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Post by Pied Piper/Christopher Dragon on Dec 2, 2012 19:59:17 GMT -7
The Piper had made it to the village of course he had found some work, but not enough to keep him there, but after a good meal & a place to rest, he had headed out. Heading for the next town, he wore the cloak he got form the princess of course he did not think about it or perhaps the danger that could be in doing so, but ether way the village is not where the trouble happened, it mealy started.
He had not been unnoticed, in fact he was noticed by some guards that new the crest on the cloak & that lead to him being not only fallowed, but more when he was fair enough away where help could not come he was quickly jumped & sent to the ground & before he could get up he had a boot on one of his wrists & a sword a the meeting of his neck & shoulder resting & ready to finish the direction it was going.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2012 20:22:09 GMT -7
The guards threw the man onto the back of one of their horses and started for the castle. After the two day ride, the guards pulled into the royal castle gates. Maids and servants gasped at teh sight that the guards had brought in. They had laid into him good. One guard had blood on his knuckles. The younger maids shrank away from the men and pretended to be busy. There was a collective shiver running down the spin of everyone in the court yard. The guard who was sharing his horse with the thief skid down and yanked him down. " You are in deep trouble my friend. " He spat at him. Once the horses were put away, they drug The Piper into the castle to stand trail.
Guiliana was coming down from her lessons of the day when she saw him. She dropped her books as her hands flew up to her mouth to cover a squeak of shock and horror. " P-P-Piper? " She whispered. The guards pulled Piper into the king and queen's throne room. Guiliana followed. Her stomach lurched. She had put him in this position. This was her fault.
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Post by Pied Piper/Christopher Dragon on Dec 2, 2012 20:54:34 GMT -7
The Piper should of since the danger, yet he had not & because of it well hell broke loose to place it nicely & form the beating he got, he blacked out, at times waking though his head hurt as did other places & of course his time a wake when the guards stooped was not fully uneventful for him, pain became all to well a fact that he learned he could not fight against, not when ones hands where tied together any way. He had went with out food & water, of course he would not of been able to keep it down any way.
By, the time they got to the castle he was not in the mood to fight & he did not think he had the straight ether for it, he only hopped that they would finish him & make it quick, yet some how he doubted it since if that was the case they already would of done it.
Of course he hit the ground hard as they pulled him off the horse, not that they where trying to be kind, he had a hard enough time to focus on not blacking out that, he almost missed the guards words, though he said nothing, not that it would matter, since he was unsure what he did, not that it really would matter.
Since when did those above him need reason to do what they did, of course he had to question now if after his meeting the princess it had been a trap, a trick he was not sure he had not decided, though he knew it it was they she had played him the fool royally.
The guards had grabbed him under his arms to make it easy for them to drag him into the castle, in some way he was sure some of his blood made a trail, but he could not be sure & also control, not that he was fight yet it was still the same. Of course for a moment he though he would be taken to the dungeon, yet he was not or ever the yard more where he could be killed before others, yet that was no not the case ether he found himself dragged into the thorn room before he was thrown ruffly to the ground before he was pulled up but only the enough that he was on his knees, his mind was sill foggy, though he was slowly getting more away of where he was.
One of the guards held him as the other approached the king & queen, to speak with them so that the Piper would not hear they said what they found & more so that they accused before it was clear he was asked of what proof & form that the Pipers cloak or more so he had been wearing was presented, to the king & queen.
His mouth & throat felt dry, with out water & what moister he had in his mouth, did little to ease the pain in his throat or his dry cracked lips.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2012 21:20:46 GMT -7
King Henry took in the guards words. His eyes shook in anger. Who in their right mind would dare to steal from the castle? " Horrible. " Queen Kora sneered. She leered at teh man in front of her. " Explain why you would do something so foolish. " Kora demanded. She hadn't taken notice of her youngest daughter slipping in the room. Guiliana stayed off to the side until she could tell it was safe for her to speak. Guiliana was holding her breath. Her mother's wrath was not something to toy with.
" He says Princess Guiliana gave him the cloak a couple days ago. " One of the guards said. If her stomach wasn't on the floor by now, Guiliana was sure it just dropped. Henry shook his head. " Impossible. The princess isn't allowed out of the castle walls. " He said.
