I thought that I heard you sing
Okay, so maybe not telling anyone they were going on a bit of a trip was a bad idea, but Erd had been feeling terribly stifled since going home and when Ard had run out of paints and charcoals, it seemed like the perfect opportunity for an outing.
Did he feel a bit of apprehension about returning to Denocte after his kidnapping? Well, yeah, but strangely enough the event hadn’t left a bad taste in his mouth about the Court. The actions of the few could not symbolize the intent of the many, and after waking in the Scarab and getting to know August and Aghavni a bit better, he really didn’t find them that bad of individuals. Manon, though? Hm.
She was an enigma, honestly. Erd found himself disliking her only because she had lied and had stolen him away from his brother, but she’d had a reason for it, right? What was that reason? If she had needed something from him, why hadn’t she just asked him? Why the need for secrecy and mystery and deceit when Erd would have been completely and utterly honest with her? The thought had troubled him since the night of his kidnapping, but right now, they weren’t here to find those answers. No, they were walking the streets of the Night Court Markets to find his brother some paints, some sticks of charcoal, and some supplies for his artistic heart.
So far they had found quite a bit; bright paints of various colors and shades, sticks of charcoal with different density and consistency, even a few small canvases that they could tuck into their borrowed satchels to take home. Their coffers were definitely lighter by the time they were wrapping up their shopping trip, but oddly enough, Erd found he didn’t want to leave right away. There was still so much to see or do in this place of perpetual festivity, so why rush to leave?
“Come on,” he murmured, tugging Ard along after him with a bright, jovial grin, the firelight of a nearby bonfire dancing in his turquoise eyes, “Let’s see if we can’t find something pretty to take home to Mari or Theo!”
The twins are doing a bit of shopping! Anyone is welcome to join! <3
