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Post by Rogue of Night on May 15, 2011 19:21:23 GMT -7
Jane slumped a little, crestfallen, as she stared at the ground. Of course that was all she would be. What else could a group of conspicuous people want with a nobleman's daughter?
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Post by C H E Y E N N E on May 15, 2011 20:08:56 GMT -7
Kate blinked. "What did you hope for?" she asked incredulously, shaking her head.
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Post by Rogue of Night on May 17, 2011 19:12:01 GMT -7
"Perhaps...a little civility...." Jane mumbled quietly, a trait her father was not at all proud of his daughter for having.
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Post by C H E Y E N N E on May 18, 2011 11:53:43 GMT -7
"Well, obviously we're not going to be terrible to you... at least not by our definition. But I'm just not sure what you meant. Is this, like, a common thing in the books you read? Ooh! Like a romance!" Kate squealed excitedly.
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Post by Rogue of Night on May 18, 2011 13:44:01 GMT -7
Jane shook her head. If this was likened to one of the romance novels she read, the leader of this so called group would have already been smitten with her, and she would've been given special treatment. This predicament was very obviously not like one of her novels.
"I've read a lot of books, but so far, this is nowhere near resembling one of the romantic ones," Jane responded softly, gaze dropping to the ground as she began to fiddle with her hair.
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Post by C H E Y E N N E on May 19, 2011 18:34:21 GMT -7
Kate sighed wistfully. "There are only a couple people here who can read," she confided. "Our leader, for one, a couple women, and four other men. I can't, but sometimes I can convince them to read to me. Kind of childish, I guess."
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Post by Rogue of Night on May 19, 2011 18:49:51 GMT -7
Jane bit her lip thoughtfully a moment. Perhaps if she offered what she had, they wouldn't take it so hard on her. What they would still do to her, she wasn't sure, but she was willing to try anyway.
"I could teach you...."
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Post by C H E Y E N N E on May 19, 2011 20:59:46 GMT -7
Kate's eyes widened. "To read? But I can't, I... I'm too old!"
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Post by Rogue of Night on May 19, 2011 21:41:58 GMT -7
Jane couldn't help but smile, shaking her head. "One is never too old to learn to read."
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Post by C H E Y E N N E on May 19, 2011 21:58:45 GMT -7
Kate bit her lip, glancing around nervously. "A-are you sure?" she whispered lowly as people milled about, their body language betraying the impatience they were feeling as they were made to wait.
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Post by Rogue of Night on May 19, 2011 22:09:11 GMT -7
The young girl gave a nod in return. "I will probably be kept here for awhile yet, and so what better to do with my time, hm?"
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Post by C H E Y E N N E on May 19, 2011 22:14:10 GMT -7
Kate clapped her hands together, laughing happily as she spun the other girl once in a circular motion. "Maybe Mery or Marion could be convinced to join, too!" she enthused, eyes sparkling - so lost in her excitement that she didn't notice the silent figure move up behind her.
"Convinced to join what?"
At first glance, the voice looked like it belonged to a young, fairly good-looking man with high cheekbones and a generally well-defined face; a young man who wore the proper attire, consisting of a leather jerkin for hunting, with both bow and arrows slung onto his back. However, if one cared to look closer, one would notice the slightly feminine shape of the man's body, and the higher-pitched voice, along with the smaller hands and other tell-tale signs.
"Oh, hello, Rowan," Kate greeted neutrally. "So nice of you to return to the life of a woman."
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Post by Rogue of Night on May 19, 2011 22:18:24 GMT -7
Jane's smile faltered immediately upon Rowan's arrival, intimidation from the woman's appearance suddenly quite prominent. She swallowed hard and clasped her hands together just below her ribs, palms flat upon her bodice.
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Post by C H E Y E N N E on May 19, 2011 22:21:44 GMT -7
Rowan raised an eyebrow, brushing a strand of chin-length straight brown hair from her face as she took in the girl's reaction to her presence.
"Poisoned someone else against me, Kate?" she drawled, raising an eyebrow. Kate just glared at her. Rowan shook her head. "I just wanted to see if the rumours are true. Oliver, Peter and I came back only to be greeted by the news of this girl's capture. They're quite amused by the whole thing."
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Post by Rogue of Night on May 19, 2011 22:27:15 GMT -7
"A-amused...?" Jane echoed quietly. "What is so amusing about my capture?"
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