I noticed that Orm seems to be gloomy and I wanted him to cheer up.
He looked pleasantly surprised when I asked him to accompany me to the garden.
Orm is the one accompanying me today as the rest of the pack are extremely busy, especially as our new business seems to be extremely successful, too successful to the point that there's no end at the amount of creatures lining up to buy our merchandise.
Orm and I went to the garden and we sat down on the ground. I asked him if he knows how to paint in which he tilted his head to the side, telling me that he doesn't understand what I meant.
I thought for awhile before asking Orm to give me several blank parchments. He looked at me questioningly as he summoned the parchments, looking at me curiously while I took several berries from the plants.
I placed the berries on the parchments, separated each color and then crushing each one.
Orm started to look interested at what I'm doing as he tried to copy what I did.
Then in a blank piece of parchment, I tried to draw a flower using my finger.
It looked horrible.
Orm looked at it and asked me what I'm making. I felt my face turn red as I told him I was trying to draw a flower. I kept insisting that it was not yet done and tried to continue, making it look worse.
Orm looked at it thoughtfully as he started to get the sense of what I tried to do.
He began to draw a flower and I looked at it, bewildered as the drawing looks like a painting from an art museum.
He has talent in painting.
I began to feel excited as I drew several art painting tools on my notebook and made Orm create everything using magic.
I taught Orm how to use each one then I hurriedly collected all kinds of berries for him to use as paint.
He looked cheerful as he tried to draw several things on the parchment paper as I tried to experiment on making a better paint by combining the berries with other fruits.
After several attempts painting using the painting tools, I looked at each one and saw several violet jewels dancing in front of me.
Orm seems pleased with his work that he summoned several larger pieces of parchments. I eagerly helped him by collecting all the berries and fruits in the garden and made several paints that he can use.
I was sitting next to him, happily anticipating his next work when he told me to sit beside Pinky.
Say what?
He told me with an inspired look on his face that he wanted to paint me.
Why me?
I was about to protest when I saw the eager look on his face.
Sigh.
I guess I will try to hide the painting when it's done.
I took a bath since I was sweaty and dirty earlier in making the paints. I dressed in a simple, flattering dress and fixed my hair.
Satisfied with my look, I went back to the garden and saw Orm looking at me with a yearning look in his eyes.
Sigh.
I sat down beside Pinky and smiled at him.
....
I am tired of smiling.
Orm painted several paintings of me in different poses but I didn't complain since the paintings looks good.
Good thing I didn't introduce him to a camera.
I began to feel drowsy and closed my eyes.
....
I began to stir awake at the sound of Lion and Ghost's voices as they sounded aghast at seeing the garden without any fruits and berries left.
I slowly opened my eyes and saw Sly and Alpha snickering at them since they hardly eat fruits and berries.
Lion was about to scold Orm when he saw the paintings of me.
The rest of the pack crowded around Orm when they saw Lion with a soft look in his eyes as he held one of the paintings.
I can hear them complimenting Orm as they tried to look at each one.
The pack then asked Orm if they can have the paintings in which Orm agreed.
Lion must have noticed something as he insisted that he must have the painting that Orm recently finished.
That's when Orm threatened him that he won't paint anymore if he took this painting to which Lion begrudgingly apologized.
Ah. I don't care. I'm too tired.
I yawned and closed my eyes again.
I can hear Lion walking towards me and gently carrying me in his arms, nuzzling me on the neck as he went back to Orm, telling him to paint more pictures of me.
I felt curious about the last painting that I took a peek and saw me leaning my head back on Pinky's trunk with closed eyes and a peaceful smile on my face.
What the.
I looked good in that painting.
Orm really is an artist.
....
There's a huge painting of me in the castle's hallway.
I facepalmed myself as I'm starting to regret introducing Orm to painting.
It seems that Lion made Orm paint several paintings of me as I saw another painting of myself inside the workroom where Lion usually works.
I looked good in that particular painting though.
Orm started to become obsessed in painting me that I'm starting to hide from him.
Puma enthusiastically supported his obsession by making me wear all kinds of clothes that started to become more revealing. Surprisingly, Lion did not complain as he enthusiastically made Orm paint more paintings of me to the point that he made one of the vacant rooms as a sort of gallery dedicated to me.
Sly even have Orm painted him a small portrait of me which he placed inside a locket necklace that he always wear everyday.
I don't want to know about the others.
Sigh.
But at least Orm isn't gloomy anymore.
....
Another summoning scroll arrived at the castle in which my presence is highly requested.
The pack, especially Lion looked grim as I was the one being summoned this time.
I have a bad feeling about this.