Welcome to Ambrosia!

[Guu]

Guu woke up the next morning. She slowly blinked awake and sat up to stretch and yawn. Whether or not if she really needed to stretch and yawn or if she was just playing off human stereotypes is a mystery that may never be solved. She looked over to Molly who was still sound asleep next to her, breathing lightly against her pillow.

She focused inwards towards her stomach. Naturae was growing nicely inside her shell, faster than she had guessed.

“No hurry.” She said, patting her belly. “Take all the time you need.”

She climbs out of bed and heads out through the mansion. Sylvia was already up and about; she was quick to give the princess a morning report.

“It appears the orc chieftain is keeping good on his word.” Said the Second in Command. “His travelling group has been spotted north from here. Aside from some guards, he doesn’t seem to be mobilizing at all.”

“Make sure someone is there to greet them when they arrive.” Stated the princess.

“One more thing though. We’ve got reports of thieves stealing from our orchards.”

Guu moaned audibly. She figured something like this would happen eventually.

“Ask some of the soldiers. Maybe we can get a more thorough night watch going.”

“Alright. So what’s on your agenda before the orcs get here?”

“Oh, I should really look into the Adam guy. Already said I’d greet ‘em.”

“Sounds like a plan. See ya Princess!”

With that, the two parted, making their way to whatever errand they needed to run.


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Adam was running a comb, tearing out the horrid knots that had cursed his jet-black hair. His glasses were on the table, cleaned to perfection by anyone’s standards but to Adam they were only passable. Every-now-and-then, he’d take breaks to munch on the muffins that his gracious monkey neighbors had provided him earlier. Not too shockingly, it was Banana nut.

Eventually, the doorbell echoed through the house. It took the pale-faced kid for a start, as he had never heard it before. Dropping everything, he headed for his front entrance.

Much to his shock, standing on his doorstep was the Queen of England herself, all dressed up in a regal dress, looking as snooty as ever.

“Greetings my fair citizen. I am Princess Guu.”

Adam looked blankly at her.

“You look nothing like your photos.” He said bluntly.

“Oh right, you’re on the dataverse.”

Suddenly, in a flash of light, the old royal figure suddenly changes into a little girl with short pink hair, dull black eyes, a pink dress, all wrapped with a yellow scarf.

“I’m Guu.” She said, her voice as dull as her expression. “Can I come in?”

“Oh, sure!” Adam said. He wasn’t eager to let her in so easily, but he didn’t want to offend royalty.

She walked in passed him and immediately plopped down on his couch. She turned on the TV and put on some random cartoon that was playing at that moment and began to watch.

Gaite approached cautiously.

“Ummm… So nice kingdom you got.”

“Yep.” She said bluntly.

Adam sat down next to the princess on the couch. Not sure what he was supposed to be doing, he just went on watching cartoons with her.

An awkward hour passes. The only cartoon showing was reruns of Crying Breakfast Friends. He wasn’t sure how many episodes of crying food and utensils he could take. Just as he was about to ask her what was going on, she suddenly jumped off the couch.

Her eyes were now a scarlet red, deeply expressive. She had a large smile on her face. It was both welcoming and somewhat creepy.

“Welcome to Ambrosia, Adam Gaite!” She said in a sweet voice, her arms out as if she were making a stage production out of her greeting.

“Oh well uh…” He took this moment to reach for the remote and mercifully shut off the TV. “Thank you! It’s nice of you to come visit me like this.”

“Please, tell me a bit about yourself!” She requested with a gentle smile. She sat back down next to him and intently watched him for his response.