Guiliana took in a deep breath as she walked up to them.
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Post by Pied Piper/Christopher Dragon on Dec 2, 2012 21:38:45 GMT -7
At the Queens words he knew that he had been mistake to think the Princess set him up & now he was left to keep saying what they would not believe since they did not the first time he said it or lie, something he hated to make him into what they wanted. "I never said she gave it to me out side the castle walls, perhaps your guards where to asleep to notice me enter" Of course that comment, only ended with one of the guards hitting him sending him to the ground before the other yanked him up to do the same thing, he did not try to get off the ground even if his hands hand not been tied he would not off moved. He just let his forehead rest on the ground, waiting for what was to come & the pain that was sure to come with it. He could test blood in his mouth yet he would not budge form his story, he would not get the princess into more trouble, besides they where looking for someone to blame it was better it was him since out of the two, he was the black sheep.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2012 22:01:08 GMT -7
Guiliana's body lurched forward to grab him but he was out of her reach. She hated seeing people be knocked around. Kora watched her youngest and raised an eyebrow. " My guards are highly trained, peasant. " She started. " One of them falling asleep on the job is unlikely. You breached the castles walls and stole the cloak from my daughter. " She spat. She knew what she was doing. Kora stepped down to the man. " Leave him alone! " Guiliana called. She had enough of this. She picked up the hem of her dress and ran over to were the piper was bleeding on the floor. A guard grabbed her by the under arm but Guiliana spun around and clawed him in the face with her sharp nails. " I gave it to him. " Guiliana said. She pushed the guard off her and squared her shoulders. She stepped between her mother and Piper. This admission meant she would be in deep trouble. She would be whipped for disobeying.
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Post by Pied Piper/Christopher Dragon on Dec 2, 2012 22:18:28 GMT -7
Piper did not miss the reminder of his place of his standing, nothing would change that his deeds his actions it would not matter in the end. He was pulled back by the guards as the queen approached, yet he did well to just keep breathing let alone to speak back to her of course at her words that fallowed he was tired & at this point he was not give any choice, but to agree to what she accused the end resulted would be death he was sure of it as if to prove a point. Of course when he was about to speak another spoke he was not sure at first, until he saw Gauiliana approach, she would of done well to just of let he die & yet part of him was very grateful for her speaking the truth. He had been tempted to say something, but his body hurt so much it was hard at the moment to speak & that left him with the wait of what was to come.
Of course he did feel as one of the guards had left him, only to hear him cry out form what he was not fully sure since he was looking else where, but it did not change things at all. Time appeared to tick by for him very slowly, as if if could be his last & for all he knew it could be.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2012 19:05:18 GMT -7
A mixture of courage and fear washed threw Guiliana as she stood up to her mother. Kora eyed her carefully. She raised a hand then slapped the girl across the face. " You are foolish! He is nothing but a commoner. " Kora snapped. Guiliana reeled back from the slap. She put her hand up to her cheek. Her flesh was throbbing and burning. She felt a liquid run down her cheek. She pulled her hand away. Blood. Her own. " I wasn't going to stand by and let him freeze to death. " She shot back. Henry rose from his spot and stepped between the two. " Enough. : He said. Guiliana huffed and brushed her cheek. No more gooey crimson stuff was coming down her cheek. Her eyes narrowed on her mother before she stormed off.
She shook with each step. After scaring the information out of a guard, Guiliana marched up to where they were holding Piper. She let go of her anger as she walked in. " Piper? " She asked.
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Post by Pied Piper/Christopher Dragon on Dec 3, 2012 19:29:50 GMT -7
Of course the Piper did not miss the Queens words, though they where true it still hurt, he also did not miss what happen to Guiliana though he could do nothing of any kind to help right now if he spoke it would do little to help matters out. He of course then heard the Kings words of course Guiliana had left & now the Queen looked like she would still kill him, perhaps more then before & the Kind he was not sure the mans thoughts, perhaps because it did not matter. How ever in the end he was dragged off, to be held for how ever long he would wait to see how long it would be, but it mattered little since the odds that when he got out it would be his end.
