Hestieal

Reece stood up and cleared his voice."She didn't do anything Levi!The guards were chasing her!" He scoffed,then ran off.// Alexa finally made it back with her,and her sister safe."Alice go back to the castle,im buying some goods." Alexa said,and pulled her Shawl over her boyish outfit.Her short red hair told everyone that she was royalty,so she put the hood up.Alexa searched for arrows to use,while humming a song her grandmother taught her.

Heath with a look of confusion about him as the young maid walked on, happily gave her an apple.
"Fae? Why what a beautiful name for a maiden such as ye! I myself go by Heath! I can't for the life of me remember who all I've told my name to, so if I have before I apologize." Heath smiled his broadest smile, his eyes crinkling around the edges.
"Where is your destination this fine day! If you are lonesome I'd love a guide! I'll happily escort ye wherever the winds of fate are blowing ye this day. Besides, I like good company and you seem like quite an upstanding sort."
He closed his bag of apples, three left. He thought with a twinge of regret of not being able to have Sybil here. His usual grin returned as quickly as it left.
"Shall we then!" He took Fae's arm and walked towards the marketplace.

" Reece " he said holding the boys arm " a soldier behaves with honor I'll take your word for it if she is not a thieft these items will be returned to the castle" he said with a sight then look at the girl" of course i wont hurt you that is not what knights do we protect the people" he said his face serios you would think he would smile to calm her down but the scowl didnt move from his face. "Now this behaviour can't go unpunish thought i want you both tomorrow to run ten laps around the castle, but first Reece escort our new friend back to our quarters and give her a bowl of the soup from this morning she must be famished" he said as he let go of reeces hand and looked at the castle gate " I'll check up on you soon but i need to report to the king, by the way Reece did you finish polishing the swords in the armory, i hope so i have a feeling we are going to need them " he saluted Reece and bowed to the girl before marching away towards the throne chamber.

Reece grunted,and nodded bringing tiny into his room,and getting a maid to look after her.'god..I hate Levi..' He thinks,and starts to run around the castle.

Alexa shrugged her off."I won't get caught." Alexa runs off then get pulled back by a guard."Miss,you should be getting ready for the ball." Alexa grunted,as he dragged her back to castle,and the maids got to work on her hair.

"Umm.."Tiny said looking at the maid. "Hold still!" the maid said laughing those words made Tiny go into attack mode and aimed her bow and arrow at the Maid. "You never saw me..wheres the exit?!?" She yelled scaring the maid a little. "Please let me help you.." the maid said a little frightened Tiny saw a window and a open door she ran out the door. "Wait come back!!" the maid said as Tiny ran for her life. I have to find a way out I have to find a way out!! she thought.

Reece pulled her over just when she got outside."Flee,hide,run..Were both going to be in trouble if you get caught." He said,and gave her directions out.

Don't touch me!" She said aiming the bow at his forehead. "You brought me here this is your fault!!" she yelled and Stormed off. She ran out the castles gates panting for air.

Heath looked to Fae,
"A masquerade? Hah! How charming! Wouldn't that be a venture worth experiencing?! I'd ask you to accompany me however you just met me today! How daft would I have to be to ask a maiden like ye to go with some blunderer like me." Heath laughed heartily before walking on with Fae's arm linked with his.
"I do suppose you're stuck with me awhile! Ha Ha!" Heath clicked his heels together and kept walking with the woman trailing behind him.

Levi went to speak to the king, he bowed and then the king granted him permission to speak " sir i come with news about the border towns, why was i not made aware of the state of canter and treyian" he ask, the king sighted and ordered all the doors to be close in the chamber. He began explaining talk of war among the borders due to petty dispute, he said he couldnt tell levi because he had to keep it quiet or the public would go into panic. He told levi to keep it a secret as well, he then spoke of the ball at the treyian where he was to sneak in and gather info about the enemy." Dance sir i..i dont know " he was cut off by the king saying it was and order " yes sir I'll make way to the treyian ball " he bowed and walked out of the room towards the quarters, when he was walking someone ran into him it was the small girl. Levi stopped the girl gently " woah easy there what's going on, running in the hallways is not permitted whats your hurry " he asked with his usual scowl gone it was more a concern face about the girl and the dance.

