Chapter 107: Mint

 He's a tiny crocodile (a chubby one and quite short) and was aptly named as Mint, precisely because his skin is bright green (like the leaves), although some parts of him are colored yellow. His master has been missing for quite some time now, so he was now put under the care of the wife of his master, who happens to be Princess Cinderella.

He was gazing at the great horizon, as always, watching the beautiful sunrise, waiting for his master to finally come home from wherever the "dimension of doom" was keeping him. Most servants on-duty at the Palace, from where they officially reside, are already quietly talking about the possibility of his master being dead, but he refuses to believe that kimd of thinking. He is confident about the skills of his master, being chivalrous, heroic, and all, and so he knows deep inside that he will return safely one day.

"I know that he will return, too," Princess Cinderella said; she was with him the whole time. "I believe you, Mint."

"Of course, mistress Cinderella," Mint replied, and turned his gaze to the Princess, smiling. "Master is as strong as much as he is handsome. He will go back safe and sound."

"Can you feel him, still? I know I can trust your senses," Princess Cinderella asked back, and then returned the smile.

"Yes. I know, of course!" Mint said excitedly. "I actually feel that he is still being suspended in a dimension of space, full of all the floating circular land masses, and pulled down by gravity and gravitational forces. I feel he is doing very fine, and that he is in a position of power. I can faintly smell his physical odor from here, but I really do miss him already, mistress Cinderella."

"That's very happy news, Mint. Do you feel he can find a way to communicate to us?" Princess Cinderella forced a smile. Mint knows that his mistress is already slowly losing hope.

Mint gave out a loud chuckle.

"For sure, mistress! The stars will never lie."

"And . . . ? What made you so sure of this?" Princess Cinderella asked, playing along. She does not want to provide Mint with unnecessary anxiety.

"Well, if you truly love someone, you will feel their presence. Even in a far away place or dimension, you know that he is alive. You just have to look very far. And I truly know that Master is safe, and happy."

"I believe you, Mint," Princess Cinderella replied.

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