Looking for an Adventure [Anne & Xenia]

[ladyanne1]

Anne hummed softly to herself as she walked through the forest bordering Merica. Carrying nothing but a little bag filled with some clothes, a dagger and some water and food over her shoulder, Anne was determined to find herself an adventure. Unlike her sister Nora who seemed contented with their lot in life, Anne was the opposite. She found the expectations of ladies to just sit down, sew, or wait to get married idleness and boring. She wanted more from life and she realized that sitting and staying at home waiting for it was not getting her anywhere.

No, if she wanted adventure she needed to get out and find it herself. And while she was scared and worried about what she might encounter in the big wide world, she was also excited at the prospect of not knowing what could happen to her next.

The woods were very quiet and still since it was early morning, not even the birds were singing as it seemed that they were still asleep in their nests. However, that soon changed when she heard some horses hooves and what sounded like a carriage nearby. Intrigued to find out who might be travelling at this time in the morning, Anne edged closer into the little gab between the bushes, leading to pathway where she saw the most magnificent carriage ever. But her astonishment at the sight of the carriage was quickly dispensed with, as soon as she saw a group of what looked like bandits attack the carriage with bow and arrows.

Stunned at the scene, Anne could not move.

Tag: Princess Polyzena.
Time line: When Anne is around 15 years old.
Time of day/Setting: Not far from the border of Merica, early morning.

[Princess Polyxena]

Xenia was young and ready to look for an adventure. Luckily her parents let her under the pretext that they wanted her to see the world before becoming queen. She had decided to dress up like a noble lady, and not as a princess. Xenia thought that this idea was better as she didn't like everyone watching her, while she was exploring the world. So she had choose simple dresses, as best she could of course.

Now was the time to explore the kingdom of Mercia. She had chosen a team of trusted soldiers to escort her during her distant journey. One of them just happened to be the man she had fallen in love with, but no one knew. Except her heart. He was quite a few years older than her, and one of her father's best knight. Her journay was made more lovely just being in his company. And he was always good with her, making her laugh all the time.

But as they enjoying a joke together, he made a quicly move with his hand to stop everyone what they were doing. It was a strangely quiet, and his face changed into a strange grimace. Xenia looked more fearful and nervous now. Suddenly Mark ran to her in hope of protecting her. She could almost see anything, because there were panic everywhere. She just saw some of her soldiers dying, and arrows flying in from all directions.

[ladyanne1]

Anne stood helplessly as everyone from the carriage ended up hiding on the ground. It was at this point that she spotted a young girl, around her age, was with them. She looked so fearful and scared, that Anne felt courage rise within her. So she knelt down and began to make her way towards the girl, in hopes of helping her escape the scene.

Luckily it seemed that the men managed to disarm and kill the bandits, as Anne finally made her way towards her. When she felt the girl was glancing her way, Anne whispered softly, "Don't worry, I'm here to help. Are you okay?" Then finding her bag, she placed her hand inside to get out her water. Once she found it, she held it towards the girl. "Here, drink some water to help calm yourself down." Then Anne proceed to look over the girl to see if she had any visible injuries.