Behind The Castle's

**CITY MOM**

Victoria sharpened her gaze when she began to hear the sounds of the crowd and see the scenery of the crowd.

"This is Vic's traditional market"

After saying that, Fredrick immediately jumped off the horse's back. Victoria came down with Fredrick's help.

"You brought me a date, didn't you?"

Fredrick smiled broadly

"As I said, it's our first date outside"

"On the market? How romantic Bash"

Still with a smile imprinted on his lips, Fredrick paid no heed to Victoria's gentle innuendo and instead linked their hands casually. Victoria was hesitant at first to join in public but, after seeing several couples join in casually, Victoria clasped Fredrick's hand which made Fredrick relieved, There was no denial and coercion from Victoria.

Fredrick immediately took their step further into the crowd of the market, his eyes staring around busy with market affairs as usual. The seller who offered, the buyer who asked, there were some small children running around, the mother who was persuading her son who was whining, the voices of traders who echoed throughout the market to offer the goods, and the voices of traders who were echoing in the market, all of that brings Fredrick's smile to a warm. Not much different from Victoria who smiled more and more enthusiastically, although she continued to remember the past. Where Arthur used to be, Charlotte and herself used to come with Bety and the castle kitchen waitress to shop but, wait a minute.....

Judging and observant, Victoria saw the merchants especially their trade. The contents of their box-cart basket looked different from what he used to see in the Albany market.

"Bash, can we go there?"

Fredrick nodded and took their steps closer in the direction Victoria had pointed. A fruit and vegetable trader. Victoria began to look more closely at the contents of the box.

"Please lady, this is our best fruit, this lemon is very fresh right. Victoria smiled at the seller and started grabbing the lemon in the box and Victoria squeaked

"Best?"

"Sure miss, look, it's very rare that we can get good fruit for this summer, especially after the middle of the season"

Victoria smiled back at the seller. Victoria took off the link of their hand that made Fredrick with iklas take it off, which was for some reason.

Victoria's hands felt and held the fruits, both her eyes judging the appearance of the fruits there. Apples that are red but look not fresh because there are no anchors in the stalk, some have even begun to rot. Melon fruit that should be hard and smooth but that is being held there are some soft parts, even melon skin that should be hard and green looks brownish and peeling. Other fruits are not much different, mangoes, grapes, oranges, kiwis and watermelons. Same with apples and melons.

Back Victoria went on to assess and hold the green vegetables. Carrots that are orange and brown, blackened broccoli, other green-green vegetables that look withered are not fresh.

"You want to buy Vic?"

With the contents of a busy digesting head and a feeling of turmoil. Victoria shakes her head and re-links her arms and Fredrick's hands, Fredrick follows as Victoria takes him to another seller's place. Victoria again assessed the sales in the other sellers' stalls even, what the seller was selling now where she stood was worse. Victoria continued to make observations until without feeling seven stalls were traced and observed.

Fredrick kept silent and just kept following Victoria's curiosity. Until it was finished in the eighth field, Victoria's long breath was heard.

"You tired?"

Victoria quickly shook her head and looked at Fredrick, who was already staring at her, more precisely, continuing to look at her.

"What they're selling isn't good Bash"

Fredrick shook his head and grabbed a single orange that seemed to have rotted in part.

"It's better than last year"

Victoria frowned

"Mother town food difficulties during the summer?"

Putting back the orange he held. Without a watch, Fredrick led their way through a narrow passageway. Confused but also curious, Victoria followed.

It wasn't long before they passed through the hall until the sighting before Victoria's eyes was now another market, a fish market.

The smell of fishy and rotten immediately lurked in Victoria's sense of smell. With a warm smile, Fredrick pulled Victoria who was about to walk forward again, making Victoria turn her head to look at Fredrick.

"Why?"

"You sure you want to go in again? it's a little uncomfortable here"

Not answering Fredrick's remarks, Victoria gave an answer by pulling back the link of their hand. Victoria stepped more and more into the market. The fish market is more crowded and more noisy, the uncomfortable aroma adds to the discomfort there but, Victoria doesn't care and continues to attract Fredrick. Back, Fredrick's smile came up.

"Is this fish still fresh?"

"Of course, sweet lady, this is our best fish, look lady"

With the seller's friendly bring one big halibut fish closer. Leisurely and without a doubt, Victoria held her hand lightly on the body of the fish, examined the eyes of the fish, and sniffed her hand after holding the fish. Victoria frowning.

Impatiently Victoria released their hand link to wear all of her hands during the assessment. Victoria touches everything on the sales desk. Starting from sea fish such as snapper, halibut, sprat, sardines, cod, tuna then do not miss also check and observe the seafood parts such as, Shrimp, oyster, octopus, clams, mussels, and, crabs are even starfish.

"You want to find fish or seafood, miss?This year, in the summer we start to improve because we can eat miss fish, look at the many types and numbers of our fish. The fish market can be open in the middle of the season alone is already amazing. So, I can understand the feeling of the lady who was confused because she saw the many types of fish and seafood"

Victoria smiled diplomatically and nodded.

"Right my master bewildered now, may I return later when he can correctly choose my wish?"

"Of course, miss"

"Thank you sir"

After giving the lie to the seller. Victoria ventured into another field and, after stopping at six sales pitches, Victoria looked at Fredrick with a sad face

"Only a few good ones, then the rest start to rot even many are already rotten Bash"

Looking at Victoria's face, Fredrick nodded, his hands stretched out to wipe the sweat on Victoria's temple and then tucked behind Victoria's hair ears, which were only in the braids on either side of her head.

"Still want to go somewhere else?"

Victoria smiled and was going to hold Fredrick's hand but Fredeick moved it away.

"No. Your hands are dirty"

Victoria clucked in annoyance.

"Why indeed? it's not a trace of dirt" Victoria's hand lifted up and showed it to her two palms in front of Fredrick's face. "This is a former Bash fish"

Take a few steps back. Fredrick raised his index finger which moved straight left and right

"No no no no no no. It smells bad, like you don't smell in the shower"

With a face that immediately heated up and eyes rounded, Victoria stepped wide to approach Fredrick who continued to retreat until running.

"Hey don't run Bash!"

With the sound of his laughter that immediately echoed in his footsteps that were not wide. Fredrick ran slowly, as if he was mocking Victoria who had a little trouble running until she had to pull up a little dress.

"Don't run Bash, if I'm missing how?"

"Yes, let it go"

Fredrick's voice that sounded very annoying makes Victoria even more spur on her legs to run after Fredrick who continues to laugh.

Jeremmy who kept watch and guarded the running couple rolled his eyes when he saw two adults even, their real status of upper class nobles was running around. Laughing, and even cursing in the crowd. While the other knights only smiled but not with Carl who was chuckling amusedly which made Jeremmy immediately look at him sharply

"What are you planning? don't ever think of Carl"

Carl again chuckled amusedly and looked at Jeremmy

"I was just thinking, how would His Highness and torment him if they were stuck in the room and just the two of them"

Lucas quickly stomped on Carl's foot. Carl screams dramatically.

"Don't fuck this shit!"

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