Aeda steadily swirls her arms around as she keeps herself stationary in the aquatic realm she finds himself under. Her copper red eyes sting from the fresh water that's not so much painful rather than mildly irritating. A concern she easily disregards.
Aeda estimates that she's been holding her breath for about two minutes, maybe longer. That's a new record and it motivates her to carry on for one more minute. She always enjoys these sorts of challenges, but she wishes that she can test her skills against another competitor.
She may as well test her fortitude for another two minutes.
Accepting her own challenge, Aeda decides to let time pass by observing her surroundings. Given that she is in a rather dull lake with no schools of fish, hidden treasure or remains from dead victims, thankfully, the only point of interest that Aeda can observe is the aquatic ceiling with the white orb of the sun beaming.
She rolls her eyes, losing interest already. If her suffocating lungs won't force her out of this lake, boredom surely will.
Roughly thirty minutes pass when Aeda notices something casting a shadow over the lake, making her gleefully ponder that rain will soon fall However, her hopes are quickly dashed when she sees a thin figure blotting out the sun.
Aeda conjures an idea of who it might be, but before she can spring to the surface, the figure nimbly leaps into air with such grace that Aeda bubbles out an alarmed cry and swims to deeper depths to evade impact.
Aeda barely dodges the newcomer as she's merely inches away from physical contact. When she has a clear view is revealed, all she sees upstart with raven hair and sharp ears is a cheerful prick.
Aeda growls, gritting her teeth before pouncing at the intruder who cackles bubble up to the surface.
The two struggle beneath the depths until their shriveling lungs wreck them both. A stalemate hastily declared as the two race upwards.
Aeda is the first to breach through the aquatic ceiling, gasping a large breath of air to relieve the painful pressure in her chest. Her newcomer follows suit shortly after her.
"You cock!" Aeda shouts. "You annoying, skeleton railing, poorly timed daft tit! You ruined my record!"
"Ho there! Peace, Aeda!" The Daft Tit gasps and laughs through his short breaths. "I p- I promised my favorite human that I would keep her company throughout the day! Or are you getting senile in your old age."
Aeda is still not amused but calms herself. "Bleeding void, you continue this, I'll have the temper of an old prig!"
"That's why I'm here, you lovable short fuse!" The elf jests.
Aeda says nothing and swims to the grassy shore with the carefree elf following not far.
A brisk chill wrecks her body as she slips out of the water and the autumn wind only adds to her torment.
"Bleeding void… I'll be ill before the day's done in this lovely weather." She mutters, clattering her teeth.
"Well, we can either… dispose of our attire and rely on…"
"Kit, if you finish that sentence, I will skin you and wear you like an antique coat!" Aeda threatens.
"Oooor…. We can make our stealthy entrance into the cinema with warm cocoa." Kit offers a more preferable alternative. "It just opened up and they have a production in a few hours at the very least! I figure we can be there for the glorious occasion!
Aeda flashes him an incredulous glare, grasping herself as she shivers. "The cinema. As in The Mashinma Cinema, which is in Gierrox, might I add, which is about almost a day's journey away. And you want us to travel there for a production that starts in a few hours at most. Brilliant idea!" She feigns her excitement before muttering under shaky breath. "Y-you're an adorable Daft Tit, but a Daft Tit nonetheless."
Kit drops his cheerful demeanor and replaces it with a hurt scowl. "If you can restrain your sarcasm, I'd appreciate it!"
Aeda rolls her eyes. "As you wish. Let me be b-blunt and direct then: We can't get to Cierrox. Obviously, we don't have mounts and even if we d-did, it's STILL almost a day's journey to get there!"
That is when Kit brandishes a confident smirk. "Well, consider us fortunate we won't be taking mounts then. I claimed the next best alternative!"
Aeda raises a brow, a little curious to know what he means by that. "Next best alternative? Like… teleportation? Are you confessing that you're a sorcerer outcast?"
But Kit just grabs her by the wrist. "Just come with me, you unpleasant prig!"
As she is jerked forward, Aeda can feel a brisk but powerful breeze hitting her cold body. "Cold! Cold, cold, bleeding cold!"
Despite her vocal complaints, the human and the elf depart the park and onto the chaotic streets of The Royal Capital.