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Vaughn laughed at her attempt to convince him. "Are you trying to convince me, or convince yourself." He asked, joking of course. If she was truly from a good noble family, then no doubt there would be proposals being sent her way, but if it was the same way as other noble families functioned, those proposals were meant to benefit the families. Strengthen their status, increase their land and wealth. It was very pathetic indeed. When she asked him to undress her, using those exact words, Vaughn let the smirk remain on his expression and slightly cocked his head to the side, as if he was inspecting her.

"You will have to come over here," he said. Yes, he was going to make her come to him. If she wanted to play around and throw flirtatious comments, he was going to play along. He had been playing around with their entire conversation, her joining in only encouraged him. "I have many skills that are undeniable, and this just happens to be one of my greatest ones." Oh did he ever have the ability to do such a thing, and he was going to have fun while doing it.

"Your pleasure has only been minimal if your virtue is indeed in tact." Vaughn's was not. Not at all. "I suppose that most men see who you are, and are immediately attracted as it is only natural to be drawn to such a charming and elegant young woman." Vaughn did not compliment others to make them feel good about themselves; he only spoke what his perception deemed to be true. And in this case, he believed it was. "However, if you act this vocal and defensive with them, then I am not surprised they have turned the other way, thus keeping your virtue in tact." He was joking, mocking her aggressive personality. He knew full well that it was he who had provoked that side of her, but still. He had to at least make fun of her as much as he could before their paths went opposite ways, temporarily.

Vaughn did not move from his position. "You are going to be asking for my assistance soon enough. Why not save your pride and accept my offer to help you." Though it would be fun to see her struggle, it would be even more fun to see her admit she needed his help.

He watched her fold her arms across her chest. Either a defensive action or one that showed she was trying to show strength. Either way, the smirk would not be wiped from his expression. She was trying to be smart with him. And he would return the favor. He would get his revenge on this entire situation. Well, not him personally. "What makes you so bold My Lady? You are surrounded by a group of armed men, who are all watching your every move." The others were watching her for different reasons. While Vaughn was the one making disturbing and dark flirtatious comments, he would not act on them. The others on the other hand, he could not speak for what they were thinking, but he was a man. He knew the way a man`s mind worked, and that was something every woman should be afraid of.

He pointed the tip of his dagger to wards her, to emphasize its sharpness and just to motion towards her in a threatening way, without actually physically causing harm to her. "You are unarmed, without aid, and completely vulnerable." So what he wanted to know was what made her so brave and sure of herself. Vaughn was not about to reach the point where he felt he had underestimated the princess. He knew nothing of her. But her being here just now, showed that she was more trouble than she was...worth. Or maybe not. Vaughn made a decision right there, that he was going to increase the ransom. If she was causing this much trouble, then they would get their moneys worth for it.

[[Alright. Bye! In my next post, I will have the men start to advance towards her. Just thought it would be fun to drag out things a little bit. haha.]]

She had incapacitated him? How was that even possible. How had this small woman managed to impair someone like Alistair? He was almost twice her size, and was obviously physically stronger than her. What kind of game was that druid playing. Vaughn just smirked. "You, such a delicate creature managed to incapacitate such a man?" Vaughn eyed her carefully, a sinister gleam in his eyes. "What sort of tricks do you have hidden under that," He paused for a moment, allowing his eyes to once again trail over her entire body. It was meant to make her feel uncomfortable and since he was closer to her, it was also a lot more obvious. "Alluring exterior." It was also said with a hint of perversion to it, as Vaughn was not shy to make even a woman of royalty, feel discomfort.

With his sharpened dagger still in his hand, he held it up, acting as if he was inspecting it when really, it was just trying to create fear in her. Whether it worked or not, he would have to wait and see. But clearly Alistair had failed at being the threatening one and instilling fear in her, if she managed to escape from what was supposed to have been his ruthless clutches. "Are you going to incapacitate me too?" He asked in a strange tone that was mixed with both innocence and evil.

Vaughn thought it was very funny that she felt the need to explain where she would be changing. Of course, she was right in doing so. In emphasizing that she would be changing behind the horse, therefore making it difficult for him to see her. Of course, just because she said that did not mean he was going to be discouraged from making jokes about it. He had been doing so all along, why on earth would he stop now. "You would deprive a man from allow him to stop imagining and satisfy his curiosity?" He was referring to something he had first said to her. How her armor did not suit her, and how he wondered what was underneath all that metal. Apparently, he was going to find out.

"That is indeed cruel to disallow him of such a thing. Especially since he has been wondering for quite some time." He paused, in a false pensive moment. "Then again, imagining it can be more fun," he said in a bit of a perverted way, acting like he was actually imagining it and picturing it in his mind. Of course all his comments were verging on perverted, and his tone would not imply any differently as he did not mean it any other way.

