THE PENANCE: THE PEBINOR
TP - 07

Nalesha looked at Zael. "Then what about you? Aren't you a prince too?"

"My kingdom is different from Zeroun's, '" replied Zael.

"Which is bigger?" Nalesha looked curious.

Zael looked at Nalesha. "If I say my kingdom is made of gold and amethyst sacred stone, what do you think?"

"Well, if you sell your palace, you'll get the island of Java" Nalesha joked. "I want to see it."

"My kingdom is now turned to stone. Like I told you. I must atone for the sins I have committed in order for my people and my palace to return to its original state" Zael said. From the words he uttered, there was deep sadness and regret.

Nalesha rubbed Zael's arm. "I'm sure you can make things go back to normal, Zael."

"Hm."

"Emmm. I actually wanted to tell you something" Nalesha said.

Zael looked at Nalesha. "What do you want to say?"

"So I watched a mukbang video. I want a lava meatball," said Nalesha, looking down in embarrassment.

Zael surprised. "Lava meatballs? How can you eat such a dangerous thing? Who sold it? And... what bought him a lunatic?"

Nalesha seemed to think. "Maybe it's spicy because of the many cabins, but it's harmless, really."

Zael folded both hands in front of his chest. "You want to eat lava, while just holding it makes your fingers and bones burn."

Nalesha was stunned for a moment then laughed. "I don't mean that lava. But, the lava here is a meatball containing a lot of red cayenne pepper."

"What a weird thing, how can humans think of cayenne pepper as lava?" Mumbled Zael who looked seriously thinking.

"You're saying you've lived in the human world longer than I do, but you don't know lava meatballs." Nalesha tried to hold back the laughter.

"I've never heard of it." Zael shook his head with an innocent expression.

Quickly, Nalesha explained, "You will definitely be surprised to hear other meatball variants. There's lava meatballs, baby meatballs, devil meatballs, poison meatballs, mercon meatballs, grenade meatballs, what's that meatball again, huh?"

Nalesha seemed to think. "Emm, maybe his sword level is like a demon. I've never tried it."

"It seems like the human race has lost its mind" murmured Zael. The man then asked, "Where do you want to buy it?"

"No need to buy. I'll make it myself. I've downloaded a tutorial make it. You'll love it. We eat together, yeah." Nalesha showed her puppy eyes on Zael.

"As far as you go." Zael turned his eyes. "Aren't you on a diet? You can't eat anything but vegetables."

Nalesha chuckles. "Only once. Lava meatballs won't make me gain 5 pounds."

"You're really inconsistent" Zael said slowly. He nodded his head. "Arnav will come to buy food supplies. Our fridge's almost empty."

Nalesha smiled."Thank you, Zael. Who is Arnav?"

The next day, a man wearing an orange back coat came to Zael's house watching TV.

"Prince, I've come to buy your food supplies." The orange-clad man bowed respectfully.

Zael pointed at Nalesha who was standing at the door. The man jumped in shock. "Who is he, Prince?"

"She's a girl of the human race" Zael replied without taking his eyes off the TV screen.

"What's? Is it okay?" Whisper the man as he approached Zael.

"You mostly use the word 'what', it sounds very strange, Arnav" Nalesha said.

"Prince, how could he know my name?" The man named Arnav looked worried.

"I told him your name, you don't have to worry."

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^^^09.00 | 22 April 2021^

^^By Ucu Irna Marhamah ^^^