Chapter 21: The King

Now, it would have been naive of me to expect I could just cook for the soldiers and never come face to face with Solas. Not just naive, but hopeful.

My hopes were crushed, as the blonde man parked himself near the general, took a mug cake meant for another soldier, and snatched the fork from the general, who just smirked.

My eyes widened.

Oh.

"You are a nymph," the king said, taking a bite of the only thing which could save me now: sugar… mixed in with chocolate.

"Yes, but my organs are bad. I… smoke," to try to sell the lie, I even coughed once or twice.

It was forced, no one was going to buy it, but I still gave my best impression of the sound donkeys make after their reins had been pulled too hard.

"You smoke," the king said, helping himself to another bite. "Doran, why don't you give the nymph a cigar?"