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The Green Planet drabble
I recommend reading at least up through part 5 before reading this. ^.^ But the idea was cute and would not leave me alone until I put it on paper. So to speak. ^^;
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He'd been working with his flowers, coaxing them into different colors, shaping the petals into infinite variations when his ears heard the unmistakable patter of small feet. The sun room door was pushed open just as he looked up and a white-haired child darted inside.
"Selan! Selan!" the boy exclaimed, dodging the plants and stopping breathlessly before him, "I found treasures!"
Selan laughed and crouched down to put himself on eye-level with his small visitor.
"Did you now?" Selan smiled, shifting until he was sitting on the cool marble floor. "Come here then, Arycian, and show me what you've got."
The snow-haired boy promptly crawled into Selan's lap, reaching into the front of his wildly askew tunic to draw out the first of his treasures. It was a large ring set with a deep purple crystal and emblazoned with the family crest of the House of Woque.
"Isn't it pretty?" Arycian asked. "I found it in the stuffy room. Dunno why somebody'd leave something so pretty on the floor..."
Selan stifled a giggle and petted the child's head as he made appreciative sounds over his small friend's find. Lord Woque would undoubtedly be missing it by now.
"And these were in the red room," Arycian continued happily, pulling out a pearl and ruby necklace that Selan recognized as a favorite of Lord Purcia's wife. Unsurprising, as the red room had been assigned to Purcia during his stay at the Celestial Palace. He wondered if they knew the lady's jewelry was missing.
"Oh, and this one was in the garden," the boy continued, holding up a brilliant star-sapphire pendant. "It was all dirty and I had to clean it." From the tone of his voice, it was obvious that Arycian didn't care much for whomever had let the bit of sparkle get into such a state.
Selan smiled. "You did a beautiful job cleaning it, Arycian. I have never seen a better cleaning job."
Arycian beamed broadly, his silver eyes shining beneath the praise. "Thank you, Selan," he preened, then blinked. "Oh! And I found this one for you..."
The flower was small with bits of soil still clinging to its much abused roots, a rare wildflower that only grew at this time of year. It wasn't particularly elegant or pleasantly scented or anything that might endear it to the populace, it was just pretty.
Selan hugged the small boy tightly. "Thank you, Arycian," he said softly. "I love it."
Arycian tucked the flower gently into Selan's hand, then squirmed out of the man's lap. He smiled impishly for a moment, then leaned forward to plant a quick kiss on Selan's cheek before turning and darting off in search of more hidden treasure.
Selan watched him go, one hand hovering bemusedly over his cheek while the other cradled his priceless gift. In all his long years he couldn't remember being happier than he was now with Arycian running around the palace causing chaos wherever he went.
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He'd been working with his flowers, coaxing them into different colors, shaping the petals into infinite variations when his ears heard the unmistakable patter of small feet. The sun room door was pushed open just as he looked up and a white-haired child darted inside.
"Selan! Selan!" the boy exclaimed, dodging the plants and stopping breathlessly before him, "I found treasures!"
Selan laughed and crouched down to put himself on eye-level with his small visitor.
"Did you now?" Selan smiled, shifting until he was sitting on the cool marble floor. "Come here then, Arycian, and show me what you've got."
The snow-haired boy promptly crawled into Selan's lap, reaching into the front of his wildly askew tunic to draw out the first of his treasures. It was a large ring set with a deep purple crystal and emblazoned with the family crest of the House of Woque.
"Isn't it pretty?" Arycian asked. "I found it in the stuffy room. Dunno why somebody'd leave something so pretty on the floor..."
Selan stifled a giggle and petted the child's head as he made appreciative sounds over his small friend's find. Lord Woque would undoubtedly be missing it by now.
"And these were in the red room," Arycian continued happily, pulling out a pearl and ruby necklace that Selan recognized as a favorite of Lord Purcia's wife. Unsurprising, as the red room had been assigned to Purcia during his stay at the Celestial Palace. He wondered if they knew the lady's jewelry was missing.
"Oh, and this one was in the garden," the boy continued, holding up a brilliant star-sapphire pendant. "It was all dirty and I had to clean it." From the tone of his voice, it was obvious that Arycian didn't care much for whomever had let the bit of sparkle get into such a state.
Selan smiled. "You did a beautiful job cleaning it, Arycian. I have never seen a better cleaning job."
Arycian beamed broadly, his silver eyes shining beneath the praise. "Thank you, Selan," he preened, then blinked. "Oh! And I found this one for you..."
The flower was small with bits of soil still clinging to its much abused roots, a rare wildflower that only grew at this time of year. It wasn't particularly elegant or pleasantly scented or anything that might endear it to the populace, it was just pretty.
Selan hugged the small boy tightly. "Thank you, Arycian," he said softly. "I love it."
Arycian tucked the flower gently into Selan's hand, then squirmed out of the man's lap. He smiled impishly for a moment, then leaned forward to plant a quick kiss on Selan's cheek before turning and darting off in search of more hidden treasure.
Selan watched him go, one hand hovering bemusedly over his cheek while the other cradled his priceless gift. In all his long years he couldn't remember being happier than he was now with Arycian running around the palace causing chaos wherever he went.