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A Simple Tale...
Prologue II- The Archer

Running. Fast, strong legs carried her weaving in and out of the dense trees. Left, right, right again. She flinched as a thorn pulled at her skin, drawing blood, but she ran still. Running into a clearing she stopped and whistled, a gray mare with white spots came running in at her mistress' call.

"Morning Star, here!" Running towards the horse she jumped, grabbing it's neck and swinging a leg over to ride bareback. Leaning forward she directed the mare to the small forest path.

"Hold it!" Out of nowhere it seemed a large black mare pulled in front of her, a tall knight in the saddle.

Grabbing Morning Star's neck as not to fall off as the mount reared "MORNING STAR DOWN!" her voice called, laced with fear. The mare as if feeling the woman's fear calm down quickly and allowed her mistress to slide off.

"Bloody hell." She muttered realizing her own blood from her arm was dripping down and onto her leather pants.

"Now," the tall knight said dismounting. "Will you come since I've caught you, at your camp even." He said waving a hand towards the small tent and stone circle used to hold a fire.

Looking at the knight's knees from her spot on the ground she gripped her bleeding arm, "And if I refuse."

"Jail. This is an order from the Princess herself." Kneeling down he reached for her arm, she jerked away violently.

"Don't touch me." She said as if he was poison, "I hate nobles, even nobles from another land. You're all the same." She looked down as he paid her words no mind and jerked her arm to look at it anyways.

"Do you do things like this often?" He said ripping a strip of cloth from his tunic, before wrapping it tightly around her arm, then pulling out a clean handkerchief, he wiped her arm clean of blood.

"There." He said softly, and pulled her to her feet. "Now, saddle up Lady Hino, it'll be a long ride north. And a cold one, I hope you have warmer clothes then that, maybe ones that don't show your stomach?" He said as she looked down to her sleeveless leather shirt that laced up the front of her chest and ended before her stomach, and her leather pants, and the cloth wrap she wore loosely around her waist.

She glared at the tall man, her face flushed a bit. "Of course I do. And what I wear doesn't matter to you, I live alone, and I dress as I please!" She snapped at him. "Got it Barton!"

He nodded, "Now Lady Archer, I suggest you go pack your gear and supplies," He looked up into the sky, "We leave at midday." Trowa said and turned to go to his horse.

Rei's eyes widen. 'Noon! That gives me less then an hour!' she thought as she hurried to pack her small camp up.

Trowa smiled to himself as he brushed his black stallion, 'So Lady Hino is as stubborn as they say.'

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Okay here is Prologue number two! Now to go work on the third one! Again email with any questions! minakowinner04@hotmail.com