Welcome to Ambrosia!

[Guu]

Guu noted his order. And then parted from the tent. She turned towards Sylvia.

“You head up to the palace. Make sure the Pokute’s are preparing dinner for Molly and you, and then do something nice for yourself. You've worked hard today.” She said with a pat on her shoulder.

“Will do Princess.” Sylvia responded obediently and headed towards the middle of town. Guu however, turned towards the edge of town.


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A short walk later and she was outside the entrance of the Loco Lobo. Making her way inside, the aroma of fresh meat being fried wafted gently in her nose. She could hear the sizzling sound of the frying pan not far away. Didn’t take her long to spot that familiar wolf back towards the kitchen, tossing scraps of meat into the air with a flick of the pan. Eventually, her attention turned to the Princess at the counter. Frantically, she ran up to her and curtsied respectfully.

“I apologize for not noticing you pr-”

“No need to apologize.” She said slowly waving an arm in the air, sounding a little bit aggravated at the over-politeness. “Any word from out guest?”

“He’s been asleep this entire time. I was hoping the smell of meat would wake him…”

Suddenly the anomaly stumbled out of the guestroom, his head spinning from getting up too fast.

“Woah.” He said, stumbling about. “Is that food I smell?”

“Almost ready! Let me finish up!” She yelled, getting back to her frying pan.

Carn climbed into one of the bar stools next to Guu. His head hanging in drowsiness, he tilts his head to the pink princess.

“How long was I out?” He asked casually.

“Four hours” Guu answered.

Suddenly, a plate of stir-fry composed of mostly of strips of chicken, beef, and pork was shoved in front of him. Without a moment’s hesitation, he started chomping down, almost ravenously. Guu watched him patiently. She wasn’t going to converse with him while he’s eating like this. As soon as he was done, she finally spoke up.

“Did you enjoy that?” The pink enigma asked. He nodded happily.

“Yep! It was great! Wish it had fish, though!”

Guu cocked her head at him.

“You prefer fish?”

“Yep! Fish are my favorite!” He yelled out with glee.

With that, Guu whipped out her cellphone and tapped out a text for Sylvia. It read: “Carn will be joining us, have the Pokutes prepare for him too. We’re having fish.” She turned her attention towards Cynthia.

“Send the rest of the food you’re preparing to the Medical tent, a prime named Renji will be taking the order.” Guu ordered.

“Yes ma’am!” She said, straightening in reaction to a royal order.

“Don’t worry, you’ll be finishing your meal in the palace. We’re serving fish.”

The thought gave Carn a mile wide sharp-toothed grin. Guu continued.

“Since I doubt you got the message, I will tell you now. Ambrosia will fully support your mission. You and your kind are welcome here as long as they behave themselves.”

The anomaly was overjoyed by this statement. The grin, once thought to be unable to go further, stretches into a further menacing curvatures.

“Thank you Guu!” He moved in and gave her a big ol’ hug. She let him, getting used to the intimate contact her new life often entails. Cynthia, however, looked on shocked that someone would actually outright hug royalty like that. Eventually he pulled away. “You’re the best Guu!”

“Yeah yeah.” She said sounding irritated, trying to hide her red cheeks. “Anyways, we should head towards the palace.”


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That night, Guu, Carn, Sylvia, and Molly ate fresh salmon. It was caught just earlier that day in a river a half a mile away. The animals of the village take their fishing seriously. The pokute turn out to be halfway decent cooks considering their stature. Not as good as the folks down at the Sty and Fry but up there. After dinner, the four went up to the arcade and played games for while. After Carn hit the sack early, the three went on to play board games, watched movies, and have fun. Admittedly, it was to give Molly the genuine family experience. It was Guu’s idea… mostly.


As soon as it turned dark, Molly was ushered into bed.

]“Awww, I don’t want to sleep! I’m having too much fun!” Complained Molly, trying to stifle a tired yawn. Sylvia moved in and tucked her in.

“I know, but it’s time for you to sleep, now.” She said to the little girl. She leaned in and kissed her on the cheek, feeling silly considering she was kind of young to play mother. This was enough to satisfy the young one as she smiled and drifted off into slumberland. “Good night.”

With Molly in bed, everyone made their way into their own bedrooms and settled in for the night. Quiet fell over the palace as the night air was filled with the sounds of crickets and the distant calls of birds.


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Sometime, around 7 am the next morning, a bell rang that woke up everyone in the town. Guu and Sylvia were the first ones at the palace entrance. They were greeted by a brown haired teen rushing up to them, huffing out of breath.

“What’s going on?” Guu asked.

“Orc attack! Twelve of them!”

Before the words had even been spoken, she had already barely sensed the platoon of orcs at the edge of her senses.

“Sylvia, keep Molly safe until the coast is clear.” She barked at the gothic second in command. Guu dashed off in the direction of the attack.