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Fatina chuckled slightly, she was used to the way she was raised...not knowing how Sohrab was raised really. "Talking about things? Something I guess....I can't be told?" He raised an eyebrow at the both of them until Nayu commented on Sohrab being 1 part brave, 3 parts fool. "How about we make it 2 part brave, 2 part reckless...I rather be called reckless than a fool." He then continued hearing out Nayu who can take him on a trip...if his boyfriend allowed it. "Ba-Boyfriend?!" He was shocked, and it caused Dingi to smack Nayu slightly and confirm they were not dating. Sohrab rubbed his neck as Fatina blinked. "Yeah, that could be a bad idea...since most women would be angry...and Mister Dingi, aren't you suppose to be looking at the marriage candidates?"

"Let's talk about something else." Sohrab intercepted before then just listening to Dingi and Nayu talking. Dingi reassuring that he was ok besides some discomfort and Nayu wondering when Dingi would be promoted to god. "What...you mean you are not a god?" "Godkin...huge difference 'bira!" Fatina tightened her ponytail as she then saw Nayu's look, she could only blink wondering what exactly she did wrong...but maybe her presence was not wanted. "We-Well, I hear the girl's calling! See you later." "I heard no-" Fatina was already gone, though, jumping over the river easily before even giving them a response. Sohrab was now officially confused but he thought maybe there was a 'female emergency' so he ignored it. "Anyway Nayu, whenever you have the time I can come with you on the trip. Well...once my chores are done for the day anyways." He then picked up the book he was once reading and rubbed off the dirt that it had picked up only a little.

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"You're talking to someone who had little to no access of movies, so nice." He spoke sarcastically as he then listened to Dingi explain about the whole marriage thing and how godkins are.

OH! So he wasn't born a god, he was just given god powers! Made sense completely. However, what also was strange how Dingi had the powers of more than one. "Wow....you must be one lucky individual." Sohrab complimented Dingi in some sort of way. "And what do you mean by leech from unknowingly, does that mean you have no control of how to stop it?" He then heard Nayu say that it will be a few day trip and it could be a group outing...but the 'Maidenhead' would give bad luck if men were on it. "What type of ship is the Maidenhead exactly?" Sohrab then stared at Dingi and some sort of curiosity had sparked inside but something told him it was a bad idea. It would involve Sohrab giving a peck on Dingi's cheek like Dingi did after killing the demon. "So is this like the belief of the absolute monarchy....since the gods bless the ones who rule over the people?" He was asking himself mostly, as it was his bad habit. He did sit next to Dingi as he had no idea what else can be done. "I...also want to ask you something as well...I know you don't want to make people worried but I think it'll be worse for me if I am not aware of what's going on....did ending that demon's life make things worse?"

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Sohrab gave Nayu a snort right back, call it a reflex. As he listened to them, it did explain many things...how the whole area around him worked and how it was a god's decision per say to bless someone, so it cannot be forced upon...that's good at the least. "That is definitely interesting." He then also heard the whole 'bad luck' of the ship, but instead of women, it was men. "Humor me Nayu. Can the monster women sense when a man's on board?' It sounded like light humor, but inside, Sohrab slightly was nervous....as the boy might have to reject kindly to seeing the ship.

Then Dingi confirmed that things got worse thanks to the demon's death. With that Sohrab thought, Dingi was a worried, instead of blushing so Sohrab got on his knees and gave him a pat on the shoulders. "I owe you for saving me, maybe it will be my time to repay it someday. So cheer up?" Sohrab had no idea if he was doing a good job. "If you need help, let me know." Sohrab then stood up and nodded. "I need to put the book back in the library...too bad, I was getting to it." He then took a leave to go to the library. to return the book.

Once he got back, he could see Fatina sitting there, twiddling her thumbs. "Hey, there you are." Sohrab stuffed the book back in the shelf as he then could see the red-haired girl looking nervous, which did not seem normal for the very few days Sohrab knew her. "What's wrong?" "N-Nothing." Sohrab wasn't going to take it. He had a hand harshly land on the table. "That is full of bull and you know it."

Fatina was a little shocked but it made her take a breath. "I guess I was looked funny....normally I would ignore it as I was always seen as too 'kiddish', but I guess getting it from a god got...to me."

"People have different preferences. There will be some men that would like girls with fun personalities, some would want mature." He didn't know if it helped but then he had to ask this, "What would you do when you are sad? What makes you feel better?" Fatina stared down and had to think about it.

"Usually dancing....and dressing up."

"Dressing up?" Sohrab raised a brow. "Yeah, sometimes I like to pretend to myself I am some royal beautiful princess." Sohrab had to admit that was the MOST CHILDISH thing he had ever heard! "W-Well...I guess it makes you feel better." And for some reason that enticed Fatina to get up and drag Sohrab by the arm. "I'LL SHOW YOU! As a hobby, I like to make dresses!"

