Chapter 154: Princess [3]

“Thanks.”

That was the only word that Sasha could muster.

Amelia paused for a moment, thinking whether she had really done something that important.

“Sure.”

Amelia too, despite being smart, wasn’t the best at social interactions. She could speak with new people, but didn’t know the exact words to say in many situations, making others view her as someone different.

“Do you train?”

“Huh?”

This time it was Sasha who had asked the question.

“I do. Sometimes.”

Amelia’s response seemed to have surprised her, as could be seen from the widening of her eyes.

“Why the surprise?”

Amelia was quick to notice the reaction.

“No, I mean… You told me everything about being able to do what you like, but you train despite not liking it.”

Sasha stood at the same place while narrating her thoughts.

“What made you think I didn’t like training?”

“Your eyes.”

“Sorry?”

“Your eyes.”

“I heard that.”

Amelia rubbed her eyes, thinking about Sasha’s words.

“What about my eyes?”

Sasha looked down as she processed the words in her mind.

“I mean, your interest in reading can be seen from your eyes, so I just assumed that you didn’t like training. Usually, scholars don’t train.”

“That’s it. I thought you were being all philosophical while describing my eyes.”

“Philosophical?”

Sasha didn’t know the meaning of the word.

Amelia, who was confused at first seeing Sasha repeating the word, soon realised her error.

“What’s your age?”

“Huh? Seven.”

“Thought so.”

Not every seven-year-old was like Amelia.

“Is it compulsory for the princess to learn such words?”

Sasha’s meek voice brought Amelia out of her thoughts, as she placed the book on the desk before motioning Sasha to bring a chair to sit.

The girl hadn’t sat the entire time, and though Amelia didn’t comment on it, she found it insensitive of herself to make her guest stand like that.

Sasha, seeing Amelia pointing at one of the chairs behind her, walked towards it before picking it up—

Or at least tried to, but her little hands couldn’t really muster that much strength.

“Let me help.”

Before she could try again, Amelia had appeared beside her, holding one end of the chair.

Appreciating the gesture, Sasha awkwardly bowed her head once before holding the other end of the chair, as the two of them somehow managed to lift the chair and place it near the desk, just beside Amelia’s own chair.

“Haa… That chair is kind of heavy, isn’t it?”

Amelia took a deep breath as she completed the sentence.

Sasha, on her part, couldn’t even reply, as she was far more drained than Amelia, though she managed to nod her head.

The chair, being made from sturdy wood, was relatively heavier than the normal ones available at Sasha’s house. Not relatively, but far heavier to be exact.

“Yeah, so what was your question? That compulsory one, right?”

“Y-Yes.”

Amelia paused once again to steady her breath.

“No, it isn’t compulsory for us to learn something like that. And why would it even be compulsory?”

“You speak weird words, so I thought it was necessary for a princess to speak like that. It’s not cool.”

“Sorry?”

“Why are you apologizing?”

Sasha asked, her brows raised in confusion.

“No, I mean, please repeat what you said at the end.”

Amelia clarified, seeing that Sasha’s vocabulary was quite limited.

“It’s not cool?”

Sasha was confused by the sudden interrogation.

“So you think that I am not cool.”

“…”

“It should be cool. I mean, I know every word out there. Do you even know anyone my age with the same level of knowledge? I am cool!”

Amelia’s ego was hurt a bit too much, making her a little frustrated.

It wasn’t like Amelia was angry at Sasha… But every now and then, she would keep receiving taunts from people who looked down on her just because she was more into books than weapons.

That had subconsciously created an inferiority complex in Amelia that she herself didn’t know existed deep in her mind.

Now, Amelia was smart enough to know what was good for her, but there was a limit to how much could be expected from a seven-year-old.

At the end of the day, she was still a kid.

And going through the same sarcastic comments every day had edged on her patience more than she might have known.

“Uh… I meant about those weird words, not you.”

Sasha spoke as she used one of her hands to cover her mouth.

“Are you laughing at me?”

“…”

“Haa…”

Amelia sighed.

She was being childish.

“Forget about me, tell me about yourself. What do you like?”

“Me?”

Sasha pointed at herself.

Amelia nodded her head.

“I… I don’t really know what I like, but maybe… Meeting new people and visiting new places gives me a pleasure that I can’t find in anything else.”

Sasha now had her lips stretched into a small smile as she remembered all the other experiences in her life, or at least those that her little brain could remember.

“Are you sure about that? From the way you were shaking after coming here, I don’t really think you like anything to do with new people or places.”

On hearing Amelia’s words, which were true to a certain extent, Sasha sheepishly scratched the back of her head.

“That… I really do get scared, but I still love exploring new things.”

“Hahaha… You are kind of weird yourself.”

Amelia laughed for the first time in their conversation.

She found Sasha to be the most unique person that she might have ever met. Being scared of something while liking it at the same time was surely a contradicting feeling.

Sasha too chuckled awkwardly, as she didn’t know whether she was being praised or insulted by the princess.

“So, tell me, what places have you visited till now.”

Wiping the tears that had formed at the corner of her eyes, Amelia turned her focus to the girl before her.

“That… There’s this market at my place. You see, a shop there sells—”

“Market?”

“Um… Yes.”

Amelia frowned.

“I thought you were about to speak of some cool destinations.”

“Market is cool!”

Sasha pouted.

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