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((Following Blossom Mod’s pride month drawings of Crimson, here’s my pride month drawing of Ash! This took... way too long for me to finish tbh, but at least I got it done before the end of the month.))

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Hey Ash I know you mentioned her once or twice but would you mind telling us more about Blotte?

“Oh, ah, they’re a pure joy to be around.” A simple correction for what was hopefully a simple mistake. “I’ve known them since they were taken in by the Royal Family– back then, they were just a small child! Her Majesty put me and some other servants in charge of taking care of them, and they’ve grown so much in the years since! Sort of similar to how I came into familiarity with the Royal Family, myself… But I digress.”

“There’s hardly a place they can go without making any new friends, and they’re such a great learner! Such an explorative and curious personality…” Ash chuckled a bit. “While they’re well behaved and polite most of the time, they do have a streak of laying complicated pranks around Royal Road, heh… Nothing too serious or malicious, of course, but certainly complicated. Just goes to show their intelligence, I suppose!” He beamed with pride.

“Dara, who are you talking to?” A sky fairy with large, square glasses asked, approaching Ash with a tilt of their head. They had an outfit similar to Ash’s, but a bit simpler with a loosely tied bowtie. “And who are you talking about, anyway?” Their face was covered in freckles and random dark splotches, and one of the near-white petals on their head had a dark spot on it– as if ink had spilled there. In their hands, they held a book and a pencil.

Ash smiled at them, and ruffled the petals on top of their head. “Ah, it’s nothing, Blotte. I was just about finished, anyways– I see you’re ready for today’s lesson?” 

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Distant concerned dad noises.

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Taranza is charming and the Daranza is adorable.

((ANON YOU’RE RIGHT AND YOU SHOULD SAY IT–))

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hey daranza YOU ARE GORGEOUS

“O-oh, uh, me…? I… Uh…”

He covers his cheeks with a pair of hands. The shy dork.

“Tha… Thank you…”

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Hey Daranza, is it just me or have there been very little grey faces around lately? Well anyway, how are you doing Daranza? Are things well for you?

“I must say, it’s a welcome change of pace, having things around here unbothered by those… strange beings. Though I have the feeling that I’m jinxing it by simply saying so…” Daranza DX chuckled a bit, shaking his head.

“As for myself and my affairs here, everything is going just spiffy!” He clasped a pair of hands together. “The queen is well as always, the Dreamstalk project is finally drawing to a close– after how long since it’s been since it started, and all the setbacks, it’s a relief– Blotte continues to be on the right track to becoming a mage, everyone has been busy and happy, and I found some new herbs to put into my garden! So, really, it’s mostly more of the same. It’s certainly nice…”

Daranza DX tapped a finger against his chin. “Although, I do wonder how Shard has been doing lately. I haven’t heard from him in quite some time… Nor that other Taranza– the one in purple, not my alternate. I hope nothing serious has happened to either of them…”

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Daranza DX flopped onto his bed and heaved a sigh. He tried to fall asleep, but could only toss and turn, restless.

The moon’s light shone in from outside his window.

Lying face down, Daranza DX suddenly felt a pain spread across his back, as if something was hatching out of him. It started as a small fracture pain, but it grew quickly in intensity until he felt as if his skin was being torn apart... His vision went dark, and all he could do is scream until he passed out from the pain.

Suddenly, he came to with the BANG of his door being knocked open and the scurry of people hurrying in. With his head still pounding, he heard some incomprehensible speaking, then looked down. He normally stands tall over the other servants, sure, but not this much! And what was with all their horrified looks? He tried to float down to ask what the problem was, but for some reason, he couldn’t move down anymore. At last, he caught a glimpse of his reflection in the mirror...

A horrible beast!

With beady eyes, pincers, covered in short, light grey fur with blue parts at the legs-- and those monstrous, spindly legs! Daranza DX scurried back in horror at the awful sight. He looked around and realized he was surrounded with guards... Then he realized what had to be done. Thankfully, he’d opened his window earlier to get a breeze in, so he hurriedly fled out of the room and down the castle walls... But where could he go from here? Only one name came to mind.

Shard.

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Continued from here.

“Ssshard...!” Daranza DX huffed. “Thank... the godssss... I found you...” He tried to walk to Shard with his remaining strength, but his legs gave way and he collapsed forward onto the ground with a painful moan. Seems like his lack of blood lately has been really sapping his strength, especially after that energy draining transformation. “Ssssshard...” he muttered softly.