So that was why she played dressup...she made dresses. That made sense in a way. It took a bit to get to Fatina's room. Her room was adorned in red and all it had was a couch-like bed and a few cushions, red silk curtains hung from the columns built on the bed as Fatina then opened the curtains. "This is my room!" "Hmmm...fits you well."

"Thanks!" Fatina then showed a green dress in which seemed pretty long. "Why don't we try things together? It's going to be a formal night anyways since guests will be coming." "I am not wearing that!"

"Come on, they'll make you wear something else and you have no choice."

"I'll still pass."

Fatina frowned as she was thinking about something. She then realized during their talk, Sohrab had mentioned the things Dingi had done for 'her'. So with that, she had a smile. "Dingi will love the look~, make sure that his eyes are only on you." Normally, Sohrab would not bat an eye like that but something lingered...he did say he will make it up to Dingi for saving him..."Let me have it." Sohrab grabbed the dress and Fatina was happy. But she saw that Sohrab went somewhere private to change and she found it odd, they were both women, right? "You can change here!" "And have SHADOW see me?! Hell to the no! I am hiding here!"

Fatina had her mouth open, she had not thought of another man spying on her changing...but that can make a girl paranoid in a way. Sohrab then came out with the green dress. "You look so pretty! Here, I will change too and do your makeup!" "No we are not!"

"Dingi~!" She sang in a happy tune as she changed in front of Sohrab. Normally, straight guys would be in shock. But since Sohrab was gay, he didn't see a problem and that added to the lie of 'Abira' being a girl. Fatina was soon changed to her attire which appeared to be a formal dancing outfit. "Are you...dancing today?"

"Yep!" She had a hold of Sohrab's hair and was brushing it. "Since guests are coming, I am expected to perform today! My first one! Wish me luck." "You'll do fine. What I find helpful is pretend nobody's watching. It helps a lot." Fatina nodded, nobody watching...that will be easy. With that Sohrab's hair, she had carefully formed curls in his hair which made it more awkward for the boy as slowly in the mirror, his long and rustic hair turned slightly wavy and intricate, with mascara and foundation applied to him. Now Sohrab DEFINITELY looked like a woman. "You really sure a servant can wear this?" "Master Dingi says we can wear whatever we want, besides, I have seen a woman dressing more formally than you and she had it on during work. You look so beautiful. I am jealous of your hair, so shiny and thick."

With that Sohrab was able to stand up, wearing shoes to add height to him so the dress didn't brush so much on the floor, now it was slight, like a curtain. "You'll only be doing is bringing in plates to serve to guests. And if anyone asks, tell them I forced you too so you wouldn't be blamed. It's nice to have someone to do that." Seeing Fatina's relieved face, Sohrab could see that she too...couldn't fit in with the other women. "Now let's go, we are going to a dinner after all!"

With that the two left, and was immediately followed with stares, especially at Sohrab since she didn't look familiar to them. "You're very pretty Abira." "Don't remind me." Sohrab felt a little humiliated for wearing this stuff but it was to have Fatina be happy...in a way. With that Sohrab and Fatina had to separate sine Fatina was expected to get ready while Sohrab was with the other women, enticing more stares, as Abira got a big metallic serving dish on his head to serve the group meal. "Hi Sabih..." he mumbled, as he would rather not talk about the outfit and makeup.

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"I think most would be surprised." Sohrab sighed as he then balanced the metallic tray on his head. "Thanks, you look nice too. I just can't wait to take them off though. The red-haired girl thought it would be fun to play dress up...and then put makeup on me." With that it was time to go. "Let's get right to it." With that everyone had to leave to put down the meals. Sohrab was with the women and thankfully, Sohrab was able to put the meal down in front of Dingi. With that Sohrab stared at Dingi with his eyes, complimented with mascara and eyeshadow that probably made 'Abira' look way different. Sohrab was tempted to say hi, but he could only stare at Dingi as he backed off to meet with the other workers. Fatina was in the background, eating the meal that did not stuff her stomach enough to ruin her dance, but enough to give her energy. She had a hold of the one sword as she had prepared for this dance, and had hoped everyone enjoyed it...and maybe Nayu if he was there...she didn't know though.

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"Weird...but likeable." He responded to Sabih as they sat down next to each other."And yeah, she's the red-haired...not the strawberry colored." With that everyone was eating and it was time to enjoy some food. She couldn't tell how Dingi responded but he did remember hearing a giggle when he went to take his seat, but it came from the girl and not from Dingi...what was that giggle about? Either way, he ate. He then wondered if Nayu was ok since he got fidgety. "Should you be with Nayu Sabih?" Sohrab had to ask since it seemed like the two never separated...well...except that one time today.

It was probably ten minutes within their meal when suddenly music started playing and there was only dim light. Seemed like the performance from Fatina had begun. Sohrab now wondered what she was doing since it didn't look like a dance that she had shown him in any sort of way. But once she started using the sword, she was doing the sword dance but in deft, smooth movements. Sohrab's eyes were glued, though, interested as she was moving with the music, even able to balance the sword with her chest, and head while on the splits and doing quick hip thrusts here and there. Sohrab had his eyes glued to her for so long he had forgotten that he had food in front of him.

