Distantly, Tiff noted that the situation was somewhat ridiculous. With Bridget kneeling on the floor, her raising her hand like an overeager student, and the King looking between them with mild bemusement, it felt like something out of a comedy. Except for the whole 'Bridget being on the verge of being tortured' thing, that wasn't really funny. It was a little funny to hear her stammer out something about the King liking Tiff, which was patently untrue, but the King's toothy grin killed any sense of humor to be found in their mutual stutters.
Her hand stayed frozen in the air as he straightened, though her shoulders rose a little higher as she instinctively hunched in on herself. "They- they are?" She asked faintly, her eyes flicking down to Bridget. Her cheeks were slightly flushed, but clearly that was a fear flush. Or something. Did people blush when they were scared? Was she even still scared by the idea of the dungeons? What kind of things did a Royal Librarian do to end up in the dungeons all the time.
Tiff shrank down even further as the King's attention turned to her, her jaw locking shut as he appraised her-
AND THEN WONDERED ABOUT LUNCH OH NO.
She made a sound like a strangled mouse, her eyes huge as he moved on like he hadn't just implied that she was lunch. Was that what he implied? Was she projecting? Projecting wasn't the right word, probably, but-
"Lunch sounds nice!" Her voice came out much higher pitched than she would have liked, a near hysterical edge to it. She winced, forcibly cutting off whatever else she was going to say. So he was going to make her eat lunch, and then eat her for lunch? That was... kind of gruesome. Maybe it was like stuffing a turkey or something. Abruptly, she remembered her hand was still in the air, and she jammed it back down against her side, her eyes going back to Bridget at the King's clear dismissal.
...she. She should probably gather her things.
With that thought, it was like the spell had been broken, and Tiff hastily darted away from the King, grabbing her notebook, collapsible stand, and the crystal off the floor as she tried to calm the hammering of her heart. It wasn't working very well.
Her hand stayed frozen in the air as he straightened, though her shoulders rose a little higher as she instinctively hunched in on herself. "They- they are?" She asked faintly, her eyes flicking down to Bridget. Her cheeks were slightly flushed, but clearly that was a fear flush. Or something. Did people blush when they were scared? Was she even still scared by the idea of the dungeons? What kind of things did a Royal Librarian do to end up in the dungeons all the time.
Tiff shrank down even further as the King's attention turned to her, her jaw locking shut as he appraised her-
AND THEN WONDERED ABOUT LUNCH OH NO.
She made a sound like a strangled mouse, her eyes huge as he moved on like he hadn't just implied that she was lunch. Was that what he implied? Was she projecting? Projecting wasn't the right word, probably, but-
"Lunch sounds nice!" Her voice came out much higher pitched than she would have liked, a near hysterical edge to it. She winced, forcibly cutting off whatever else she was going to say. So he was going to make her eat lunch, and then eat her for lunch? That was... kind of gruesome. Maybe it was like stuffing a turkey or something. Abruptly, she remembered her hand was still in the air, and she jammed it back down against her side, her eyes going back to Bridget at the King's clear dismissal.
...she. She should probably gather her things.
With that thought, it was like the spell had been broken, and Tiff hastily darted away from the King, grabbing her notebook, collapsible stand, and the crystal off the floor as she tried to calm the hammering of her heart. It wasn't working very well.
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