He could not say the cell was the best up keep, yet at least it as big enough he could walk around his hands where unbounded before he was thrown in, to land where he did & it did little to help his mind, as much as he wanted freedom he was ready to excepted what was to come, since he could not change it. He could not be used to gain money since the only family he had was his mother & he was not sure how welcome he would be right now after he in a way just walked away form there home.
At hearing Guiliana words it took him a moment to even come to tums that his mind was not playing tricks on him though when he was able to speak he did "Yes?" Of course to move form where he was against the wall might not be as simple, but he would see what she said before he tried, since he still hurt greatly more then he would like to say.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2012 20:07:30 GMT -7
Guiliana stopped a maid and asked for something to clean him up with. When the maid came back, Guiliana stepped in the cell. " I'm so sorry you got in this mess. " She said. She walked over to him and knelt down beside him. She blamed herself for this. In her mind, his capture was because of her and her goody-goody view of the world. She dipped the rag in the cold water. When she lifted it, she wrung the extra water from the rag and dabbed it very gently across his cuts and gashes. She sighed low and sat back on her knees. " My father is trying to convince my mother to let you go home. " She said. She knew her mother pretty well though. That wouldn't happen unless she felt like it. If it came down to it, Guiliana would step in the ring. She looked at him again.
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Post by Pied Piper/Christopher Dragon on Dec 3, 2012 20:22:58 GMT -7
At her words of being sorry he waved it off "There is nothing to be sorry for" Of course his mind was racing not for the idea of his death, but that Guiliana was tending to him in the simplest of forms, he could not say it was something that happened at all to him, so part of him savored it & another feared it would just lead to more issues. At the feel of the rag against his skin, even with knowing it was coming he flinched & drew his lips back form the pain, as he made a light sound, though he did well to keep form moving greatly or showing more pain then he already did. "I do not wish you more trouble for your actions, in helping me now. Some how I see me being free as being rare. for she is right with my title as low as it is, the fact does not change noting will make it change ether"
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2012 20:54:25 GMT -7
Guiliana couldn't stop the small giggle that escaped her lips when he flinched. She might have seemed mean at that point but it couldn't be helped. " Sorry. " She said regaining herself. Her cheek throbbed a couple times. She rubbed her shoulder against her cheek but went on cleaning up his face. " I actted of my own free will. " She said. She re-wet the rag and dapped his cheeks again. " You never know. My dad is pretty convincing when it comes to my mother. " She said. She could recall countless times when she had gotten into trouble for piddly crap and her father had convinced her mother to give her a less harsh punishment.
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Post by Pied Piper/Christopher Dragon on Dec 3, 2012 21:06:11 GMT -7
He heard her giggle & his eyes instantly looked to hers not really sure how to take it or if it would more be a moment she would tell to hold still & not acted like a child, even if it hurt. Of course the only thing he heard was sorry & that left him to well be lost for words at the moment. "Then your free will is better then my own" Of course hers should be in many ways, though perhaps different in another "I suppose we will see when the time comes on what happens"
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2012 21:21:15 GMT -7
" Hold still. " She said to him ass he brushed the cloth over his blackened eye. Guiliana looked down at the bloodied water. Her free will? What free will? " I'm a caged bird. " She said. She had explained that point many times before. She stood up again and went to change the water and grab a couple bandages. She came back to him and knelt down again. The cobblestones were cold on her bare legs. A little chill went up and down her back. " Most likely, you're going to be cast out of here and able to lead a normal life. " She said. She gave hi a bandage to put over his wounds. She wish she had that freedom.
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Post by Pied Piper/Christopher Dragon on Dec 3, 2012 21:39:03 GMT -7
At her words he insanely froze to comply to them, he was not sure if it was them because he knew his place or it it was more thinking something could be wrong, he did not really get time to think on it much. Though he had closed his eyes as she moved the cloth over his eye, only when she was done did he open them. "A caged bird that in time can change things" He watched her get up before coming back as he heard her other words, his wounds for the most part where covered, though he could not say how long it would last or how long they would stay clean. "Maybe" That would also very on him staying in any one place long enough to so call court a lady, so that would have to perhaps be something to think of though at the moment he could not say it was the first thing on his mind.
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