Fantasy AUs

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[fluidgender]

This is all... a misunderstanding. But we need to get it cleared up.

The two of you need to go to your rooms, right now.

[lowres]

But… but isn’t it better to stay together when bad things happen?

[fluidgender]

[Ranma hesitates but...]

Alright... you and Kaori stay together. There will be guards watching the rooms, but I need to check the building. If... if there's time, I'll send Leslie your way too.

[lowres]

[ Nia is clinging to Kaori so tightly, just… crying. ]

[fluidgender]

[Ranma tries to give kind words to them both but...

They feel unsettled, for more reasons than one. Even beyond the current state of things...

They feel something like Kaori's glare at the back of their head.

She's quick to move Nia to the bedroom to recover]

[lowres]

… I don’t understand… why would they do something like this?!

[missedorientation]

[Kaori tries to ignore the bits of decayed guard that might be outside her room as she leads Nia inside. She's kneeling and looking up and down, checking Nia for any bruises.]

You didn't get injured, right? No one... tried anything?

[lowres]

Why would anyone do anything to me…? I-I’m all right…

[missedorientation]

[She cups Nia's cheeks, looking fierce despite the fact that she's still shaking and choked up.]

Its... its not right. None of this is right...

[lowres]

[ Nia finally scrubs at her eyes and shakes her head. ] I-I’m sorry. They did something so horrible… and they must have scared you…

[missedorientation]

Who cares about me...? Nia, with an attack like this... you're in danger...

[lowres]

Your people were hurt! These were the guards with your mother!

[missedorientation]

And that's why you're in danger! I... Mom... Adora...

[No she can't think about them right now because the tears start to burst up.]

[lowres]

[ Nia doesn’t know what else to do. She just wraps her arms around Kaori tightly. ]

[missedorientation]

[She's all fucked up. She has to sob into Nia's shoulder for a second.]

Mama... Adora...

[lowres]

[ She holds her even as she’s shaking. ] I-I’ll go back. Convince the king to let them go.

[missedorientation]

No. That's the last thing you should do...

[lowres]

I’m the king’s ward! He will have to listen to me—no one else here could.

[missedorientation]

Nia...

[She slowly... hands over... the note.]

[lowres]

[ She reads it with shaking hands.

She looks at Kaori without understanding anything. She just. Stares at her, wide eyed and confused. ]

… D-does your father know?

[missedorientation]

He must. It was in the box with the... the...

And... maybe the letter with your box too.

[lowres]

Then why… hasn’t he said anything?

[missedorientation]

I... I don't know. He couldn't be... considering it...?

[lowres]

He—he’s been very kind so far. You don’t think… he really is?

[missedorientation]

I... don't know. Why would he keep quiet? Why would he let us go outside? Or say to hide in separate rooms?