The King's Gifts

There was a gentle knock on Asty's door.

She slowly opened her eyes and lifted her head from the table. He hasn't noticed that she had fallen asleep from reading a book. Rubbing her eyes, the young woman frisked towards the door and opened it.

"Hiya! Good afternoon!" Yvonne called out to her a cheerful voice.

"Oh, hey Yvonne." she smiled at him. "Are your wounds okay, already?"

"Yeah they are." she grinned at her.

Asty looked at her with a frown on her face, knowing that her brother that caused all of that pain to her friend. Yvonne places a hand on her shoulder. "Hey don't worry about it. I'm all good, besides, it's just his payback for how I used to beat him a lot back then, so it's all good."

Asty gave her a smile and nodded.

"By the way, Chaol told me to call you. Your dress from the palace has arrived. Let's open it, quick!"

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