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  upon seeing the guard approaching, alena pouts almost on instinct. a telltale sign that theyâd be separated from him for the time being. the nymph kisses his nose and pats his cheek affectionately. âbe good.â itâs half a tease, because itâs always alena who gets into some sort of trouble when chanyeol isnât around. when chanyeol does take his leave, alena immediately gets to work filling up their time.Â
  most of their boredom is fought with spending time outside. observing creatures and foliage alike. as beautiful as the castle is, and as curious as alena is about its nooks and crannies, the nymph will always prefer the outdoors. they manage to dirty their robes to the dismay of their attending maids, and is quickly changed into a new gown in one of their favorite shades of pink. after a meek, but genuine, apology, the maids take the liberty to pin up alenaâs skirts so they wonât get stained during their explorations. âi found a snailâ!â alena greets excitedly when they spot the vampire king making his way back to the gardens. usually theyâd run up for a tight hug, but. well. they currently had a snail on an old dinner plate. âitâs so cute. itâs drinking water.â they gesture to the tiny faux lake theyâve created with the indent of the dinner plate. âare we still going to the market?â
court meetings are as they exciting as they go. they didnât open it to the public today, which are always interesting to say the least, but instead discussed several bills a few court members wanted to pass as law. among them topics which the vampire king never cares for much considering heâs well, eternal. once theyâre over, he doesnât allow hang around for small talk, bidding his subjects goodbye before returning to the side of the castle that is completely his.Â
âoh,â the vampire king looks a little cross eyed as he focuses on the snail on the plate, and blinks amused as he watches it drink water. ânot another pet, i hope,â he jests, a corner of his mouth quirking up.Â
âyes,â he answers, nodding at a maid to approach them. sheâs carrying a small silver tray, and the king begins pulling on the jewlery in his fingers to drop in. he doesnât like being too flasy when going into spaces with the common folk. another maid approaches alena to take the dinner plate with a sheepish smile, before unpinning their robes.Â
âare you ready?â he reaches out for alenaâs hand to hold, taking a second look at how theyâre dressed. âyou look lovely in this shade, have i told you?âÂ















