Hunting for the King

[thequestgiver]

Characters: All who are searching for the King!
Open? Yep
Where: Starting at the castle
When: RD 10
What: The heroes go hunting for the King.


The castle staff, as unhelpful as always, had no idea where the King had gone to. Some had guesses, of course, he went off to track down Prince Charming and drag him back home, he went out visiting the Giant Kingdom, he went across the sea, he went to see the state of the Old Capital, no, they hadn't actually seen him leave... they just knew that he had. This just happened every now and then, you see, one of the older maids explained. The King, being the King, just sometimes was elsewhere. Just wait a little while and he'd be back soon enough.

But that was hardly helpful now, now was it?

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[tenuefarfalla]

She knows that feeling. Experienced it herself in this very room, as a matter of fact. "You need to rest." Which he already knows, and she knows he knows that. She's almost reminding herself of the fact.

"The cold should last about a day." She has a handful of the candies again and is feeding them to him, wanting him to get as much sugar as possible before he falls asleep. "I can come back and do it again, if you want?" She'll probably be back even if he doesn't ask it, assuming she leaves at all.

Every time she bottomed out in Rowan, there was someone there to take care of her. It makes a difference.

[sorcerous]

"Leave me," he tells her. He does not want his weakness to be displayed in front of others. "I will recover."

[tenuefarfalla]

Cho fusses a few moments longer, knowing how rough this is on him. She drags the chair over near the bed and sets out the food and candy and water, keeping it all within his reach. She makes sure his orb is lying on top of his clothing, easily accessible.

She doesn't think he's weak, but she can see annoyance just on the horizon. "If you need anything... orb me if you need more food and water or if it gets too warm. I don't have to stay, but I can help." After a moment of hesitation, she reaches down and squeezes his hand. And then she's gone, closing the door quietly behind herself and heading across the street to her own bed.

It's been an exhausting day.