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

J u n i p e r Juniper had watched from the window of her room as Musashi had been led away. A soft sigh left her. There was still so much to do but at least, he was safe for now. She could only hope that he would wait for her. If he did not, well, then, she could always return to the castle. It took the better part of the day as she went through her daily routine and took spare moments to pour over the ancient text about the sceptre. It was late in the evening when she'd crept from her room and made her way down to the stables. Thankfully, the stable lad was too busy rolling a maid in the hay to notice that she'd saddled her horse and led the creature out. She'd slipped out a side gate during the change of the guard and pulled a cloak over her head. Riding through the city at night was nerve-wracking to say the least. She avoided people the best that she could and somehow, she made it out of the city and onto the travelling roads. Of course, she wasn't sure just how safe that would be for one young woman to be travelling alone, let alone the kingdom's youngest princess. The moon was just rising over the horizon and the sky was a velvety darkness cast over with stars. It was beautiful and caught her eye for a long moment as the wind lifted her cloak away from her face for a moment. It felt cool and welcome. Her pale white shirt and brown skirt weren't eye-catching since she needed to blend in. The cloak that she had on only went to mid-back and was tan in color. Her horse was a rather ordinary bay. This had all been done to not draw attention to herself. Those golden eyes of hers scanned about the area of the crossroads. Had he waited or given up on her? She wondered how she'd find him if he had moved on? That was probably going to be near impossible if that was the case. Musashi? She called his name and looked about cautiously. Musashi? A lone rider appeared out of the shadows and rode toward her. She brightened up thinking that it was him. He'd waited! Her heart felt lighter at the idea. You came! She said happily and started toward him but the sight of dirty blonde hair stopped her short. Who... who are you? She asked trying not to let the worry show in her voice. Thought you could use some company, girl. You look cold. I can warm you up. He leered at her and reached out to try to touch her face. Juniper pulled her horse back so that she was out of his reach. No... no thank you. I'm perfectly fine. Her heart was thudding. She shouldn't have come since she really had no idea about the outside world. She moved her horse on down the road heading out across a field toward a forest. The man followed her with a laugh. You're waiting for someone, girl? A lover perhaps? His horse matched hers no matter how fast that she tried to ride away. Seems he's deserted you. A pretty thing like you shouldn't be alone in the dark. Maybe you should look for a new lover. Juniper was actually starting to get frightened now. Her eyes darted about. If Musashi was really gone, then she needed to figure this thing out. Look at her options but fear was holding her back from thinking rationally. She did the one thing that she could think of. She called for him again. Musashi!!!