To anyone who was paying attention--so, no one in the room whatsoever--the exact second of the King's transformation could be pinpointed by the change in Bridget's body language. Her ears flicked down, and then up at a more calm angle. Her shoulders relaxed; her tail lowered, and as soon as the King stepped into view, began to wag furiously enough to create a considerable breeze for Tiff.
She wasn't going to bound up to him, because this was the throne room and there were protocols and also she'd been told to kneel and would do so all day if necessary, but the urge was there. She could no more control the reaction than she could her reaction to his natural form, but at least there was less concern for offense. Not that he was paying her any mind; he walked right past her to focus on his newest would-be acquisition. This had never bothered her in the slightest before, so she was a bit puzzled as to why the sight of him so close to the tiny woman made her chest feel tight.
Sympathy? Concern, maybe. It had never been a problem before, because the only policing of the King's sex life she ever felt the need to do was chasing him out of the library time and time again with the reminder that he had many bedrooms and a dungeon for this sort of thing. But this woman reminded her far too much of herself ten years ago, and Bree ten years ago? Had gotten in over her head literally immediately. Tiff's head was a lot lower and her frame could definitely not take the same kind of abuse as Bridget's.
Gareth hadn't succeeded in rescuing her, but she still felt the urge to try. She just didn't know how.
Oh halfling! That did kind of explain the smell! She'd never smelled one before; apparently they smelled kind of humany but to the left, like the way pigs smelled a lot like humans who just hadn't bathed.
She shifted on her knees, wanting to say something or get up and knowing better than to do either. But now that the King's back was to her, she could sort of turn and catch Tiff's eye and... oh! Quickly and quietly, she scribbled "DON'T FORGET TO TELL HIM WHAT YOU WANT" on the back of one of her sheets of paper and turned enough to hold it up and wiggle it furiously but silently at Tiff, pointing at it in an attempt to get her to read it.
She wasn't going to bound up to him, because this was the throne room and there were protocols and also she'd been told to kneel and would do so all day if necessary, but the urge was there. She could no more control the reaction than she could her reaction to his natural form, but at least there was less concern for offense. Not that he was paying her any mind; he walked right past her to focus on his newest would-be acquisition. This had never bothered her in the slightest before, so she was a bit puzzled as to why the sight of him so close to the tiny woman made her chest feel tight.
Sympathy? Concern, maybe. It had never been a problem before, because the only policing of the King's sex life she ever felt the need to do was chasing him out of the library time and time again with the reminder that he had many bedrooms and a dungeon for this sort of thing. But this woman reminded her far too much of herself ten years ago, and Bree ten years ago? Had gotten in over her head literally immediately. Tiff's head was a lot lower and her frame could definitely not take the same kind of abuse as Bridget's.
Gareth hadn't succeeded in rescuing her, but she still felt the urge to try. She just didn't know how.
Oh halfling! That did kind of explain the smell! She'd never smelled one before; apparently they smelled kind of humany but to the left, like the way pigs smelled a lot like humans who just hadn't bathed.
She shifted on her knees, wanting to say something or get up and knowing better than to do either. But now that the King's back was to her, she could sort of turn and catch Tiff's eye and... oh! Quickly and quietly, she scribbled "DON'T FORGET TO TELL HIM WHAT YOU WANT" on the back of one of her sheets of paper and turned enough to hold it up and wiggle it furiously but silently at Tiff, pointing at it in an attempt to get her to read it.
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