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as he spoke.
The Wizard-in-training placed a hand on the young girl’s shoulder and started to lead her down the street. She ignored the stares from strangers and continued to lead the girl away from the onlookers. They have no business listening in on our conversation , she thought as she glared at the crowd. The two ducked down an alley and stopped a few feet from the main street. Emily sighed and pulled back the hood she hadn’t realized she was wearing. The girl looked up at her with a shocked look on her face and then quickly dropped to her knees. Emily gave her a quizzical look before telling her to stand up. The girl stood up to a slouch and glanced from side to side. It seemed to Emily that the girl would bolt at the first chance she had. She cleared her throat and waited for the young teen to look up at her.
“Thievery is not tolerated, especially not for one as young as you,” Emily said.
“I’m almost fifteen!” The girl protested.
“Put your talents to something more productive. I only stopped that guard because of your youth.”
“Yes, milady,” the girl stared down at her feet as she spoke.
“See here,” Emily held up her money purse, “I will give you some gold, but only if you promise to give up the life of crime.”
“I was only trying to help my family, nothing more.”
“Next time, do it in a legal manner. You are quite skilled, I am sure somebody will have a job for you.”
The young girl nodded and took the coins before leaving. Emily noted that the teen acted as though she hardly believed what had happened. She sighed and left the alley shortly after the girl. A large man stepped out into the street and grabbed hold of the teen. “Gotcha!” He said. The grin on his face made Emily uneasy. She was certain that this man had something in mind for the girl, but she knew not what it was. The man pulled the girl down the street and Emily followed at a distance. They wove through the crowd until they arrived at a guard post. The man shoved the girl toward the guards and began telling them something. Emily quickened her pace so that she could get within earshot. The two guards stared at one another and then looked back at the man.
“Are you daft? I said that I want my reward for finding this thief,” the man stepped closer to the guards as he spoke.
“No need to get upset. We weren’t told there was a reward for catching this urchin,” the guard replied without backing down.
“I mean to see that reward!”
“Nonsense, I already handled the situation,” Emily said as she stepped forward.
“We are terribly sorry, milady. This man will be removed from your sight if you wish it,” the guard who spoke bowed low and the other one quickly followed his lead.
“I’ll not have it!” The man roared as the guards grabbed hold of him.
The teen bolted as soon as she saw the opening, causing Emily to shake her head. It mattered little, she had a test to take and she had to stay alert. Something about the keep continued to draw her attention. She walked past the guard post and up the stairs toward the courtyard outside the keep. Several guards bowed low as she passed them on her way to the keep. It was a grand structure with numerous gardens surrounding it. This would be a fantastic place to live , she thought as she got closer to the keep. The doors swung open as she approached them. Guards on either side of the door bowed as she passed them. A man dressed in fine clothes stepped into the middle of the room and cleared his throat.
“Her majesty, Queen Emily of Galimdor!” He announced as she entered further into the room.
His words gave her pause, but she continued into the room. She wondered if there was a King in the picture or if the Wizards had only known of her more distant past. The room was just as she would have imagined if she were really Queen. Each wall was lined with tapestries, some signifying the Wizards, others Galimdor, and a few she did not recognize. Several
The Wizard-in-training placed a hand on the young girl’s shoulder and started to lead her down the street. She ignored the stares from strangers and continued to lead the girl away from the onlookers. They have no business listening in on our conversation , she thought as she glared at the crowd. The two ducked down an alley and stopped a few feet from the main street. Emily sighed and pulled back the hood she hadn’t realized she was wearing. The girl looked up at her with a shocked look on her face and then quickly dropped to her knees. Emily gave her a quizzical look before telling her to stand up. The girl stood up to a slouch and glanced from side to side. It seemed to Emily that the girl would bolt at the first chance she had. She cleared her throat and waited for the young teen to look up at her.
“Thievery is not tolerated, especially not for one as young as you,” Emily said.
“I’m almost fifteen!” The girl protested.
“Put your talents to something more productive. I only stopped that guard because of your youth.”
“Yes, milady,” the girl stared down at her feet as she spoke.
“See here,” Emily held up her money purse, “I will give you some gold, but only if you promise to give up the life of crime.”
“I was only trying to help my family, nothing more.”
“Next time, do it in a legal manner. You are quite skilled, I am sure somebody will have a job for you.”
The young girl nodded and took the coins before leaving. Emily noted that the teen acted as though she hardly believed what had happened. She sighed and left the alley shortly after the girl. A large man stepped out into the street and grabbed hold of the teen. “Gotcha!” He said. The grin on his face made Emily uneasy. She was certain that this man had something in mind for the girl, but she knew not what it was. The man pulled the girl down the street and Emily followed at a distance. They wove through the crowd until they arrived at a guard post. The man shoved the girl toward the guards and began telling them something. Emily quickened her pace so that she could get within earshot. The two guards stared at one another and then looked back at the man.
“Are you daft? I said that I want my reward for finding this thief,” the man stepped closer to the guards as he spoke.
“No need to get upset. We weren’t told there was a reward for catching this urchin,” the guard replied without backing down.
“I mean to see that reward!”
“Nonsense, I already handled the situation,” Emily said as she stepped forward.
“We are terribly sorry, milady. This man will be removed from your sight if you wish it,” the guard who spoke bowed low and the other one quickly followed his lead.
“I’ll not have it!” The man roared as the guards grabbed hold of him.
The teen bolted as soon as she saw the opening, causing Emily to shake her head. It mattered little, she had a test to take and she had to stay alert. Something about the keep continued to draw her attention. She walked past the guard post and up the stairs toward the courtyard outside the keep. Several guards bowed low as she passed them on her way to the keep. It was a grand structure with numerous gardens surrounding it. This would be a fantastic place to live , she thought as she got closer to the keep. The doors swung open as she approached them. Guards on either side of the door bowed as she passed them. A man dressed in fine clothes stepped into the middle of the room and cleared his throat.
“Her majesty, Queen Emily of Galimdor!” He announced as she entered further into the room.
His words gave her pause, but she continued into the room. She wondered if there was a King in the picture or if the Wizards had only known of her more distant past. The room was just as she would have imagined if she were really Queen. Each wall was lined with tapestries, some signifying the Wizards, others Galimdor, and a few she did not recognize. Several
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