[IC] Grisha the next generation

[Jasper19]

Jared nods" thank you" the old lady snorts" kid why would you admit that ? " Jared frowns" because it gives me a better chance of not being touched . " the lady snorts"you're going to have fun with the hand to hand combat classes" Jared pales

[Sharidi37495]

Aleksandra smiles widely. “Hand to hand combat? When?” She blanches when she realizes she’s lost her manners, and drops into a low curtsy. “Please forgive me, madam. Could you please inform me of when the hand to hand combat classes are being held?” Just like that, her demeanor changed from an energetic, average teen, to a young woman trained to take orders.

[Jasper19]

The old woman chuckles " don't be a suck up girl save that for the royals " she says then smiles again" they will be held tomorrow as your first part of training before your one on one lessons with me " she says

Jareds eyes widen in recognition " ohh you must be Bahgdra"

[Sharidi37495]

Faint color dusts Aleksandra’s cheeks and she ducks her head a bit. “My apologies,” she murmurs. “Thank you for the information. Excuse me,” she turns to leave, more embarrassed then she’d ever let on.

[Jasper19]

Jared raises an eyebrow at the old lady " you are pretty rude" Bahgdra smiles" ohh poor child you have no idea" Jared laughs nervously then walks away

[Sharidi37495]

Aleksandra chews her lip to blood. She hides her face, knowing she looks like she’s about to cry. “Stupid and weak,” she quietly chastises herself. Then she sighs, and straightens her dress a bit. It’s simple green fabric is worn, but still neatly pressed and freakishly clean.

[Jasper19]

Jared walks down the path and into the little palace " all right now to find my room" he said and walked around the other Grisha wrinkled their noses at him because of his clothing underneath his kefta which was simple peasant clothes

[Sharidi37495]

Aleksandra ignores stares at her handmaiden’s dress, keeping her chin raised and her back straight. ’If you don’t act like you deserve respect, you’ll never get it,’ her predecessor had left with only that bit of advice for Aleksandra to survive on.

[Jasper19]

Jared finds his room and sighs in relief then looks around and sees the huge bathroom " well this is way nicer than my previous place " he says and starts the bath his eyes widening when he sees a option for hot water.

[Sharidi37495]

Aleksandra continues to wander the halls, making a mental map of the twists and turns. “Definitely should sketch this out.”

[Jasper19]

Jared undresses and gently lowers himself into the hot water " this is nice" he sighs and sits there for a while

[Sharidi37495]

Soon, Aleksandra’s eyes start to cross as she tries to retain all of the information. “Yeah, no, I’m done,” she mutters as she goes back to her room. She fans herself, the movement causing a cool breeze to fill the room. She sighs. She goes to the bathroom and lets out a low whistle. “Ooh a tub! This thing is huge!” She blinks at the option for hot water. She looks around, unsure if it was some kind of mistake.

[Jasper19]

Jared had fell asleep from the warmth of the tub

[Sharidi37495]

After touching it and ensuring that it was indeed not a mistake or a trap, Aleksandra draws a warm bath for herself, very certain of herself when she pours a concoction of oils and jars into the water. She swirls the liquids together, and undresses. After a few minutes, she lets out a heavy sigh when the water touches her skin. She hisses a bit when the water reaches scars that haven’t quite healed, but is too relaxed to really register it.

[Jasper19]

Jared wakes up a few hours later the water cold. " damn I fell asleep" he says and gets out wrapping a towel around himself. He then walks out and finds his kefta neatly folded with a white shirt, trousers and silk slippers also for the first time he noticed the kefta was also silk. He then remembered hearing how in the summer Grisha wear silk kefta and in the winter wear a wool kefta with fur trim and leather boots instead of silk shoes.

[Sharidi37495]

After about half an hour, Aleksandra gets out with a frown, uncomfortable with the luxury. She wraps a towel around herself instead of springing for a silk robe, and she begins to read from a stack of books on the nightstand. When she looks up a few hours later, having finished a novel, she notices clean, pressed, and folded clothes on her bed. She sighs, reminiscing that that was her job. She was here due to unmerited kindness, and she was not going to throw that away. Her fingers trace the patterns on the silk, and wander the white shirt and trousers. Trousers, that’s new.

[Jasper19]

Jared yawns and gets into the silk pajamas then climbs into bed " well got a get a good night's sleep for training tommorow" he says and closes his eyes

[Vampiretwilight]

Alice blinked. She frowned. She was unsure what to do. After a while, she got lost. She sighed, worried and concerned.

[Jasper19]

Jared fell asleep again

A older Grisha sees alice" are you lost? " she asks nicely " because I can show you wherever you need to go"

[Sharidi37495]

Aleksandra got up to find the kitchens. She comes across the woman that was tested earlier today, looking very confused. “Could I help you, miss?” Aleksandra has changed back into her maid’s dress, as she would change after she had a little snack, as she always did back at home.