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it lingered in the air. The sky was grey and thick with clouds, the air cold. They reached the familiar houses that were not far from where Elizabeth lived.
“We need to get some different clothes and disguise ourselves.” He said assertively. She felt as if she did not have a choice, he was not asking her, but telling her what she had to do as if she was some undisciplined child. Still, she obliged and followed him to a nearby clothes shop. She quickly realized that she had no money.
“I don’t have any money.” She said embarrassed. She always had money; she was wealthy and was worried he would look at her as if she was a peasant.
“We will have to steal then.” He smirked.
Elizabeth looked at him horrified. Steal? She could not possibly do that, it was a bad thing to do. She looked at his assertive expression and she realized she did not want to cross him; after all he was helping her. Plus she felt safe with him. He seemed to have it all worked out, well more than she did. She knew also that if it was not for him, she probably would not be alive right now.
They walked into the clothes shop. It was seemingly empty at first until a small mousy haired woman appeared from behind a door.
“Hello dears, what can I get for you?” She said sweetly. Elizabeth wanted to run; she did not want to be a part of this. She just wanted to go home and forget all of this. Go and cry in her mother’s arms, as the servant girl put the bedpan under her covers like always, and fall into a deep slumber.
She had to bite her lip hard to stop herself from breaking down there and then, she had never been particularly good at dealing with difficult situations well.
“Hello me and my lady friend and are looking for two new outfits, but we have no money to pay for them. I’m going to need you to go get them for us and let us have them for free.” He looked into her eyes and it seemed as if she was in a trance.
What happened to stealing? She thought. What was he was thinking? Nobody let anyone walk away without paying for it. But to Elizabeth’s surprise, she did. The lady was still smiling. She didn’t say a word but held up two dresses in front of her. One was made out of white lace with hand stitched butterflies on. It looked more like a wedding dress, it was so beautiful. The other dress was not so pretty, black with red stitching, she had already fallen in love with the white one. She felt bad for taking it, it must have cost her a lot of money to make, and lace was not cheap.
Elizabeth gestured to the white dress and the woman nodded placing it down on the counter. As for Matthias he had already picked an outfit from the shelves and had already started putting it on in front of them, stripping down naked.
Elizabeth looked away from him quickly; she could see him smirking in the corner of her eye.
“You need to put on the dress Elizabeth, there is also a hooded coat over there in the corner; put it on, it will cover your face.” She looked over to the coat. It was just a simple black robe with a basic hood, nothing special. Elizabeth looked at the woman, mouthing sorry to her. The woman looked confused and didn’t understand why Elizabeth was saying sorry but instead turned to Matthias and asked him if there was anything else he would need.
“No you can leave now.” He gestured to the woman. Elizabeth didn’t understand how he was doing it, but then she felt the same way as that lady. If he told her to do something she abided, he just had that characteristic about him.
“What’s your name, I never asked?” Elizabeth said making conversation.
“Matthias.” He murmured.
What a lovely name, she thought. Clearly a nobleman of a sort, he spoke articulately, but the scars on his face seemed strange. She wondered if they were from the fire. She wanted to ask but found herself staying quiet. She pulled off her current dress, with her back to Matthias. She could feel his eyes on her, as she pulled up her dress and
“We need to get some different clothes and disguise ourselves.” He said assertively. She felt as if she did not have a choice, he was not asking her, but telling her what she had to do as if she was some undisciplined child. Still, she obliged and followed him to a nearby clothes shop. She quickly realized that she had no money.
“I don’t have any money.” She said embarrassed. She always had money; she was wealthy and was worried he would look at her as if she was a peasant.
“We will have to steal then.” He smirked.
Elizabeth looked at him horrified. Steal? She could not possibly do that, it was a bad thing to do. She looked at his assertive expression and she realized she did not want to cross him; after all he was helping her. Plus she felt safe with him. He seemed to have it all worked out, well more than she did. She knew also that if it was not for him, she probably would not be alive right now.
They walked into the clothes shop. It was seemingly empty at first until a small mousy haired woman appeared from behind a door.
“Hello dears, what can I get for you?” She said sweetly. Elizabeth wanted to run; she did not want to be a part of this. She just wanted to go home and forget all of this. Go and cry in her mother’s arms, as the servant girl put the bedpan under her covers like always, and fall into a deep slumber.
She had to bite her lip hard to stop herself from breaking down there and then, she had never been particularly good at dealing with difficult situations well.
“Hello me and my lady friend and are looking for two new outfits, but we have no money to pay for them. I’m going to need you to go get them for us and let us have them for free.” He looked into her eyes and it seemed as if she was in a trance.
What happened to stealing? She thought. What was he was thinking? Nobody let anyone walk away without paying for it. But to Elizabeth’s surprise, she did. The lady was still smiling. She didn’t say a word but held up two dresses in front of her. One was made out of white lace with hand stitched butterflies on. It looked more like a wedding dress, it was so beautiful. The other dress was not so pretty, black with red stitching, she had already fallen in love with the white one. She felt bad for taking it, it must have cost her a lot of money to make, and lace was not cheap.
Elizabeth gestured to the white dress and the woman nodded placing it down on the counter. As for Matthias he had already picked an outfit from the shelves and had already started putting it on in front of them, stripping down naked.
Elizabeth looked away from him quickly; she could see him smirking in the corner of her eye.
“You need to put on the dress Elizabeth, there is also a hooded coat over there in the corner; put it on, it will cover your face.” She looked over to the coat. It was just a simple black robe with a basic hood, nothing special. Elizabeth looked at the woman, mouthing sorry to her. The woman looked confused and didn’t understand why Elizabeth was saying sorry but instead turned to Matthias and asked him if there was anything else he would need.
“No you can leave now.” He gestured to the woman. Elizabeth didn’t understand how he was doing it, but then she felt the same way as that lady. If he told her to do something she abided, he just had that characteristic about him.
“What’s your name, I never asked?” Elizabeth said making conversation.
“Matthias.” He murmured.
What a lovely name, she thought. Clearly a nobleman of a sort, he spoke articulately, but the scars on his face seemed strange. She wondered if they were from the fire. She wanted to ask but found herself staying quiet. She pulled off her current dress, with her back to Matthias. She could feel his eyes on her, as she pulled up her dress and
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