by Jacques Ciseleur » Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:46 pm
It had been a day and a half since Katarina was melted, and Jacques had not yet left the art room, so engrossed in his work.
The first step had been to clean up as much of the room as possible from the fight, including scraping up as much melted gold as he could to set aside -- it was probably treason to leave that lying about, after all. Plus, the furnace, the table, and half the room had been smashed up by the imposter sculptor and the ensuing battle. That had to get straightened up if he was going to Work properly.
He had left the princess herself alone, despite her being still covered in soot and the like; a task he was putting off as long as possible. Instead, he was carefully working on the finishing touches of a clay sculpture of Katarina, shoulders-up. He paused as he flipped through his folders; photographs of Katarina from all angles for reference, as he continued to make slight adjustments here and there. This one had to be perfect; there wasn't any room for even the tiniest error.
As for Katarina herself, she remained in slumber, adrift from the world.
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