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Eretria sneaks through the hallways of the Palace wearing her Rover gear under a dark red cloak. The sun is setting.She can't believe she is doing this. But it's worth the money they are going to pay her when she gets out of here. She never saw the princess but there are rumors about her all over the four lands. Everybody was talking about her beauty, it silences every room and everybody in it. Her beauty is supposed to be magnetic, unbelievable and pure. But not only that, she knows how to fight. She is well known for her fight skills. She can take down dozens of men even though she is small. They say she is fast, if Eretria sees her she would deffinetly know it's her. The rumors say to see her is a blessing and a curse all at once. She is the chosen one, her enemies fear her and her people respect her. Most people underestimate her abilities but those who know are terrified of her. Eretria isn't even surprised she got herself in trouble again, but she can't help it.
She has not been caught yet, but when she turns around the corner, two guards see her. She thinks – Fuck! I got so far without being caught ... - as she starts running away, they follow her. She keeps running but then she notices a door – Finally! A place to hide!- She opens the door, rushes in without even looking into the room. She slowly closes the door while facing it, her right ear pressed against the inside of the door, quietly listening.
She didn't even notice there was someone in the room with her. The elf is surprised but more impressed by the human girl who got all the way up here without even noticing her.Wearing a loose dress, cut right above her knees. She was just cleaning her sword as Eretria walked in. She slowly gets up with her sword in her hand as she moves closer to the door.
Eretria hears the guards coming closer, she holds in her breath. They walk by the door and they keep walking. As their footsteps get quieter she breathes out while she turns around to take a look into the room she got in. She hasn't even started looking when a girl holds a sword right at her throat. She freezes as the other girl says "Hey, don't move!".
She is stunning, her jaw dropped. Eretria believes she hasn't seen an elf, no, anyone as beautiful as her. She can't help but let her eyes move rapidly as she tries to take in her beauty. She almost forgot how to breathe. Then she looks up, their eyes meet and it was electric. Tension is building up between them as the elf raises an eyebrow and says " What brings a Rover girl into an elven palace?" Eretria slowly raises her hands so that the other girl can see them while she gets herself together. " Okay, listen. I don't want to hurt anyone" she pauses shortly looking at the sword " or get hurt. This must sound pretty stupid but i am here because of a bet." Waiting for a responds. The girl in front of her answers with a confused look on her face " Are you kidding me?! You are risking your life for a bet? Have you completly lost your mind?" Eretria feels attacked, but manages to put on a flirty expression" Hey! What can i say, i like to take risks." The girl rolls her eyes and shakes her head with a concerned look" You will get yourself killed, we are not playing around here. Leave and forget the bet." she pauses " Oh and don't come back."
Eretria smiles, wondering why she's so concerned about her.It doesn't make her look dangerous at all. She jumps closer to her, knocks the sword out of her hand. The sword falls onto the ground and its sound breaks the silence, it echoes in the room. She puts one leg behind her, to make her trip. Both fall on the floor. Eretria is right on top of her hips, takes both of her hands and puts them above her head. Their faces are inches away from each other. Eretria presses her whole body against her, so she can't move. The Rover has a victorious smile on her face while saying " I'm not playing around either."when she notices that the other girl doesn't try to resist, she could scream but she doesn't, her smile slowly fading. She looks down at her lips and sees her smiling when she says quietly " Not bad for a Rover."
"Why didn't you fight back?" Eretria sounds confused. The other girl responds " You are not going to hurt me. I don't know what your bet is, but you are not here to hurt some innocent girl." Eretria gets closer to her, their lips are almost touching. She whispers looking into her eyes" Are you sure?" The other girl nods slowly and almost not noticeable. Eretria gives in and kisses her, she watches the other girl as she closes her eyes, blushing, the Rover smiles as she also closes her eyes. Hands still above their heads. Eretria really gets into it when she hears the other girl moan a little under her breath. Then she slowly pulls away. The Rover opens her eyes again and whispers with a smirk "Sweet dreams, Princess!" then knocking her out with one hit.
She looks down at the Princess, unconscious, her lips are red from the kiss. She can't help but think how beautiful she is, as she pulls away and gets up. She looks around and sees a bed in a corner of the room, thinking – I can't let her lay on the floor ... - She squats down beside the princess, puts her arms down and lays them on her stomach. Then carries her onto the bed. Slowly putting a blanket on top to cover her, she smiles. She shakes her head and forces herself to think about the bet.
-In her village the Rovers never took her serious. Eretria always had to prove herself to them. But they didn't care. She risked her life over and over again but nothing. She started to think she is better off without them. As one day they started to talk about the princess and her necklace. If they got their hands on it, they would sell it and make a lot of money. Too bad the necklace is either on her or in the palace. Eretria looked at them, how scared they were and said they wouldn't dare to go there. They said, not even for money. Eretria bet she could do it, but if she was successful they had to pay her. They didn't think she could do it, so they accepted. With that money she could get by on her own. Leave that camp and be free.-
She went through her things, opened a cupboard next to her bed and there it was. The necklace, how pretty, no wonder that thing could get her a lot of money. She took it into her hands and looked closer, a tree was carved into the metal, diamonds covering the tree, like leaves. She put the necklace into her pocket and was just about to close the cupboard when she saw a lipstick. She pauses for a moment smiles and thinks – Fuck it ... - She puts the lipstick on her lips, dark red. It looked good on her but she couldn't help but think it would look better on the princess.
She puts the lipstick back, closes the cupboard and sits down on the bed, right next to Amberle. She strokes one strand of hair out of her face, giving her a kiss on her lips. Leaving a mark of red lipstick over them. Before she leaves she gently kisses the left side of her face where she hit her a couple of minutes before and whispers into her ear while brushing her thumb on her other cheek " I'm sorry, Princess. Maybe I'm going to make up for it someday."
She gets up, is headed to leave and opens the door. She looks back and smiles at the princess, maybe she liked her because she is beautiful, kind or maybe because she isn't terrifying at all. She turns around and leaves, closing the door slowly. The door closes shut with a click. She looks around and puts her hood on when she starts to move.