On the way…
Kristen: "What should I do 😤"
Passing the village…
Kristen (suddenly brightening up 😎): "Laura 🥰"
Laura: "Huh? 😶"
Kristen: "Why don't we take surveys today? 😏"
Laura: "Huh? Didn't we go yesterday? 😐"
Kristen: "Yep… but problems can happen anytime, right? 😎"
Laura (grinning): "Correct… you do have a brain cell 😏"
Kristen: "Shut up 😤"
They stop the carriage and start walking.
Kristen: "You go that side… I'll go this side 😎"
Laura: "Ok 😎"
As they walk…
Laura (thinking): "What happened to her? Suddenly she's acting all intelligent… anyway."
Kristen sees some villagers.
Villager 3: "Hello, Ms. Kristen! 😊"
Villager 2: "You came just yesterday too, right? 😊"
Kristen: "Huh… I just wanted to ask 😕 something."
Villager 1: "Please do! If we know, we'll tell you 😊"
Kristen: "Okay… do you know anything about Queen Elda? 😐"
Villagers freeze.
Villager 4: 😱
Kristen: "What? Why do you look so scared? 😕"
Villager 4 (trembling):
"Ms… she's… a very cruel person! They say she killed her own child, also the king's wife, and then married him… became queen! 😱"
Villager 2: "Ms… but we know someone who might know more 😱"
Kristen (brightening 😎): "You know? Say it fast, I don't have time 😊"
Villager 3: "In the temple, there's an old man. You can ask him… he might know 😶"
Kristen: "Oh! Thanks… bye! ☺️"
Kristen leaves.
Villager 2: "Why was she asking about Queen Elda? 😕"
Villager 1: "Something's not right… she vanished for 3 hours, and now she's asking about her 😒"
Villager 4: "What if… Queen Elda is reincarnated? 😱"
Villager 5, sitting under a tree, hears this.
Villager 5: "What the… Queen Elda is reincarnated? 😱"
Villager 6, walking by, hears it too… and soon…
The rumor spreads like wildfire through the village.
To be Continued...