conversation to follow the Captain’s lead. “If you go there, take some guards, no one knows what’s in there. People in the suburbs don’t come to the city, and people in the city don’t go there.”

The princess took the paper from the captain’s hand and spent a few seconds staring at the announcement.

“The official opening of the Festival is about to begin, I’m going after this Four Deaths. Captain Kaleena, don’t waste your energy on unimportant matters.” She waved to the two, didn’t want anyone to accompany her, and knew that if it took longer the two would go together.

The princess of Telfy was proud, among normal people and creatures there was not one that could be a real threat.  The local police only showed incompetence, the council spent so much energy invading land that could not even take care of the nation itself.

“Pathetic, as useless as my sisters.”

Outside the big festival, the streets were very busy and bright, most people seemed to be going to the festival. She did not spend much time paying attention to those people, her focus soon returned to the path she was taking. He would follow north of town until he found something that looked like a suburb, or would look for someone to ask for information.

For a few seconds the doubt passed through her mind, a city where she knew nothing and was going to a place where not even the people there knew. She thought about the discussions with her sisters and the first time the Kiori workers invaded her land. The tip of his fingers became cold and the iron on the bracelet began to heat up.

“If you’ll excuse me…”

Rory’s pupils shrank and eyes widened, the bracelet turned into a small dagger and the blade was made of ice. The dagger was pointed at the neck of the person approaching her. A murderous intent dominated the princess’s gaze.

The man did not seem to know what to say, his body froze, and the mind was completely white. He raised both hands as if trying to show that he was not a threat.

“I just wanted to… let you know that the festival is the other way.” Rory pulled away the dagger a little, noticing the trembling voice. “You seem to be a tourist… the north of the city is not recommended.” His fists closed, and he took a few steps back.

Rory stared at him for a few seconds, she slightly stirred the dagger, but hasn’t lowered it yet. He didn’t seem to have much strength, his body was very thin. The clothes were simple, the shoulder-length hair was messy, it looked like it was coming back from work. Besides the completely pale skin, the Princess wondered if he was really well.

By the words he seemed to know that for that region were the suburbs, Rory smiled sideways. Asking any guide or guard in the area was not a good idea. As Kaleena had said, she threatened one of the Councillors as soon as she arrived. Rory took a few steps forward and said in a calm voice.

“I have no interest in the festival, take me to the suburbs.” The woman took her smile off her lips. “If you’re really interested in helping a tourist, take me to the suburbs.” It was clear that she wouldn’t take no for an answer.

The man was a few seconds in shock, probably the first time he saw a situation like that. His mouth opened and closed, thinking exactly what he would say next. The dagger was still in the woman’s hand, so he was afraid to contradict her and end up being newspaper headlines the next day.

“The suburbs are not a good place at this time.” The voice was still a little shaky.

“I don’t care, take me there.” She closed her eyes and let out a long sigh, raised her head and bit her lower lip hard. “Look, you take me to the suburbs and everybody’s happy, just drop me off somewhere nearby.” Though she left no loopholes for a no, her voice became friendlier. Making order more like sweet advice.

Rory’s annoying personality became more malleable when she was at times when she didn’t need to be Princess Rory. Not that she became cool, the princess herself did not consider herself a nice person, just became more bearable.

She saw the man’s hesitant gaze and lowered her hand away. It was a way to show that she wouldn’t hurt him, because Rory wouldn’t apologize.

“Right.” The man’s voice sounded firmer.

He seemed more confident without something sharp against his throat, his eyes searching for the dagger in the woman’s hand, but he found nothing. Her eyes widened, she had just lowered the gun. All he could see was a silver bracelet, but the dagger seemed to have completely disappeared.

“The main entrances are closed by the guard, you will have to enter through the secondary entrances. No one is allowed in or out of there.”

Neither of them spoke anything, Rory was used to making her trips in silence. In reality the trips were very busy, but the subject was never with her, so she learned to keep silent. Over time, it has become a custom, she almost never speaks while walking or in a vehicle.

And the man, well, he was afraid to say something that could be seen badly. Just by talking to that woman, he had already had a dagger in his neck and was being a guide to the suburbs. This was not the quiet walk home he had planned.

The more they walked, the lighting became less present and the streets narrower. Rory kept her eyes peeled for every street she changed, listening to every close move. Trusting a stranger was not something she would do.

“Those walls divide the suburbs of the city. There are some holes with stairs there.” He stopped walking and pointed at the huge wall a few meters away.

“You can go.” She didn’t need him in there, after all, he didn’t look like a person she knew inside. In fact, Rory thought he would faint at any moment.

She didn’t look back and just went her way. Looking sideways she found some people coming in and out of the walls, she approached slowly. His guard remained high all the way.

The hole in the wall was not very large, two people could pass at the same time, and the stairs seemed to be quite unreliable.

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