Author's Note: Hello everyone. Here is the first masterpiece of CascadeOfBeauty(she chuckles to herself thinking, "materpiece, ha, if anything it will barely get off the ground." Self doubt set in heavily and her countinence(facial expression: confidence) falters. Be nice. My beta is, of course is my best friend Mint Tea Rose.
CHAPTER 1
The carriage bounced along the narrow road while a fog enveloped the forest, hiding its soon-revealed secrets. The passangers inside bumped until they were black and blue with bruises. The creak of the wood made them cringe.
"Liz, its not like marrying him will end your life or something!"
"Well it's not happening to you, so you really don't have any experience in this field, Gwen." Liz sniffled.
"You both are being silly. What if he's handsome and sweet?" Marie, their lady-in-waiting, sighed.
"Or he could be a toad," bawled Liz
"At least you are getting away from Hectalose. He's a pompous donkey." Gwen snorted.
"Well I guess that's a plus. I hope you have fun with him while I'm gone." Liz's lips curled into a smirk that Gwen wanted to swipe off her face. Yes, She loved her elder sister, but sometimes she wished she could put her in her place.
The carriage lurched to a halt. A smiling face obstructed the view of the misty forest.
"Nothin' to worry yur 'eads about, majesties, just a log in th' rowd. We'll 'ave it 'acked awey in no time. Just si…." An arrow stopped the guards next thought by piercing a path through his head and out his eye. He dropped as more arrows rained from the sky.
The silence of before was shattered by the blood-curdling cries of men and their animals. Rogues with swords, daggers, pistols, and bows rushed from the cover of the fog and charged the tiny caravan. Liz and Marie screamed at the red scene before them. Gwen kept her head. She dug under her seat and found her puny dagger.
"We're sitting here like ducks. We need to get out and make a break for the forest." The other girls quieted and nodded in agreement.
A face appeared where the last had abandoned it.
"Oh, look, we gots us some pretties." Gwen jabbed her knife and popped his eye out like a nut from its shell. The eye slid off the tip and bounced lightly on the leaves at his feet. She then kicked the door open, inflicting more pain to the greasy body. She pushed out Liz and Marie and guided them through the skirmish to the edge of the forest.
As she was about to break into a dead run, her dress caught on a branch and tripped her. She screamed in pain as her ankle buckled under her and she hit the ground with a hollow thud. A dirty burly man noticed the women and scooped up the tripped lady.
"Now what 'ave we 'ere. Three pretty ladies trying to escape." Gwen struggled under his iron grip. "Now we can't 'ave that." The other girls had turned into statues as soon as they heard the deep voice. He had them backed against a tree. Two more men joined (took out a word) the little gathering, effectively blocking off any open escape path. The burly man tossed Gwen in their direction and she fell to her knees with a whimper.
"Now which one yous is the Princess Elisabeth?"
The women stood there dumb with shock. Liz began to answer until Gwen spoke up first.
"I am."she stated proudly. "What do you want?
He did not grace her with an answer, but just nodded to the other men. They moved forward and grabbed Gwen's wrists, beginning to drag her off. She did not look behind her, for she feared she would lose her courage.
They strapped her to a horse and began to ride into the mist.
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