Everyone Knows You Shouldn't Rescue Maidens In Alleyways: Tipsy Pelican Tavern Vol 2 by AUGUST

Author:AUGUST
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: TPT
Published: 2021-05-01T00:00:00+00:00

21

Under Control

"Mr. Gustkin, are you grumpy again today?"

I was sitting by the fire with a blanket wrapped over my shoulders. The weather was not any better today, and I had slept poorly. It felt as if my cold was on the verge of returning. From the kitchen I could hear the sound of feminine laughter. Meanwhile, the little boy began scribbling again on a sheet of parchment with colored chalk when I did not answer him.

Anna had brought Deni over for what she called “Weekly Sunday Brunch”, as if it was an official recurring event at the tavern. I had certainly not authorized such a thing.

Someone in the kitchen let out a short shriek of laughter, and it sounded like Charm’s voice, although I had a hard time believing my ears. And while I was getting an earful of the ladies in the kitchen chatting and laughing, my other ear was filled with Bunnies Bounding Through The Brush for thirty minutes straight.

"Look what I drew today," Deni said from the table. He held up the parchment. This piece of “art” looked more like a living thing than the last time, but it had long mismatched ears, big terrifying claws, and a face that could only be described as pure horror. It was like some kind of monster from a bunny-induced nightmare. But at least this time it resembled an animal and not something that came out of an animal.

"Another bunny?" I said.

"A bunny?" Deni looked back at the drawing as if trying to see the bunny in the picture, but failing. He then gave me a look. "You have a strange imagination Master Arch. This is a monster."

My mouth dropped. This damn kid! He was playing with me, wasn’t he?!

Deni looked back at the drawing again. "Ooo… now I see it. It does look like a bunny… but a scary bunny… a strong bunny… the Lord of Bunnies!"

"Why would the Lord of Bunnies be scary?" I said.

Deni gave me an unwavering grin, then he took off with his drawing into the kitchen, shouting, "Mommy! Look! I drew the Bunny Lord!"

That damn kid! He didn’t even know what he’d drawn until I said so!

Deni came back out a few moments later. "It smells very good in there. Mommy, Miss Elsa, and Big Sister Charm all liked the Bunny Lord."

"Good for them," I said.

Deni climbed back onto his chair and began scribbling on a fresh sheet of parchment. But he kept looking at me from time to time.

"Good Celeru," I said. "You’re not drawing me are you?"

"Um… no…?" Deni said with a guilty look.

A moment of silence passed between us, then he said, "Why is Mr. Gustkin grumpy?"

"I’m not grumpy," I said.

"Mmm…" Deni said. "I’ll tell Mommy to make some apple juice for you."

"What!? No! Don’t do that!"

But it was too late.

When he said tell, I thought he meant he would go into the kitchen. Instead, this is what happened:

"MOMMY!" Deni shouted at the top of his lungs.

"What?" I heard Anna call back from the kitchen.

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