[Shieba]

Sometimes, those who travelled through Whisper Forest or simply got lost in it would stumble upon a mysterious area in the forest. Similiar to a gigantic clearing, it was devoid of trees and in its middle, on a peninsula surrounded by a gigantic lake, sat a chateau. Its magical nature was known because no matter the weather in the rest of Evelon, the sun was always shining around it and yet the grass never withered. The bulding was known to be inhabited by lots of Felloxes with mysterious markings and sometimes powers. Some of them lived in the building permanently while others sometimes just came to visit the place, for deep inside of the Chateau of the Mist were portals to other worlds. However, some time ago, bunnies upon bunnies had also started to appear - maybe because the owner of the Chateau, a golden Fellox called Haephnes, knew how much one of her little guests enjoyed the small animals.

"Bunny, bunny, bunny~" Lelouch, the little prince of the kingdom of Pandovia, was once more in Evelon and therefore trapped in his Fellox-form. However, this time, he wasn't only here to care for and play with his hundreds of bunnies, but also because he was actually expecting a visitor today. He had cared for a cute bunny called Gloria for some time since her owner had been unable to do so and now she would get picked up and go back home. That was actually really sad; Lelouch really loved Gloria (like he loved all bunnies), but Gloria had also made a good bunny-friend and now poor Mr. Fluffpaw would have to be alone in his pen again. But with so many other bunnies here, Lelouch was also confident that he would find a new friend for Mr. Fluffpaw soon. Still, it was sad to see Gloria go.

The little Fellox looked around the pen area where all the bunnies lived. He really had nothing to do until Gloria's owner would turn up, but his father had told him to stay around the entrance area to greet the guest. However, as little children were, Lelouch had a hard time to wait for things to happen and really rather wanted to play with the bunnies. Trying to keep the entrance in sight where the peninsula was connected with the land on the other side of the lake, Lelouch peeked into the pen which was closest to him to look at the bunnies. "Hello there~ How are you today? You look very fluffy!" The bunnies looked up at him, knowing him and expecting a treat. "Yaaay! Cute! I'll get you some carrots!" And with that, Lelouch forgot all about waiting and started to pay attention to the bunnies instead.

[Carlie]

Not far from this mysterious part of the forest, a fenref and fenling were walking towards the building. The fenling seemed very cheerful and excited- she was skipping. The fenref walked a bit behind her, and seemed incredibly unenthusiastic in comparison to the fenling who was practically bouncing as she walked.

"Yay! I finally get to go pick up Gloria!" the fenling exclaimed.

The fenref shook his head. "Would it kill you to slow down, Rose?"

Rose ignored him, and continued walking ahead, eager to go pick up the bunny. She was the youngest from where she lived, and had taken it upon herself to go pick up Gloria from the fellox that was watching her. She had tried to get out on her own, but luckily didn't make it far from home before Spike the fenref had found her. Even though he dreaded this trip, he couldn't let such a young girl go through Whisper Forest by herself. And so, there they were.

[Shieba]

Lelouch thought he had heard something just a few seconds back, but since he was always a bit confused because he heard so much better and more as a Fellox than as a human, he wasn't really sure. Besides that, surely if anyone would arrive here, they would call out? His father would probably say something about manners again, but the bunnies were just too cute to ignore.

He also wondered if whoever would pick up Gloria would bring a bunny-box for transportation with them. Well, Lelouch could always provide them one of his own, but they were made for Felloxes to carry. But he should also probably prepare a little journey snack for Gloria. After all, there were fresh carrots and bananas and other vegetables in various buckets around the area.

The pen Gloria was kept in was a bit further into the area, though, and Lelouch at least didn't completely want to abandon his post. The pen walls also weren't all that high, so that someone approaching would be able to see the Fellox over them, even while Lelouch talked and played with the bunnies - which he did. He was by now sitting in the middle of a pen with two bunnies. "You are really soft today and your nose moves a lot, too", he told the bunny he was petting right now with great care.

[Carlie]

As Rose and Spike got closer, they could see past all the trees, and to the building. Although they couldn't see it too well yet, they both recognized it as the place they were headed.

"There it is! We're almost there!" Rose exclaimed, and started to walk even faster.

Spike continued walking at his usual pace, but Rose was quickly gaining distance from him. "Rose! Will you calm down? We'll get there soon enough!" And this, he remembered, was why he didn't like watching over kids. She was a good kid, and he didn't mind being around her at all, but she could be so difficult sometimes!

Surprisingly, Rose listened this time. She turned around, and walked happily back to Spike. "I can't wait to get her! I heard there are more bunnies there too, maybe I can play with them!"

Spike tried to give her a happy look, and hold back a grimace. He was getting the feeling this wouldn't be just the quick stop he was hoping for.

[Shieba]

Lelouch was, by now, half impatient and half unconcerned. He was always happy to spend all of his free time with his bunnies, but he also wanted to play with the ones further in the back. However, he at least remembered that he should stay in the front of the area for when his guests would arrive. The Chateau of the Mist wasn't directly located next to where the forest started, so that it was unlikely that Lelouch would hear any talking besides shouting until his guests had really arrived. He just wished they would hurry up. But maybe they could then play with the bunnies together?

