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Maid fairies and butler fairies flew around everywhere across this palace... And well. there were also butler and maids from other Spirit Races, such as Brownies and Gnos, although there were no goblins around.
No wait, there was a cute goblin girl maid, a bit clumsy, she tripped over when she saw us and was quickly scolded to get back to work.
We walked upstairs, stairs after stairs, it was a bit tiring, and it was quite cold here too, like being in front of an open refrigerator.
That wasn’t even the worst part, as we made our way upstairs, we found sothing, or soone... uh, let’s say it wasn’t what we imagined.
"Welco, heroes, I have heard about what you’ve done and so has her majesty, she is waiting for you upstairs."
It wasn’t a fairy, a gno, a goblin, or a brownie, nor a human either for that matter...
It was sothing... or soone, made entirely out of blue glass-like ice, glowing with runes across her body.
She had the faint appearance of a woman, with a beautiful face sculpted out of hard ice, short hair made of ice, and glowing blue eyes.
At the center of her chest there was a small red jewel, infusing her body with power and energy.
This was... a golem, an automaton, or sothing of the sort.
"Wait, you’re not...?" I wondered.
"What is she?" Gabriel asked.
"Haha, I suppose you must be confused about what exactly I am," she said, giggling. "Despite my appearance, I am an Ice Spirit Golem, an unique Familiar that the Queen created. I am her closest friend and also her guardian. My na is Chloe, it’s nice to et you."
"Chloe, huh?" I wondered. "Well, it’s nice to et you as well!"
"So you’re her friend? That’s..." Rita was going to say that it was weird, but she stopped before she were to ruin the entire thing.
"Rare? Yes it might be when seen from another perspective," Chloe said. "But I was made by the Queen to accompany her when she was younger, you see, she used to be quite the lonely girl."
We moved upstairs, the guards stayed behind, giving Chloe the chance to explain things more to us about the Ice Fairy Queen.
"Despite being the daughter of King Oberon, she always said he was busy doing sothing else or trying to find himself a new human woman to love," sighed Chloe. "Her siblings at the ti had all grown up, so she was alone, being raised by servants who didn’t want to beco close to her out of fear from the King himself. Hence, she beca lonely."
"Huh..." I nodded. "I am honored you’re sharing this information, but is it okay to tell this to outsiders?"
"This were her wishes," Chloe said. "It’s rare, but sotis Khione wishes to talk with soone... You brought down that camp of dangerous Ice Trolls, which had previously invaded us and brought down the walls, so she feels very grateful and wanted to reward you and speak further with you all. Her Foresight has helped her foreseen sothing that might happen, which involves all of you."
"Foresight?!" Rita asked. "Wait, can she see the future then?"
"Glimpses of possible scenarios," she said. "The more tied to people they are, the more "real" she can see them as... They beco more believable as well, it is how it works for her majesty. It is one of the Divine Abilities she was born with, as the daughter of King Oberon."
"Do all of his children have Divine Abilities like this?" I asked.
"Yes, they’re born with Divine Power as the sons of our King, who could be said to be a God of this Realm," explained Chloe. "How many kids does he have? I know there’s rlin who is half human and half fairy, right?"
"Yes, Lord rlin is well known and loved everywhere, even her majesty the queen likes him, despite him begin younger than her, he seems older because as a human, he has aged faster," Chloe explained. "And because, unlike her, he traveled the outside world, he has gathered a great deal of experience and wisdom, making him seem older to his older siblings."
"That’s cute..." Jenny smiled.
"The other children... well, there’s Harlequin, another son of a human woman he loved, although he was born more fairy than human," explained Chloe. "He is a complete prankster, and likes praying pranks and making celebrations, he is said to wander the Realm and the Outside World as he pleases, using his powerful Real Illusion, a Divine Ability he was born with, to change his appearance."
"Harlequin... I’ll keep that in mind," I nodded.
"You’ve probably already et him, I can feel his presence within you... a small little thing," said Chloe.
"Eh? Have we?" I wondered.
"Soone you et was probably not the person you think, it was Lord Harlequin impersonating them! this is how he usually gets close to others," Chloe said with a smile.
"Wait, what?! That’s creepy!" Rita complained.
"Uh yeah that’s not nice..." Mark said.
"Haha, don’t worry, he never ans any harm, he’s a good person, and he often does things for a reason, sotis, he wants to help," Chloe said.
"Sotis?" Jenny asked, raising an eyebrow.
"He seems like quite the interesting fellow," Lily said. "Is he handso?"
"I don’t know, I have only seen him a couple of tis, Lord Harlequin is always wearing a Jester Mask with two faces..." Chloe said. "He’s quite mysterious."
"Huh..." I nodded. "What about the other children? Are there more?"
"Yes, many more, but we can talk about that at a later occasion, we’ve arrived," Chloe said, pushing the door in front of us. "Young lady, the heroes that destroyed the Ice Troll Camp have arrived, they seem eager to et you."
We entered the room, as we walked towards a huge... wait this wasn’t a palace or a throne room, it was a gigantic bedroom.
There was a huge bed in the middle, surrounded by star-like decorations, glowing magical contraptions floating everywhere, illuminating the place with mysterious lights.
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