Chapter 33: Princess Treatment (2)
"All jokes aside." Atia raised his hands, one still holding the bones of the fish. He really did obliterate it, swallowing most of it down like a hoover. "We need to clear your name, or the tribe will continue causing problems for you. You’ll have more deaths on your hands."
"We can discuss that later," Yoa replied firmly, his tone leaving no room for argument. "It is not important right now." As Yoa spoke, he’d begun helping Nova nonchalantly, lifting the fish bones and scraping some of the meat away with that smooth stick. A small pile of meat was piling up on the bowl for Nova.
Yoa made sure to move aside some of the smaller bones he could see with his heightened eyesight. Nova won’t be choking on her food ever again. Next time he touches her face, there will be nothing to interrupt them or for Nova to hurt herself with. She really was a fragile little thing.
"Like dealing with Vulcan?" Atia asked, leaning his elbow on his leg, cheek resting on his fist as he watched the two, feeling a little sickened at their little lovey-dovey bubble they were unaware of.
"That and getting Nova back to where she belongs." Even as Yoa said that he unwittingly furrowed his brows.
Nova sighed after eating more bites, thankful to Yoa and feeling a little spoilt as he sorted her food for her. Spoilt or perhaps a child? No, she would go with the former. There were seriously no complaints here, and now, after watching Yoa move aside the ribcage of the fish, she knew how to get more meat for herself.
However, Nova might still find some tiny bones that could lodge in her throat like she did earlier. As long as Yoa didn’t completely throw her off balance with little gestures like cupping her face, then there should be no more choking!
"How exactly are you going to do that?" Atia asked, still a little sickened after watching the pair. He was trying to help build this ship, but was it going to be so damned sweet whenever he interacted with them. "I don’t understand the problem, but you two have made it seem almost impossible..."
Nova sighed again and then began retelling to Atia what had happened to her leading up to this moment. While catching him up on everything, she finished her meal with a satisfied sigh, even as the weight of what she’d told Atia settled further into her mind about her reality.