Thread: The Thief Who Only Borrows (DontxBlinkk)

Cain had not won the fight to embarrass Christoph nor show off, it was simply respectful not to hold back and he would expect no less from the other knights. Cain turned to see prince Zachary cheering and while it wasn't normal for cheering in battle he remembered cheering at competitions and smiled to the boy, I will do my best to do just that, though nothing is certain. Christoph had to take a breather but he was fine and there was a smile on his face, and when he got his breath back he nodded to Cain, Good to have you back commander, I will do my best to improve, don't want to give the title back without a fight. Cain turned to Christoph and nodded, Understood, I look forward to it and will be your sparring partner anytime Christoph. He noticed that Celia seemed to favor Christoph, not that he minded, it was quite cute in fact. Before Cain left he had girls cheering for him when he fought and probably still would. It was cute but few did more than cheer for the knight they thought was attractive or the most skilled so many of the younger or more skilled knights had fans, though few were graced with a princess on his side. Christoph finally laughed and shook his head, I think I will wait some time before I challenge you again Cain, I need more practice I believe. Cain walked over and pat the man on the shoulder, Don't worry Christoph, I did nothing but fight on the front lines, my skills have been sharpened forcefully. As he turned to look at the others the eldest princess Arianna caught his eye again, the woman having a smile on her face. He was surprised to be seeing her again but it wasn't unpleasant, but he didn't pay it any particular heed to it, not wanting to make it more awkward by staring at the woman. Instead he turned to the others around and took a deep breath, Now as much as I would love to stay and train with you guys for the rest of the day I have already been assigned a job, apparently there is quite a thief in the city. A bunch of the surrounding people starting talking at once and after a moment they stopped and Cain sighed, getting from that how serious it was, to get knights and such so riled up. Alright then, wish me luck I suppose. Then he turned to his new trainee and called the kid over, leaning in close to give him some instructions for while he was gone. I want you to focus on conditioning while I am in the city, being in shape is a bit part of combat, the skills will be learned over time and I can teach you some tricks after all of that, alright? When the boy nodded he turned to the prince and princesses, giving a respectful bow, It has been a pleasure. With that the Knight left, walking away from the group of people, many of the knights talking about what they had just seen, not only the skill behind it all but his personality. He had always been charismatic but with his new reputation he easily swayed people. He did have something to do though and he quickly made his way out of the castle, heading directly for the shops down below. Of course he had a lot to do but it didn't take long, first he went to the previous robberies and looked at their location, just for reference. After that he went to the newest locations, speaking to the latest merchant with an item returned and got the story, then to the new location and spoke to the most recent victim. There was a lot about the robberies that didn't make sense. There was no real pattern either, save one thing, the return. With that being the case he had a small idea, to lay in wait for the thief when he came to return the stolen item. It was the best chance he had to get a glimpse and possible capture the culprit. That being said he would have to wait and after speaking to the victims there was nothing else to worry about, so he left the recent area to search for a good location to watch the store and then would probably wander around the city for old times sake, knowing he couldn't do anything until night and not feeling like going back to the castle on his first day of freedom.