DAY 90, Morning

[loyallygiven]

Ken stared up at his ceiling for a long while after waking. Something was off, but he couldn’t put his finger on what. Well, his clothes were too big, but he couldn’t recall if they always had been or if this was a new thing. There was nothing else to wear, except a too-large pair of pants, so he had to assume the oversized shirt was all he had. He

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[loyallygiven]

Go to the temple. He should be comfortable with that idea. He probably belonged there more than here. There was a naggy kind of voice that told him he was too young to walk that distance alone - or with another child. But the other child said she was really an adult.

Still, a nervous feeling crept up his back, made his heart race. As if he really, really wasn't supposed to entertain such an idea. He felt a bit twitchy just being outside the castle walls, even though it was where he wanted to be.

"I would like to see him," he admitted. He settled on the blanket and took the food from Gise with a murmur of thanks. At least she helped distract him from the oddness of his thoughts and feelings. He smiled a bit at her excitement over the food and ate his. He didn't have anything to compare it to. Maybe the meat, cheese and crackers his mom sometimes put out when they had guests.

He noted her face when she tried the fruit, and his smile grew. "Is it bad?" He took one to try for himself, and decided he didn't mind the saltiness. But he preferred the apples, which were sweeter. He offered one to her as he retrieved his own.

[bluealgesistone]

She graciously took the apple from Ken, "What is this fruit? It is about the shape of a Quince." She took a bite from it, the skin was firm and crisp and the flesh was soft and had a honey-like taste to it, she noticed a drop of juice dripping down her chin and deftly wiped it up with a napkin. "This fruit is absolutely délicieux, it tastes just like the Quince mon père imported from angleterre!"

She continued to eat the fruit with gusto, devouring the whole thing down to the core. "I would like to meet your friend. I like it here, this place reminds me much of Belgium, my home."

[loyallygiven]

He could not dig up any reasons not to go to the temple. Though he also could not figure the source of his reluctance or why he was so nervous. He thought a bit as he finished off his apple, then took a deep breath and nodded.

"It's a long walk. We should start now if we don't want to get caught in the dark."

[bluealgesistone]

Gise was excited about meeting someone new and she could feel a strong energy emanating from the edifice above them. "Well then we should clean this all up so that we can get going, allons-y!"

She started to clean up the food and everything from their wonderful picnic and place it all in the basket. She started moving at a lightening speed that even surprised her and before she knew it, everything was folded and placed neatly in the basket. They ate more than she realized so there wasn't as much to put away as there was to take out before.

[loyallygiven]

Ken would have offered to help, but she seemed to have everything under control, and he probably would have got himself in the way. Once everything was packed away, he took up the basket (it seemed only fair, since she cleaned up). It was much lighter now, at least.

It was unfortunate that he had no shoes, but the path wasn't too rough, if he was careful to avoid any pointy rocks. He started off toward the temple with Gise, his apprehension growing with each step. But he was also hopeful, for there might be answers, and an old friend he hadn't seen in a very long time.