Thread: The Princess and The Thief-Apparent (Innocent Anathema & SuperSaiyanMusashi)

J u n i p e r Twinge! A drawing feeling blossomed inside her chest making it burn and delicate hands clutched together in front of it as she ducked her head trying to banish the feeling. That was before the warning bells sounded. A head of pale rose-colored hair lifted as she cast her eyes toward the door. The sceptre.., was whispered off her lips. She stood from her studies and set the book aside lifting her skirts to hurry from the room. Out the door, down the stairs taking them two at a time as she felt like the sceptre call for her once more bringing with it more pain. This time, it staggered her. It was a blessing that she'd reached the bottom of the stairs and when the pain hit, she was able to simply cling to the wall and try to catch her breath. I'm coming. Subside already, she whispered as she caught her bottom lip between her teeth. This was the princess Juniper, youngest of three siblings with both a brother and a sister and she was also the sceptre's chosen bearer. Not that she wanted that burden but someone needed to do it. After a few moments passed, she had regained herself enough to start moving once more. Finally, the young woman made it down to the hallway just in time to see the guards hauling an unconscious man off. She looked curiously after the man and at all the commotion going on. Your highness, this man tried to steal the Royal Sceptre, one of the guards explained to her and offered her the artifact. Her gaze turned critical on the artifact as she took it in hand feeling it through the bond that they shared. It's fine but is anyone hurt? She asked looking about. There were murmurs of agreement that all were fine, most sore but alive. Good. See to the injured and rest. You've all done a fine job. That put her thoughts at ease and she set about returning the sceptre to its place. Her thoughts kept returning to the thief though. Why steal the sceptre? Other than it was a treasure made of gold and fine gems. Yet, everyone in the kingdom knew the power that it held and the reason why it was protected. How it was tied to the royal family. So, this thief must be an outsider. Yet... what was his motive? It was later that she had her way into the dungeons. She was almost to the cell, where the thief was being kept but the last guard was standing pretty stubbornly in her way. I need to go in there and see him. You need to let me pass, Raul. Raul looked uncomfortable having to deny the princess anything. It's not safe, your highness. I saw with my own eyes what this man was capable of. It was unreal. Juniper sighed. Yet no one died. If he's as strong as you say, then there's no way that is from sheer luck. I'd wager the man wasn't out to hurt anyone. Just get what he was after. Regardless, I will not allow someone to suffer because of poison. You will let me by and I will, at least, give him the antidote. Stand guard and listen if you must. Raul heaved a sigh. Fine but don't you breathe a word of this to your family or I'll be in for it! I am right here if you need me. No going in the cell either. No matter what he tells you! I'll stick up for you, Raul, Juniper said with a sweet smile that nearly got her everything that she wanted. The man grunted and unbarred the door before unlocking it to open for her. She slipped inside carrying a tray and a candle. That way she could see better since there was little more than the torches on the walls that cast dancing shadows over the walls. The second cell in this block was the only one locked and she stopped a few feet before it peering inside as she set the candle down on a nearby table along with the tray. Would you mind if I joined you? She asked as she stepped a bit closer to the cell bars, well out of reach, of course. It was foolish of her to come down here alone but she had to have her questions answered. She stood quietly watching him. The candlelight played over her form casting shadows over her body. She wasn't all that tall. Maybe 5' 4 and pretty average of build. Yet, she had a sweet, kittenish face with wide, warm brown eyes that were so light colored that they appeared golden. Her dress was an interesting concoction of a corset of dark blue that cradled her breasts together and lifted them. It showed off a bit of her midriff before a dark grey skirt claimed her hips. It was long in the back and short in the front showing off just a bit of thigh and some black boots that went to her knee. Her hair was pinned back from her face to tumble freely down her back and she had only a simple necklace of a silver chain with a oval locket on it. I'm Princess Juniper Grace Jovana Rault and you would be called?