She had ignored his comments, but he did not care. He had no expectations get a comment back from her. As they galloped through the Balor forest, Vaughn was growing more and more curious to see her estate. And to see all that she would have to offer him, in term of money of course. He was not going to ask how far it was. He would just enjoy the ride, and enjoying it he was. "Are you planning on removing your armor before entering?" He asked, wondering if she had the liberty of going in dressed in her uniform. Did the guards know about this? Or was it just her immediate family, and now him, who knew.

Vaughn was debating whether he wanted to go in with her. He did not want her to try anything, so he would have to find out as much information as he could so that he could make an informed decision. If only her mother and brother knew, then she would not risk anyone else finding out.

Vaughn would be the first to say that he was surrounded by idiots, but that was the whole point. He had been on a search to find some men who they could use as extras in case there was an ambush of some sort. While Vaughn had assured them that they would receive part of the money, he had lied. Vaughn was only planning to split the money with Alistair, and then the time came, all he had to do was get rid of the morons, take the money split it, and be on his way. Alistair had been responsible for capturing her and holding her hostage until they got the ransom they demanded, and it would not be too much longer now.

Vaughn was leaning against a tree trunk, sharpening his dagger with a stone, while the four men he had "hired" were sitting around joking amongst themselves. Vaughn was not the overly social type so had no intention of joining in their conversation. He was annoyed by every word they said, but just kept reminding himself that this was all very temporary and soon enough, this entire thing would be over. The waiting part was the most boring, but soon enough, Vaughn's boredom would indeed come to an end.

The group of men were loud, but Vaughn's senses picked up on some rustling. He told them to be quite for a moment, continuing to hear it. Someone was running, fast and from the direction of the sound they were headed right this way. Who was running at this hour of the night? It did not take long for his silent question to be answered. There, in front of all of them was a woman. Silence immediately filled the air as everyone just stared at her. Vaughn eyed her carefully. He did not have to recognize her face to know who she was.

She was not a commoner. She was dressed in fancy attire and there was a certain elegance to her that was very noticeable. Vaughn may not be the smartest person, but he was certainly not the dumbest. It was the Princess of Gwent. Alistair had told him that the camp was near here and Vaughn had not exactly been looking for her, but seeing her now, here, running for her life....... Alistair. The idiot had let her escape? Some watch man he was. Vaughn straightened himself up and began to walk to wards her. He scanned her body, his eyes trailing very carefully, too carefully, up and down her figure. "Well well, is it not rather late for such a beautiful woman to be wandering the dark forest on her own?"

[[Talked to Alistair and he said it was alright if Isadora and Vaughn had a bit of back and forth before Alistair re-appeared.]]

No argument. Disappointing, but oh well. This would definitely not be the last time he saw this woman. He would have to figure out where they would meet. He would have to be creative in choosing locations. "Yes. I would expect such." Really, Vaughn just wanted to see her estate and see exactly how wealthy the noble woman he was blackmailing really was. It would help give him incentive to take some money from her. Then again, Vaughn did not need any more encouragement. His amusement in the matter was more than enough.

"I will escort you back to your estate." This way, he would not have to meet her elsewhere and he could just see the place for himself, and then furthermore, he would know where to find her in the future. "We would not want you getting ambushed by another group of bandits now would we." Not that he helped the first time, and not that he cared about that. "A woman such as yourself should not be lurking around alone in the woods. It is far too dangerous," he added, just for further mockery. "As for the other locations, I will choose them when the time comes."

Vaughn she was right, which was why he had not actually intended to go forward with any other plan of telling on her, or the other option he had been suggesting. He knew he would get far more to gain money, unless he was some pervert who could find no other way to satisfy his nightly pleasures. But this was not the case for Vaughn. Thankfully, he was not an unsatisfied man. "Just be sure you make the right choice as you empower yourself with the belief that you have one." She chose to cooperate with him, which was the wisest choice she could make. Of course, cooperate as far as giving money went, nothing more. It was sensible. Decent. Though Vaughn could not help but wonder if things would go so far, that she would submit to such demands. Probably not. Not from the determined way she was speaking right now.

"I do not think it is possible to gain less from telling, or not telling and getting compensation and reward for my discretion." Again, he knew she was right to assume that money was the best way to go, but where was the fun in just admitting it and moving on? "So if I only asked for one thing, the virtue of a noblewoman, and if I were to say it was the only way to save your family, you would not submit?" He gave her a slightly crooked smile. "For people you claim to love a great deal, it does not seem you would do whatever it took to protect them." Vaughn knew that it was just a hypothetical situation, but the fact that he was still implying that that was what he was asking for, well, he was hoping she would believe him....for now.