"Oh my God, he's so handsome"
"Look at his hair; it's so shiny and long"
"It's his long lashes for me"
"Look at those brown eyes"
A group of women kept on saying as Riley walked along a street in Selona in the mortal realm, 'why did I come here without my mask' he thought to himself as he had never been to the mortal realm with his face exposed before, he slightly shook his head and kept walking but a woman stepped in front of him which made him halt all of a sudden, he moved to the right side but she blocked him, he moved to the left and she did the same thing again and he raised a brow at her "excuse me ma'am, you're in my way" he said to her and a blush crept on her face while she was smiling foolishly "I said you're in my way ma'am" he said again and this time she reacted "his voice is so heavenly, like that of an angel" she said facing the other women "may I know your name handsome mister" she said now facing him.
"I'm sorry, please excuse me" he said and tried to walk past her but she held his arm which he quickly shoved out of her loose grip then left with a faster pace. "I've never seen a man so handsome" the woman said cupping her face in her hands "Ella, it's the first time a man would be immune to your charm" one of the other women said to her "he won't be immune for long" she replied "I hope to see him around again" she added and started walking away from there.
...….
Riley kept walking until he got to a forest he stopped for a while and looked at the forest, he then ventured deep inside it. He took out his sword and slashed at tree branches that stood in his way until he got to a spot where a wooden cabin stood, he returned his sword into its sheath and went inside the dark cabin. He lit up the fire lamps in the room with magic then went towards the bed and dropped his sword and the small pouch filled with coins he had hanging on his waist on the bed before also sitting on it, he opened his palm and the Vivory rose petal appeared on it, he looked at it for a few seconds then took a deep breath before folding his palm and the petal disappeared.
He took off his boots and folded his bare legs on the bed and closed his eyes before taking another deep breath. He shrouded himself with fiery-red mists of smoke and stayed like that for a few minutes with the intention of clearing his thoughts about Maya, the woman he just met. A while later, he stood up from that position and wore his boots back, he picked up his sword and pouch and left the cabin then headed towards the market.
...…..
'I could never have thought that the markets in the mortal realm would be busier that the ones in the demon realm' Stephanie thought as she walked through the market road taking note of everything the mortals were doing. She was dressed in women clothing but one that wouldn't hinder her from fighting and a pair of feminine boots, she wore her hair back in a ponytail as usual. She kept walking while looking around and decided that she needed to get a place to stay, she walked up to a man who was standing behind his small stall and spoke up "excuse me mister, where can I find an inn around here?" she asked "you can find one two streets away from here" the man replied her "thank you sir" she said "you're welcome ma'am" he replied and she nodded then started walking towards the next street.
Stephanie got to the next street a short while later, and was taking looking round as she kept walking. When she almost got to the end of the street, she spotted a familiar figure standing in front of a flower stall seemingly buying flowers and she kept staring at him for a while before murmuring to herself "pretty boy prince?" she said surprised "what could he be doing here" she asked herself and observed him some more. She noticed him staring at a particular pink rose flower before finally picking it up. He exchanged some words with the vendor and finally brought out golden coins from his pouch and gave it the man.
"Who could pretty boy prince be buying flowers for" she thought loudly to herself with a smirk then she noticed him leaving the stall and started walking towards what seemed like the direction she was going, 'I need to follow him' she thought and was going to move but stopped and thought again 'he would sense me, I need to suppress my magical aura' she thought again and closed her eyes for a few seconds then opened them back before trailing after pretty boy prince leaving enough space between them so she wouldn't be noticed. She kept on following him until he took a turn at a deserted alley which surprised her.
...…..
FLOWER REALM
Ava and Maya appeared in front of the chief's residence and Ava looked at Maya once again before speaking up "I honestly do hope we're not in trouble because of you Maya" she said "I didn't do anything why are you looking at me that way" Maya replied with an innocent look "I hope so" Ava replied and they both went inside the place.
When they got to the entrance of the mini hall where the chief attends to guests and passes judgments, they stopped and spoke to the maids who guarded the place "we are here by the order of Chief Diana" Maya said "yes, we got a message that our attention is needed" Ava seconded her "okay, wait a minute" one of the maids said and went into the mini hall to inform the chief of their arrival, she came out after a while and asked them to go in "thank you" they both chorused to her and she simply nodded.
Ava took a deep breath and they entered the hall and walked to the front of the Chief's two-people-spaced cushion before kneeling in front of it placing their hands on their laps then greeted her
"Maya greets her greatness, Chief Diana"
"Ava greets her greatness, Chief Diana"
They said simultaneously and the chief nodded in response before speaking up "rise" she said simply and they stood from the kneeling position "thank you, your greatness" they chorused. "What were you doing at the sacred floral lake?" Chief Diana asked calmly and they looked at each other before Maya spoke up "we were savoring the peaceful flowing of the lake and enjoying the fresh breeze" she said and looked at Ava who couldn't believe that her friend could ever be reasonable "okay no problem, as long as you don't go against the Queen's order" Diana said "yes, your greatness" they replied her.
"I called you both here to inform you about the discussion the Queen, I and the other chiefs had" Diana said "the second princess needs new handmaids and I alongside the other chiefs recommended you both" "the queen accepted and starting from tomorrow, you both would serve princess Elena" she explained further "you don't have to live in the palace but will have to arrive there as early as possible and would leave quite late" she added. "What do you both think about it" "we are fine by it your greatness, thank you for the generosity" Ava said and Maya nodded seconding her friend's reply "you can leave then" Diana said and they bowed before leaving the hall.
"I honestly thought you had gotten us in trouble, I would have skinned you alive" Ava said once they left the hall "I told you I didn't do anything" "we have to get ready to leave early for the palace tomorrow" "yes" Maya replied and they both teleported out of the place.