Suddenly Nobles

The Secret Room of the Accessory Store

"My friends mostly work as jewel accessory carvers. Many nobles like their hands. We have to go there" Lucas said proudly. After the man had kept his centaur badge to avoid another problem, they were now walking back on the main street, precisely at the candle festival center. On the left and right are lined candles and other unique decorations. Beautiful lanterns are no less showing their existence in the middle of the vast dark night sky.

Eve tightened the headgear she was wearing. "You are friends with all people without distinguishing their status. A miraculous thing done by an important person in the kingdom."

Lucas chuckles. "Not really. I just hang out with useful people." He turned his head, able to feel how Eve's piercing gaze was pointing at him. "My work is a lot and always piles up, Eve. There is no time to chat nonsense while there are still many unread documents. I can't live that easy, I can't. I bore some of their burdens, while they did not bear my burdens at all."

"Yes, you're a prince. After all, the status of the crown prince will soon be in your hands. Surely the tasks that come more and more," said Eve trying to understand. "That means your friends who work as an accessory sculptor are also not random people, yes, right."

"Smart!" Lucas flicked his finger. "But don't guess who they are."

"Why?"

"Your guess could be right." He looked, "I don't want you to know this fast."

Eve grunts. "Why are you taking me to see them?"

"Only a whim" he answered half-lying. Actually Lucas wanted to introduce Eve to his 'friends' just in case. Lucas understood time. And he knew that one day, at a crucial moment, he might not be next to Eve.

"Let's go."

Lucas clasped Eve's hand and carried her further and further into the market area. The market is usually not open at night. But as the festival is taking place, the whole place looks fuller than any other day.

A burly man contrasted with the rose tattoo on his shoulder waving his hand as soon as he realized Lucas' presence. His head was well-shaven, and a thin t-shirt stuck to his body.

"Hey, Xerr. Long time no here. How are you?" said the bald man was friendly. Her voice accent is so soft, just like women.

Lucas put his shoulders back, indifferent. "Nothing's changed, Jason."

"But I'll see you soon there'll be a change. Got a couple, huh?" reply in a seductive tone once aware of the hand link between Lucas and Eve. He's chortling, like he caught two teenagers in love. "Sweet girl, what's your name?"

"Luvia." Eve glanced at Lucas who was looking at her first. Shouldn't we play it safe? Eve doesn't want to give her real name if Lucas doesn't want to tell her.

"Ok, Miss Luvie! That beautiful blonde mane of yours made me misfocus. Now I feel so challenged to make something new. Something no one else has ever used, like...." Jason placed his thumb and index finger that formed a tick under his chin while paying attention to the jewelry he made. "It!"

A hairpick with two flowers of different sizes, equipped with several sapphire diamonds and also a jewel carved to resemble water droplets further adds to the beauty of the object. Beautiful, but....

Eve frowned as soon as Jason handed the hairpin to her. "How do I wear it? No way, right, I'm stabbing my head with this?" tanyanya's worried.

Hearing Eve's plain words, the burly man laughed out loud. "Geez, that's plain. Xerr, Xerr. Where'd you get it?" Jason laughed again. Making Eve pout instead of playing.

He hates being ridiculed.

"This thing is called hairpin. Quite famous in the Eastern mainland that the majority of noble women there curled their hair. How, you wanna try too?" lucas was clear in a soft voice, a far cry from Jason just now. Even the man was willing to look into his eyes fixed which made Eve feel really appreciated.

Eve nodded twice. "I want to!" sisi fast. "But not now. My mood is bad because of your friend," he grumbled. Slowly, but his gaze could not be denied.

"I didn't do anything!" bela Eve's trouble. Both cheeks are now treated like jelly that is used as a toy by children.

Jason now feels wrong. Between letting the two kasmaran people stay dissolved in their fun and he stays silent like a mannequin as if he never saw anything happen or quickly realizes Lucas and Eve that this world it's not just the two of them. Oh, come on, the first option is a bad choice, so Jason will wake them both up!

"Ekhem!" dehemnya. Thankfully it managed to stop both of them from turning their heads in the direction of Jason.

Said you wanted to look around my shop, didn't you, Xerr." Jason stood up, approached Lucas and invited them to go further into his shop.

"Come on," Lucas took him and grabbed Eve once more. While being dragged can only resign to follow the wide steps of the man.

The room which is approximately 10x10 meters in size is decorated with knick-knacks hanging in various corners of the room. The floor was made of ivory white marble so that the reflection of the giant chandelier at auction seemed to bounce between their legs. Defining a luxury jewelry store!

But this particular evening the shop happened to be deserted. Everyone is busy watching the candle festival out there that will soon reach the top of the event. Ensuring once again that there were only three of them, Jason suddenly pressed something on the wall so that the wall shook and opened on its own. Featuring stair steps leading to an endless dark basement.

"W-what's there?" ask Eve slowly. A little worry over him. What if Jason's not a good guy? Not to accuse, just. He's worried.

"There's me. Don't worry." Lucas squeezed out Eve's palm he was holding. "In the beginning I told you, we're going to visit my friends, right. It just so happened that they were down there, working on something. So as good friends, we should approach them first. Em, if you're uncomfortable with the dark, I can carry a torch."

"If it's just dark, I don't have a problem at all. Just a little surprised, that's all." Eve gave a faint smile.

"Thank God. Then let's go inside." Lucas went in first because the width of the stairs did not fit for two people walking side by side. Eve, then Jason at the back.

Before Eve catches up with Lucas, Jason suddenly makes a sound.

"It's no exaggeration to call you the luckiest woman."

Eve looked. Brow shriveling. "Excuse me?"

"When he was much younger than me, but I respected him a lot. No, being a leader is not a matter of age, but a person's ability to bear a pile of problems." Jason turned to look at Eve back. "He's a committed man."

"Committed?"

Jason nodded. "I didn't just know him for two days. The boy was never interested in romantic things. His life is very flat, as long as you know," he said honestly.

Eve looked at him flatly. Never interested in romantic stuff? For the sake of whatever was in this world, it had been countless since the beginning of their meeting, that Lucas had a sweet mouth to seduce women!

"And guess what another surprising fact is."

"Just say it."

Jason laughed, "Good." He eased the laughter.

"So far you're the first woman and probably the only one she's been invited to."