"K... King Renard?!" Erica nearly jumped out of her skin again, her entire body jerking with shock, her green eyes going wide, her mouth falling open in disbelief.
She was seeing the literal king of the allegedly greatest human kingdom in the world submerged in the same basin as her, casually soaking as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"Don't you mean Grand Guild Master?" Renard faced her and smiled warmly, their expression kind and welcoming, and their voice gentle and reassuring. "How are you doing today, Erica? I hope my sudden appearance has not disturbed you."
"Hababababababaaba!" Erica's voice erupted in a frantic, nonsensical string of sounds, her mouth opening and closing rapidly.
