Chapter 20: Shadows and Butterflies (Rewritten)
’Well... this is a predicament.’
Sunny sneakily glanced at Seele, who was peeking off the side of the Sanctuary of Noctis with a horrified expression on her face. Under them was the Sky Below, which was an abyss that seemingly had no end.
Saint Tyris had tasked him with showing Seele around the Chained Isles... or maybe she only meant the Sanctuary of Noctis?
Either way, Sunny couldn’t just abandon this duty, for two specific reasons. First of all, he had been caught eavesdropping on her conversation with Seele, so he didn’t want to test his luck any further. Secondly, she was the Saint of the Sanctuary of Noctis.
That alone made going against her unwise.
The question was, where exactly should he take her? He had shown her the location of the residences granted to the Awakened, finding her a spare room in the process. After that, he showed her the market, before leading her to the northern part of the Sanctuary, in which the White Feather Clan was situated.
There weren’t any more notable places on the island; none that he knew of at least. Sunny wasn’t sure how much he should show to Seele, but he didn’t want to do an unsatisfactory job. If he did, maybe there would be an execution occurring near the gateway of the Sanctuary...
In any case, he couldn’t really figure out what to do next. So, he decided to ask his client!
"Anything you want me to show you?"
Seele looked back up at Sunny, still showing hints of fear at the possibility of falling into the Sky Below. She stared at the empty abyss for a second, before asking:
"Is there a flower field nearby?"