The river in Kinkan Town has tall canal walls. The cobbled paths beside them are broad and tidy. Edel walks with small steps, tick tick tick. Her black boots land in perfect third position. She is where she's supposed to be.
The river in Kinkan Town has one of the Prince's heartshards, lodged under a certain bridge.
The river in Kinkan Town, right now, also contains the Prince (currently being pulled underwater) and a frantically swimming duck.
Edel stands where she's supposed to be.
Duck refused
her role.
(But would a character in a story really do that?
Why would she do that? Why? Why?
In the story, what you do is wish.)
There. Duck wished.
Edel is a puppet, and she does what she's supposed to.
She opens her hand.
Splash.