beach babies

Shuriken was getting ready to go on a trip with Uncle Plague down to the Hallows so that he could trade for some alpaca wool, but really Ike knew it was so that she could see Ezra again. He hadn’t been a prince come to collect his gemstone, but he was fun and goofy and such an impressive fighter! Ike couldn’t get over how easily he made her smile. How relaxed he was, and how unproper he was. The opposite of Ashen and her family. Maybe that was what drew her towards him so strongly, curiosity and attraction to that which she did not have.

Thinking about Ezra was easier than thinking about Iki or Oki. Her star siblings. Iki’s performance had been incredible and Oki had won Ashen’s tournament. Kiyohime had nothing to show for herself, no accomplishments or grace. She was still clumsy and uncoordinated. And hard on herself. The girl was feeling sorry for herself, all these thoughts gathered up and overwhelmed her so she made her way to the beach to try and clear her head.


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