Zac’s birthday was yesterday, but since it was August 15th, we couldn’t make this post in time. Happy birthday, kitty! We love you so much! π§‘
Aoi: So, Zac, today is your birthday! Cheers!
Zac: Hehe, thank you! Iβm happy that you remembered even if I have not yet appeared in Cymberlight.
Aoi: Of course I did. Iβm sure everyone is still waiting for your debut.
Zac: Really?! They want to see me?
Aoi: You bet!
Zac: Amaaaaazing! (Zac starts dancing around the room, making meow-ish noises) By the way, I made a thing yesterday.
Aoi: A thing? You mean, a disaster?
Zac: No, no, no! I madeβ¦ (Zac rummages inside his βThe Amazing Heroesβ backpack) THIS! (He shows me his sketchbook)
Aoi: Ohβ¦ thatβsβ¦ a drawing.
Zac: Yup!
Aoi: β¦
Zac: β¦
Aoi: Umβ¦
Zac: Yes?
Aoi: Itβsβ¦ pretty awesome, I guess.
Zac: β¦You donβt like it?
Aoi: Eh? Oh, no, itβs really well made! Iβm just, like, a little confused? (I point at the character that looks like a demon) This is Cynthia, I supposeβ¦?
Zac: Yes! Sheβs the Demon Queen here.
Aoi: β¦I see. βCynthiaβ¦ Iβm sorryβ¦β
Zac: And this knightβ¦
Aoi: β¦Is you.
Zac: Itβs me! (Zac nods enthusiastic)
Aoi: Too bad he has his back to us, I canβt see his face.
Zac: Itβs because, you know, heβs not important in this scene. Heβs just a vassal.
Aoi: β¦A vassal.
Zac: Thatβs right.
Aoi: β¦Okay, (I massage my eyebrows, feeling like Iβm leading to a stonking revelation) so let me get this straight: you made a drawing in which Cynthia is the Demon Queen, and you are her vassal. Moreover you areβ¦ (I point at the bundle the knight is holding out to the Queen) offering her a prisoner?
Zac: Iβm paying a tribute. She asked the knight to bring her a sacrifice. To doβ¦ (Zac glances around and starts whispering for no apparent reason) you know, things.
Aoi: β¦What things?
Zac: Demonic things.
Aoi: β¦Yeah, sounds legit. (I keep gazing at the βsacrificeβ) Theyβ¦ theyβve got familiarβ¦ ears.
Zac: Of course! (A broad smile appears on Zacβs face) Thereβs only one kind of prisoner Ms. Cynthia would claim, after all. As her vassal, it was my duty to provide her with what she wanted.
Aoi: βYeah, I think I got a pretty good idea of why sheβd want such a sacrificeβ¦β
LOL!!! I love Zac!
That’s a wonderful sacrifice. What a cute prisoner. Does he looks angry or… ? Wait, is he looking at… ? *cough* Oh, well, maybe what displeases him is being tied, guess he will not be angry for too long… and I doubt his screams later will be from pain…