It Started With A Theif

Sent To You. Chp2

Steve packed his things. Day two would hit tomorrow and he would need to get out before the guards would find him. He had finished the books and was now packing clothes. He looked at the window and out to the clouds. The sun was now rising and he was running out of time. 

He grabbed his bag and rushed down the stairs. There sat money on the table. He took it quickly and opened the door, looking before running into the woods. He was shown a map from the book he was given and now knew where to go. He passed a rock and a lake before making it to a house in the woods. It sounded like a fairytale. It looked like a fairytale. It was small, it had vines running up the house, with a bed and kitchen in it. A bathroom house sat outside of the small cottage and a pond behind it. He looked at the floor, and under the mat when the hidden door lay.

Steve hung up his bag and sat on the uncomfortable bed. He sighed and leaned back, closing his eyes from exhaustion.

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"He's gone?" You asked, looking at the guard with a mean look. He nodded. "I asked you a question, I expect a loud and clear answer." 

"Yes, your majesty." He said, bowing in front of you. You huffed and sat up. "If I'm not mistaken, if he were to get out without being caught, he would run into the forest." You said, mainly speaking to yourself. "There are multiple places he can hide until he can move to anothekingdomom. Search the forest, near lakes, caves, and the shore. I don't want to tell you again." You said, shooing them away. You huffed, rubbing your forehead head as the castle doors opened and music came through the hallway.

A man was being carried into the castle by his thrown. John. You rolled your eyes as slaves bowed to you and sat down the thrown. Guards came flying in, both yours and his. You looked down at the man as he stepped out of the thrown and onto the carpet, soaking it in water and dirt. You stood abruptly and down the stairs with your staff in hand. "What have I said?" You yelled, poking his leg with the staff. "You are not welcomed here. With your petty Guards and one coward of a face." You insulted him, motioning the maids to make sure to clean the rug.

"Have you captured my package? Or do you need a man to step in?" He asked, getting in your face. You glared at the man as a knife went to his throat.

"Any closer and I will have you exuded from the ward shipment." You warned, removing the knife as he backed up. "To answer your question. No, I have yet to have him in my chambers. We found out where he was, he knew we were coming, and he left." You said. "I don't need your grubby hands anywhere near my empire. I'd advise you to leave." You stated.

He laughed loudly. Feeling although he had the power in the situation. His Guards started to laugh with him. "You think you can get him?! God... Poor lady killed her husband and now can't lay her hand down to find only a man." He laughed again, spitting in your face.

You breathed in and out. Dropping to the floor, you kicked your feet into his ankle and knee and said your body into the air, head to the ground, and legs in the air. Kicking his head and then stood quickly. "Women here are respected as people. Harm any of my people, and you will drop where you stand. The last thing you will see is my staff going through your skull and your small brain."

The laughs instantly stopped when he dropped to the floor. Making some of your people laugh. The king blushed and stood with an angry frown.

"This man you talk of. He is not only a man, he's a smart one, who knows what he's doing. Knows every trick in the book. He would be fit to run the world if he had the chance. Even outsmart "The great King John"." You said Sarcastically. "If you think you're worthy of stepping on my grounds without permission, you are sorely mistaken." You walked back up the staircase and back to the thrown.

"When you find that man, I want him in my grasp and killed." King John said, his ego hurt.

"You don't order me around. I will do whatever I want with the man, maybe keep him as a pet to infuriate you." You laughed. "Make him bigger in class, just so you can cry about how you didn't get your way, and your precious gems were stolen." You fake pouting, laughing as you sat. "Send him off, I don't want you in my space." You waved him off, staring as they left. 

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Hourses ran around the wounds, some in small groups and others in big ones. soilders searched caves, moutins, lakes for the man, moving further into the woods. Finally stopping at the small cabin in the woods. "Search out into the beach, group two, to the left and the rest with me." 

The men knocked on the door of the cottage. Some looking in the windows. Steve hid in the cabint. Hands rapped around his mouth and eyes closed.  The men bardged in, looking under the bed, upper cabinats before slamming open the lower ones. Steve grabbed a shapened knife beside him before the cabinet was open. He lundged forward, stabbing the knife into one guards thigh and turning over, kicking anothers face. He was shoved on his stomach, arms grabbed by two guards before lifted up and drug out. 

"I want the Queen to be notified." The main man said, patting a guards shoulder. THe guard grabbed his horse and spead off. "Now you fit in perfectly, dont you?" The man asked, grabbing Steve's chin, he looked him in the eye before punching him in the face, thats for stabbing one of my men." He said, rubbing his hand before leading Steve to the wooden chariot. he shoved Steve and chained him to the Cart.

People watched as The Guards road out ll cheering that the bad guy was finally caught, Steve rolled his eyes, looking down at the floor boards. Wiping his nose, noticing blood dripping from it. He groaned, looking around the city, the people watching, waiting for him to be executed. 

The horses turned and stopped, Guards piled off their horses and people took them the stables. Steve was pulled off the cart and thrown to the Gound, only to be picked up and dragged back to his feet, they locked his hands and lead him by a chain. The doors opened and the Queen walked out, a new dress that shimmered in the evening light. "I have no time for this." She muttered, watching as guards and the people bowed. 

Steve had his head soved on the ground by the main man. "Show your respect." He mumbled. 

"Lift him up, I demand to see his face." You said, fleeting down the stairs, till his head was at your feet. The Main man Stood and pulled his head back by Steves hair. "Dont be so unkind, Brock." You said, slapping his hand off of the other mand hair. He let go and stod back as you looked down at Steve. He had friendly freatures, and strong jaw line, bright blue eyes, red lips, though that might be because of the blood. 

His hair was messed up and nose was slightly blue, but not broken. "Hm... Too bad." You said, wiping the blood from under his nose with your thumb. "Bring him down th=o the chambers, feed him in an hour," You said, backing up, licking the blood off your thumb, staring into his eyes with a smile. "Send a doctor down to check out his nose, and health in genral."

"Mama!" Screeched the little  boy that a nanny held. You turned, making your way inside and grabbed him, thanking the nanny. 'Mama, mama, mama." He mumbled, moving around. 

"Shush, Michail. Ill feed you after a change." You said, kissing his head. You pushed the hair out of his face as you walked up the stairs to the second floor. You left off to his bedroon and sat him down, looking for and outfit that would suit him for next weeks ball, you might as well get it done now than later. 

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