He honestly had no idea who the owner of Gloria was, having not met them before. It probably wouldn't be a child because children normally weren't allowed to run around in Whisper Forest unless an adult accompanied them. But no matter how old they would turn out to be, clearly, a fan of bunnies had to be a good person! Lelouch wasn't scared of anyone anyway, so he was confident enough to deal with adults as well. They probably would be really impressed with the amount of bunnies being here as well!

He just hoped that Gloria's owner had some time. The little Fellox figured that Mr. Fluffpaw and Gloria would be really sad to part ways now and probably wanted to say goodbye properly. If Gloria would just be grabbed and carried off, that would be impossible. So hopefully, things would really go well. After all, Lelouch always wanted all bunnies to be as happy as possible!

[Carlie]

Finally, they arrived at the Chateau. "Now where do we go?" Rose asked.

Spike looked around quickly, and wasn't sure where to begin. It was a big place, and he didn't know exactly who he was supposed to meet- just that whoever was watching Gloria for them should be right out here somewhere. "Let's walk a bit closer," he responded. He hoped that whoever they had to meet would see them approaching.

The two of them walked a bit farther, hoping that soon they would find whoever they needed to talk to.

[Shieba]

Lelouch was suddenly pretty sure that he had heard something. While still in the bunny-pen and with the noises of all the little animals around him, he still had been able to make out voices. At least one of them had sounded like a girl, which was awesome, because girls tended to hug him a lot and Lelouch liked huggies. "Helloooooo there~?" he called out, not sure if it was someone from the Chateau or Gloria's owner.

Leaving the bunny-pen and going to look proved to be a bit harder than expected, too. As usual, the bunnies were curious about the outside world and wanted to escape through the pen door Lelouch had to open to get out himself. "I'm getting assaulted by cute bunnies!" the little prince happily shouted to whoever might here. "If you are looking for me, I'm here!" That was horribly unspecific, but hopefully, if someone was indeed looking for him, they would be able to figure out where his voice was coming from (and maybe get distracted by pens with bunnies upon bunnies themselves).

[Carlie]

As they continued to walk around, trying to figure out where they were supposed to be, Rose stopped suddenly. "Listen! I hear someone!"

Spike stopped walking as well, and they both heard his voice. Spike was almost too caught up in looking around to have noticed this. Luckily, Rose had pointed it out to him just in time. She began walking in the direction she thought the voice had come from. She knew that she was headed in the right direction now. All these bunnies! She looked into the pens excitedly, seemingly forgetting why they were really here. "Spike, look!" she exclaimed, fascinated with all the bunnies. They had so many here!

"Come on, there's someone waiting for us." He had to admit that the bunnies were pretty cute, but luckily he wasn't anywhere near as easily distracted as she was.

[Shieba]

It took Lelouch a minute more until he managed to gently shove the bunnies away enough that he could leave then pen quickly before closing the door again to prevent a bunny-escape. Only then did he have enough time to look around to see if he could see someone. Excitedly, he could make out two shapes a bit away. Jumping up and down, Lelouch grew excited when he noticed that at least one of them seemed to be distracted by the bunnies as well and that both weren't Felloxes. That meant that these probably were his guests and that they really liked bunnies, too!

"I'm heeeere! Yaaaaaay! Hellooooo theeeere~!" Well, with Lelouch's shouting and jumping up and down, it was by now pretty hard to miss him, even from still a bit away, though it was also noticeable that he wasn't exactly a grown-up. Clearly, the excitement had gotten the better of the little Fellox and he had all forgotten about manners. Having even two guests instead of just one was awesome, after all!

[Carlie]

They both spotted him, as he began to jump up and down. "That must be him!" Rose exclaimed, and began to walk much faster in his direction.

Spike followed, back a little farther. At least now that they had found where they were supposed to be, he didn't have to worry about her running off...hopefully.

Rose reached where he was first. "Hi!" she responded. "You have so many bunnies here, it's amazing!" She was grinning with excitement, obviously thrilled to be here.

Spike caught up shortly after. "Hello," he said politely. He would usually have tried to calm Rose down a bit, but it seemed that she had found someone whose enthusiasm could match her own, so it shouldn't be a problem.

[Shieba]

Lelouch, thankfully, stopped jumping once his guests had arrived. "Hello there! I'm Lelouch and I'm six and really cute!" He beamed. "And yes, there are over two-hundred-and-seventy bunnies here! I don't know how much that really is since I can't count that far yet, but it's a lot! And they're all really amazing and adorable!" Lelouch was really happy that at least the Fenling seemed to like bunnies a lot, too. "Are you a bunny-fan, too?!" While some of the adults at the Chateau liked bunnies as well, the other children didn't care for them as much as Lelouch did.

Then he actually remembered that he wasn't even sure if these two were Gloria's owners or not. "Are you here for Gloria? Or because of something else? We can play with the bunnies no matter why you're here, though! And cuddle them! And you could cuddle me, too, because I love cuddles!" Being subtle wasn't Lelouch's greatest strength - but then again, he was a prince and used that people liked him.