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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rystil Arden" data-source="post: 3310925" data-attributes="member: 29014">[SBLOCK=Kel]*Kel moves slowly and quietly, counting on the fact that one of the guards is in chainmail and thus is slowed down to hide about half the time and dart about or mingle with crowds for the rest.  Aileen leads the guards on a merry chase, but eventually, they corner her on a rooftop.  She drops down gently and lands softly on her feet, absorbing the shock as she calmly presents her hands to the guards.*"Well, it looks like you caught me, Adroch.  I'm going to have to scowl at Avardain again over those tracers he made.  I guess I have no choice, so I'm ready to go back.  Maybe I'll see the outside world again soon, even if it is bad at following directions," she puts special emphasis on the words 'the outside world' and grins at that, winking towards Kel's hiding place."Did she just wink at me?" one of the guards asks."Hush you.  Probably just trying to get us to let her stay.  I'm sorry, Your Highness.  If it were up to me, I wouldn't be doing this, but orders are orders.  You'll have to come with me, hopefully not by force this time."Aileen sighs, "I wish you wouldn't be so loud, Adroch.  Anyone could hear you, and I don't appreciate it.  I prefer to be Aileen out here--people won't pay attention to me as a person or get to know me if they know; they'll get too stuck up on that title." "Apologies Highness, but you know that not only is that none of our concern, but actually it might even be better for you as far as our orders are concerned.  You could be hurt or killed out here.  The people out here are dangerous.""The people out here are real.  They aren't just a feigning fawning smiling face that might be as vapid as it looks or might be ready to plant a knife in your back.  Besides, it's impossible to help people from afar.  That time I tried to organise a charitable organisation that bastard Bradford was secretly embezzling half of the money, and of course he was all smiles and feigned concern the whole time," Aileen sighs, "But this discussion isn't for this place.  Don't worry, I'll go back to Daddy now.  I know he only wants what he thinks is best for me...I guess I should show him that I love him by not trying to escape again for a while."*Pulling her hood down to show her face and golden tresses again, she sighs once more and walks with the guards, as they form a circular protective formation to surround her, though it is unclear whether they want to keep other people out of the circle or keep her in--probably both.  As they pass Kel's hiding place, it looks like she makes a small motion with her head towards him, a half-smile on her face, but then they are past and she is gone, the last reminder a shouted cry from one of the guards to the passers-by along the thoroughfare:*"Make way, please.  Make way for Her Royal Highness, the Princess Elenia Aureolus, the Azure Phoenix, Duchess of Tharmand, Protector of the Eastern Marches, Heir to the Golden Lion!"[/SBLOCK]</blockquote>

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