Tiny growled as her hair fell in her face. "Leave me alone!" she said getting back up and running past him. "And don't ever talk to me again!" she ran off passing up maids and butlers who looked at her confused she gasped as she bumped into a Chief who was carrying a cake and it fell on top of her. "LOOK WHAT YOU DID?!!!" He yelled Tiny rubbed the cake from her eyes and blinked she was covered in cake from top to bottom and felt embarrassed.

" easy there baker im sorry this is a new trainee she is sorry "he said with a calm voice as he walked over to the girl and handed her his handkerchief " clean up and then we can talk ok dont worry about the cake they bake tons of them " he said making the baker angry who got ready to yell but levi shot him a I'll nake you dead look" umm tiny was it come with me, i know is been a rocky start but im here to help just relax " he said as he cleaned the girls face and extended his hand to her " you dont need to worry, just let me feed you and give you better armor and a better bow than that scrawny little thing and I'll send you in your way a knights promise "he said as he bowed his head and waited for her responce.

"I don't wanna be I knight I wanna be left alone..I've been alone for 9 years...i can handle myself.." she said clutching her fist. "So just tell me where the exit is and I'll go..." she said as she shed a tear and looked down. "I just wanna be alone.." she added and pushed Levi hand out the way and walked down the hallway. "Are you gonna tell me or not?!" she said looking back at him with her eyes and face flashing with sadness and rage.

Fae smiled at Heath's compliments, and watched as his eyes crinkled with his smile. He was beautiful, in the way a wild animal could be beautiful. Dangerous to ones self, but intriguing. She looked away from his face and collected herself. There was no time to think of such things, wasn't her place to think of such things. She was here by her namesake, her steps were not her choice. However, when Heath wrapped her arm around his she didn't put up much of a fight, following him along the path.
"Don't have much of an agenda today," she mused. It wasn't entirely a lie, but she didn't want to tell him that she was looking for someone. For the kind of man he is, she was sure he would offer to help - and ask who it was, or inevitably find out. She kept that quiet, and scanned the people around her, watching for her sister in the crowds.
While she watched, absently listening to the small talk, ever aware of her hand placement, she heard him talk of a masquerade. Held by her family? Word ran fast, she was only just at her housing hours before, and there was no speak of that before her leave. "I'm sure I'll be attending, so I'll see you there, and I suppose I'll need an escort, being a lady." she smiled up at him, trying to keep her answer open, not definitive, but a small part of her hoping it would be so. "What brings you to these parts?" she inquired, feigning a mere mild interest, but listening intently. Depending on his stature, this interaction could go many ways.

Nine years this girl must have been born hunting and cooking, he was a bit saddened by her story as he too had grown up in the streets before becomimg a knight " i know your pride doesnt allow you to see im trying to help trust me i understand i too walk dirt roads alone but," he paused as he looked at the castle he was in" im not asking you to become a knight i just dont want to send you out there like this" he said ad he waled over to the girl " let me give you foof for the road a sword and new bow as well as some armor before you go " he said as he stood next to her " after that I'll show you the exit deal "

".........I.." she didn't know what to say. "What are you playing me for a fool?!" she said she hadn't trusted no one all her life. "Well guess what I'm not a fool and I don't take charity!" she added something told her to trust him but another side said don't trust him. She thought for a minute and then her stomach growled loudly making her wanna puke since she hadn't ate in 13 days. "....Just the food please bread is fine..." she said before her stomach growled again.

" i don't play games miss i tend to want to win and it gets messy "he said with a chuckle before he got serious again." Tell you what so is not charity I'll ask for something in return, please i would like if you could do me a favor i have to train bow recruits if you are any good mind sharing some tips for me " he said with a stern tone " but that will have to wait, bread you want? Im sure we can add a bit more to it just so those noises dont scare the little kids around " he said with a joking voice "shall we the mesh hall is right this way " he said as he motioned with his Hand for her to follow he began walking " by the way canter levi is my name " he said she was probably aware of that but he liked to introduced himself.

".......Sure...yeah bow and stuff....okay.." she said. "Levi you scare me I swear your gonna trick me or something.." she said slowly walking where his hand was motioning. Bread sounds so good~ she thought biting her lip. "Knights ha! Don't even know how to use a bow and arrow now that's classic!" she said to herself walking and holding her stomach. "How hold are you Levi if you mind me asking..?" she said in a serious tone.

