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Raiden
I had been waiting for a while, not wanting to leave the serenity here in the dovecote. Suddenly, I heard a very slight noise outside and immediately, all my senses were on alert.
A figure entered the dovecote and then moved back slightly. "Who are you?"
I smiled. I hadn't expected her here now. Her voice was shaking a little bit, but her voice was still unmistakable. It must be quite late, I had heard the midnight bells toll a while back.
"Shouldn't you be asleep by now?" I asked calmly. "Nevertheless, you sound afraid, dear Princess."
She had moved back a bit, and I could see her a bit more clearly. She was dressed in a short nightgown, plain, a little flimsy looking, exposing a lot of her legs. Her long hair was unbound and fell down her back. And she had no shoes on. In the faint light from the moon, she almost looked angelic to me. And it was clear she had no weapons on her at all.
"You are quite overconfident, are you not, by challenging me when defenseless?" I asked, deliberately moving forward. "And also quite a gossip. Do you find it necessary to tell everyone the events of your life?"
I was unhappy. I had been unprepared, and I had let her get to me. Next time, she wouldn't be able to.