She took my advice...with the sword dance. He thought, remembering how he suggested that the sword dance needed to grab their attention and boy was Sohrab's attention grabbed. Fatina's dance was down, and with that Sohrab did a clap, really liking her dance and actually enjoyed it. Fatina did the normal polite decorum to exit back outside where she could cool herself down with a wet, cold rag. Sohrab would've had himself exit to go congratulate her but he wasn't allowed to, as he continued eating. Fatina didn't mind, though, as she needed to clean herself anyways, so she ended up going to her room and changing into more comfortable clothing, it was casual attire as she then went to the garden where she got a bucket of cold water and soaked her hair inside the filled up bucket. She couldn't handle the hot springs, which contributed to everyone thinking of her as weird since Fatina loved cold water, hot water felt too much for her. So with that she soaked her hair so that she can cool down, she just hoped her performance was well-worth seeing. She had a small chuckle remembering Sohrab clapping like a mom trying not to be too enthusiastic, so she knew one person liked it...and that was fine with her.

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σσς: I changed the layout of this post, hopefully you like it.

Sohrab let out a very angry look, as well as Sabih, mentioned the visiting Queen and King's beliefs as Sohrab was gay so being a little mean to Sabih and Nayu for just being very close friends meant they would not like Sohrab.

Thankfully the dance Fatina did was met with laps, kind of happy actually. And since Sohrab was at a certain distance, he could hear the things Dingi and Sabih heard. And having Sabih crush his form, Sohrab had to pat his back. "Let's calm down ok?" He whispered as he tried to calm him down. But it wasn't until the King spoke, asking to have 'her' made Sohrab widen his eyes and look at the royals, realizing that Sohrab's position can be risky as well. But it was nothing compared to Dingi saying that Abira....WAS HIS CONCUBINE?!

YOU DIDN'T BOTHER IN LETTING ME KNOW!

That was what Sohrab WANTED to say, but he did not say it. In fact, the long-haired boy had to bite his lip so hard that it bled. If Sohrab remembered what a concubine meant, it was a woman outside of the wife that pleasured the man...or was he wrong? He'll need to do research. But the King decided for the dancer, Fatina....Oh did Sohrab want to stand up, but his inner self-held him down, gripping on the ground beneath him.

It was hard to eat dinner afterward and when it was finally over, Dingi, Nayu, Sabih, and Sohrab himself left to go outside. Well, Sohrab went to the garden to find Fatina who was sitting there relaxing after a hard dance. Fatina was in a shock when Sohrab made her turn around and gave a scary look. "Let me know when anyone is touching you without permission." Fatina had no idea how to respond to that besides nodding to the older woman's scary words.

Then Sohrab went to find the men, while being followed by Fatina. "Hey is there a reason-?" Then she saw everyone had an angry face to which she had no idea why....however: "Oh...Oh no. DID I DO HORRIBLE?! I AM SO SORRY! IT WAS MY FIRST DANCE!"

"We're not angry at that!" Sohrab exclaimed as he then rubbed his face. "It's the visitors, we're all a bit pissy at the moment." Fatina blinked, unsure of what really happened but knowing the other three, it was not good. "I did...good though right?" Now Sohrab was seeing Fatina as Eliza, his little sister. Unintentionally, he had a hand on top of her head and ruffled it. "You did good, I really enjoyed it."

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Seeing the prince not smiling was a concern for Fatina and [slightly] Sohrab, but then again...maybe he did it too much. And that might have been why he is not smiling at them. Fatina bowed slightly as she was thanked and complimented for the performance. "I am thankful you enjoyed it." She was just glad her hair won't be ruffled like 'Abira' had just done. With that it seemed like everyone in this group, except Fatina, was not happy with the visitors. But Sohrab was more confused as to why he couldn't just say that 'Abira' was not avaiable, instead of saying she was his 'concubine'. That'll get the women in the harem in a bad mood. With that Abira was told not to tell anyone that his mother wouldn't give him away until he approved. "Well sure, but do let me ask you this...was saying I was your concubine suppose to be better than just being unavailable?" His words shocked Fatina. "You're his concubine?!"

That got Sohrab to seal her mouth with his hand. "Let's not spread that around!" Sohrab heard muffles from the red-haired girl probably either saying 'ok' or 'why'. Either way, he hoped she would shut his mouth. "I guess the King wanted someone to bed and the first option was me, second option was you." Fatina's face grew pale. "It was declined, don't worry." Fatina was still nerve-wrecked despite the assurance. "Anyway besides that, would you want me and Fatina to lock our doors?" It was a light joke, but it could be taken as serious. The Fatina inched closer to Dingi as she whispered. "Well, how does she look? I did it just for you." Fatina winked and giggled, making sure 'Abira' did not hear it.