"I would happily escort a lady like yourself to the masquerade! To be completely honest with ye ma'am I ain't ever attended one me-self. What brings me here . . . Indeed," Heath's face crinkled slightly as they walked "I am here on a, well a mission of sorts I suppose Miss Fae. I'm here to offer me services as a knight of honor to the royal family here. You see I came from a kingdom far from here, all of the kings representatives are off on ventures. Although he needed one here so he sent me to play envoy. Ha-ha I'm not very good at the political-side of person relations to be totally honest with ye mum." He looked at her, scanning her face. Lovely indeed. He smiled and walked on, finding a necklace made of precious red-gems he held it to the sun, the lights reflecting on her skin.
"I do believe this belongs with ye ma'am Fae." Heath turned to the merchant. "I'll be buyin' this for my lady escort. She's a dear ain't she?" He laughed buying the necklace and putting it on Fae gently, carefully minding what is respectful.
"Ah, absolutely perfect If'n I say so, anyway. . . Shall we head to the sights of the plaza Milady?" Heath asked with a nod of his head towards the plaza.

He smiled and continued walking his hands behind his backs and then he looked at the girl " I tend to do that to people I like it scaring them, but no like I say my job as knight is to protect of those who can't protect themselves that applies to kids, not you I see you can handle yourself." He said a bit sarcastically. " Well is not that I don't know how to use a bow I excel on sword play I'm quite fine with a bow, but as a teacher I tend to be a bit hard to understand so I thought if I teach like a little kid maybe those bone heads will get it " he said as he look at the mesh hall he opened the door for her and then walked behind her " I'm 20 " he said serious his face back to his scowl " though people think im rather younger for my stature something they quickly regret when my boot meets their face " he said with a scary laugh " and you how old are you 34 something you seem quite old " he said joking with the girl.

Fae chuckled, adjusting her hand on Heath's arm. "Parties are a bit of a thing with my family, ever since I was a child there was some gala to go to." Leaving out the part that her family was host to most of them, she let her sentence trail off as she scanned the faces around her. Alexa was among none of them. She looked to the sky, squinting up at the sun. Past high noon, the day was beginning to settle. There was every possibility that her sister had already returned home, unknowingly taking a route around Fae's eyesight. "Knighthood is a very honorable path, sir," Fae replied, turning her thoughts back to the present, "and politics are quite the bore." She watched as he looked at the necklace, squinting her brown eyes as the golden light danced across her face.

"I've grown up on these lands and lands a horse ride away, so I'm afraid I know not of many other kingdoms. Are there many wars where you come from?" Wars have always been a constant thing in her upbringing, thinking of a life without them seemed like thinking of a story from a book the maids would read. She shifted the bandages covering her tattoos, and pushed a strand of hair from her face before looking up at Heath when he spoke to her. Belonged to her? Surprise covered her features as he purchased the necklace and reached around her neck to put it on her. "Oh, sir, surely you don't have to.." she spoke, watching his arms as he finished latching it. Old Treyian habits itched to the surface, making her weary of the kindness of strangers, but she pushed them back. It made her sad when her younger siblings would take a situation into question, their strong upbringing making them untrusting to any outside the royal family. When your parents find war and enemies all around them, the children have no choice but to believe that everything their parents say is true. The sadness in her heart, as the eldest daughter, comes from the fact that her younger sisters don't enjoy the simple miracles of human kindness.

She placed her hand over the necklace, right at her collarbone. "Sir, I don't know what to say.. I suppose thank you is one of them." She smiled and pushed the hood of her cloak farther back on her head, opening up more of her features, to look down at the necklace. For the simple miracle of human kindness was beautiful..

Heath smiled proudly at the lady.
"I am happy to report to you madam," He said brushing her hair away from her face carefully "there aren't any wars where I come from, we are a happy kingdom of peace from the far-far east, beyond the sea. I came here from there. A three months trip. Ah, it is splendid on you, as I had imagined. Please my lady, no thanks required. I find beauty should go with beauty and so on. However when something not as beautiful or maybe even dark finds beauty or kindness, I find kindness and beauty prevail in every ending. . . I am boring you aren't I?" Heath walked her from there towards the plaza.

"If you have time I'd love to talk with you and walk with you around this fair city, and I wouldn't mind your company either."
Heath smiled and stood proudly, yet not arrogantly, he made a vow to never become arrogant or callous, thus defiling all his family before him had striven so hard to build up.