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good day to all! if any fair maidens of any status or standing wish for a yuriful knight to accompany her in any quest or simply stand by her,, please come to me i am very qualified and will not collapse in a clanking heap if complimented please
after cleaning herself up, and speaking to Ser Bec, Elizabeth tentatively opens her chamber door, calling out, “catherine? are you- are you quite well again?”
she slips inside, trying to let as little light into the room as possible.
the knight sits, back in human(? probably. looks like it.) form on the edge of her bed.
"...i would apologize for your having to see me like that. but i know how you feel about apologizing."
she fidgets with her hands.
one of elizabeth’s favorite crows lands on catherine’s window, with a note tied to it’s purple collar. it reads as follows:
hello catarina!!
i got my crow a collar so i can affix letters to her more easily now!! anyways, can you come to the garden? i would like to speak with you about something important, and i should like to talk to your face, rather than through notes.
your sunshine 💋
((the kiss emoji is a lipstick kiss on the paper))
it appears in the garden again, under the same arch as before. for some reason, it’s wearing its stupid little striped pajamas despite being shadowy.
catherine is pacing in her quarters. as usual.
“people terrify me! why in the name of god did i decide to attend?!”
she lightly whacks her face with her gauntlet.
“for her. it’s always been for her. you just have to pull through these few days and then you can go back to your sad lonely hermit little life. then you can clank around in peace. just. push through.”
stupid. stupid. you idiot. you absolute waste of space and air. now she hates you. she’ll never want to see you again. and why?? because you’re too damn socially inept to say anything! instead you stutter like a fool whenever she gets near you!
she's standing outside in one of the gardens. she doesn't care if it rains and her armor rusts, or if she broils alive in it due to the sun’s rays. it would be a fitting punishment.
or she could just break into the wine cellar. might as well drown her feelings if she can’t handle them.
clank clank clank
sprinting into the forest without a care for her gown and delicate slippers, elizabeth calls out for catherine. as she gets deeper into the woods, trees closer together, shadows more condensed, she slows, listening…..
“catherine,” she calls again, voice wavering slightly, “catarina! where are you? i spoke with salz, but i- i want to talk to you now. catarina, love, can you come out now?”
what emerges from the shadows is not a knight. not even close to one, in fact. it is a large, shadow-like creature, with clawed arms all along its sides. whatever this is, it (probably?) isn't catherine.
it watches elizabeth with unsettling intelligence in its eyes.
almost 🤏 got hired today. then i tripped on my armor and she laughed at me :(
hello love!!! wouldst thou like to ride in my carriage on the journey home, rather than behind me on your horse? i know we both had…..a long night, and i wouldst greatly appreciate your cuddles while i nap!!!
mwah 💋
a shadowy tendril slides a hastily written letter through the window.
"hello. am walking behind you. did not bring horse. riding with you would be appreciated thank you. -c"
