He finished up the flower he had planted before looking over at hers "Well..." He started to say something before looking up at her face, she looked extremely proud of her work and he didn't have the heart to crush that "It looks amazing" He said with a small smile

"Im so glad. I really tried. I mean, it isn't as good as yours, but I think it could pass." She crawled up beside him. "How much more do you have to do?"

"Mhm it should pass.." He said truthfully it would but his OCD was getting to him so he'd probably end up fixing it later. He glanced back looking at the last few flowers "Just 8 left to go then either I get a break or another assignment" He answered before turning his gaze back to her

"Ill let you finish them so I don't make the rest look wonky, then." She settled with her back against one of the trees, smiling at him.

"Alrighty then, I shouldn't be too long" He said while giving her a small smile back. His attention turned to the rest of the flowers and just like he said within the next few minutes he was finished up. Kennedy stood up once he was done and wiped the sweat that dripping down his face once more which only smudge dirt onto it which he didn't notice neither did he care

She sighed, snatching the towel from around his neck and wiping his face off. Afterwards, she wiped his arms down with it. "You could clean yourself, silly." She huffed, folding the towel up and holding it. "Anyway, Geoffrey is usually bossing around the kitchen staff by now, so let's go see him, shall we?"

Kennedy was a bit surprised by Mercy just automatically cleanign him up from the dirt and sweat he had on him but he wasn't about to complain "Well I was going too but you got to it first" He huffed back at her before running a hand through his hair to push it back off his head "Sure let's go see him" He replied while waiting to follow her

She smiled and lead him through the twisting garden into the castle; where they took a whole bunch of other turns, down a few flights of stairs, and burst in a huge kitchen. Sure enough, the gray haired man was bustling about, bossing everyone around. Multiple people gave her a friendly wave, which she returned, gladly. Alice blinked at Kennedy, her mouth slightly agape. Mercy rolled her eyes and waved at Geoffrey. "Jeffy boy! My good man, come over here." Geoffrey looked over and a look of utter disapproval crossed his face as he saw her, spattered with dust. G "My lady, shouldn't you be upstairs, preparing for your parents-?" Mercy shrugged. "Since when have I cared about what my parents want, Geoffrey? They can do whatever they're going to do without me. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know you did a horrible job of giving this man a tour. He's as lost as a puppy! So im going to take him on a real tour, and he will be paid for a full day's work. Got it? Great, now come on Kennedy, we have places to be." Geoffrey sighed. He was used to her by now, and he did admire the young royal's rebellious spirit. She left the rest of the kitchen in tears of laughter, grabbing Kenney's hand and pulling him back out of the kitchen. "Now. Where to..."

Kennedy followed close behind her trying his best to memorize where the two were going and how they got there but just gave up half way through. When they bursted into the kitchen he immediately saw Geoffrey commanding everyone before he observed the rest of the workers with his normal cold gaze, each one of them busy as they buzzed around working. One of the girls did catch his attention thought. not because she was breath taking but because she was just staring at him with her mouth dropped open slightly. He stared at her for a moment longer trying not to chuckle before turnign his attention to MErcy and Geoffreys conversation. "Wait no he doesn't have to-" Was all he could get out before she grabbed him and started to drag him out "Hey, I came here to get work doen and get paid... not walk around and still get paid full time.." He said firmly with a confused face before processing something else "Also how do you get to decide my pay check. Only someone higher than him can and with his status that means the royals would" He said in a serious tone before stopping in his tracks "Wait... Are you a.." He couldn't even finish his question -Dear lord please don't tell me she is...- He thought to himself a bit worried now by his words and actions throught that morning

She paused and glanced at him, smirking at his confusion and the mild fear starting to creep up his face. "Okay, don't freak out." She tightened her grip on his hand. "Im not gonna go all off with your head on you, okay? I am just a normal person with some freaky parents who think they own everything. If I wanted to trap you, I would've trapped you hours ago. Im still the same person I was in the gardens, okay? Same face. Same body. Same person." She said coaxingly, as if she were speaking to a wild animal.