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Chapter 2

-If it is to be done, it needs to be done now.

Xelia grabbed a big scissors from the drawer and with one move she cut her ponytail. She continued cutting until her hair were really short. Without any delay she took of her dress and put on a pair of leather trousers, a simple tunic and then she strapped her armory. There was a traveling sack under her, she needed some more clothes, the chest where she kept was on the other side of the room. She opened and took two breeches and a couple of simple shirts. That was also were she kept all her gold and silver. She touched the pouks and hesitated for a moment.

-No, it's over. There is no way back now.

She pushed all the pouks in the sack,she also put her little boxes with her herbs and balsams, and headed to her armory. She strapped her longsword on her back and her shorts one left on her waist. On he right hip she tied a pair of daggers and she hided a third one in her boot. It was her favourite, the one that Robert gave as a gift for her last name day. A beautiful dagger, with a haft of weirwood curved with their house's sigil: a Stag.

Lastly, she wore a long, black cloack and she covered her head with the hood. She looked her self in the mirror. The hood was hiding her face pretty well but could she pass for a man? And then she came up with an idea: She gathered some of the hairs from the floor and she stuck them on her cheeks with an ointment made from lemon in a way that it looked like a beard.

Now came the difficult how would she get out of the castle without being caught. Of course it wasn't the first time that she would sneak out in the middle of the night. But this time it was different. What if one the guards saw her? She had to get to the stables and get her hourse without making any noise. Then it would not be that hard. She knew exactly what to do. Xelia took a long breath and opened the door of her chambers.

She sneaked her head out and took a look at the hallway. There was no one around. Unfortunately, there were always two guards at the end of the hallway on the top of the stairs. She walked silently. Suddenly, she heard a noise and she stepped back. For a few seconds seconds she remained still with her back on the wall, trying yo find out what that sound was and where was it coming from. Finally she realised that it was a snoring! One of the guards had got drunk, she could tell from the empty jug next to him, and fell asleep while the other was nowhere around.

-You are lucky that it is me who sees you and not Stannis! I have no idea how many times would he whip you! Oh shit, steps!

Probably the second guard was coming back to his post. Xelia didn't hesitate. She grabbed the empty jug and hid behind the wall. When the guard got to the right spot, she hited him with the jag on the back of his head, hoping he wasn't one the guards she liked. The unlucky man fell on the ground. He didn't even cried out from the sudden pain. Both guards where off.

As she was walking in the empty courtyard, all her concern was that her heart was beating so hard that it would woke the whole castle up. With many precautions she headed to the stables. Only the horses were there at this hour. All the stablemen and stable boys were asleep.

Her horse, Roynar, neighed joyfully when he saw her. Xelia petted him on his nose to calm him.

-Hey, silence boy! If anyone hears us, I will be screwed!

She whispered tenderly in his hear and she put the saddle on his back. She tied her back on his side and led him with the reins out of the stables. Of course, she couldn't have left the castle through the main gates. There where always guard all over there. A lot of them and they couldn't all be drunk.

However, Xelia didn't worry much about it. She would sneak out through

the ''narrow gorge''. It was a secret underground passage, that she and her older brothers had discovered many years ago. It was so narrow ans short that the horse had to lower its head to get through and there was enough room for only person and horse at a time.

Luckily, Roynar was familiar with the passage since she was sneaking out pretty often. After a few minutes she had finally made it outside. She sighed with relief and she rode her horse.

She was riding as fast as she could and she had no intention to stop until she got to the port. All this time she tried hard not to think about anything. As she was fending off more and more from Storm's End, she was starting to realize that she would problaby never come back. She wouldn't see her home ever again. She will be all alone and she would have to take care and protect herself all of her own. That see would never see her brothers again, Robert and Renly…

-Shit!

Xelia cried and hold the rains back abruptly. The poor horse got scared and stood on his backs, BUT she managed to remain on the saddle. Finally the horse stopped.

-I left Renly back! What the fuck was I thinking? I have to go back for him.

For one moment she was about to turn back. How could she didn;t think about her little brother? He was so close to her, she more like a mother to him than a sister. He would have run in to her room this morning to wish her for her name day. This though brought tears in her eyes. But then she though, that she didn't even know where she was going. Renly wouldn't be safe with her, she wouldn't even be safe herself. No it was a bad idea. Renly had to stay in Storm's End, he is safe there. Furthermore if she returned now, she would definitely got caught and everything would be in vain.

-Move on Roynar, I am so sorry for scaring you!

So she kept riding fast, she wanted to get to the port before dawn . All this time she was looking back every now and then to check if someone was after her. She didn't see anyone. Probably they didn;t find out about her escape yet. She also though about here she should head to. The best choice seemed to be the Free Cities, maybe Pentos. She could work as a sellsword, she had heard that some of theme hired women. Or even as a translator since she spoke High Valyrian and the dialects of the Free Cities frequently.

As she arrived to the port, she noticed that all the ships in the first row, all seemed to be westerosi.

She decided to avoid approaching them. As she rode along the docks she eventually noticed a ship that was probably from Essos. As she approached it she heard a middle aged man ,who must have benn the captain to shout orders to his sailors. She assumed that the ship was about to depart.

-Hey captain, is this ship going to Pentos?

Xelia asked the mad without getting of her horse.

-No good sir, we are going to Tyrosh

He took her for a man and Xelia thought it was a good think to begin with

-Well, Tyrosh would be nice to. Is there enough room for me and my horse?

-There is as much room for you as you wish. But I don't want horses on my ship!

-Then you don't want my gold either!

Xelia said and moved a little leather bag full off golden dragons on the captain's face and she made a moove to leave.

-Oh, it seems to be a very special horse! I could make an exception then!

-Good for you! Those would be enough for a cabin and food for me and for a decent place, hay and fresh water for my horse. And the most basic of all: for your and your men confidentiality. You never saw me, understood?

Xelia aksed the man and threw him the bag with the coins

-Of course sir, enjoy your trip!

Answered the captain and caught the bag in the air.

Xelia get Roynar on the ship, he was a little restless as he had never been on a ship before but Xelia comforted him by petting him his neck

-Don't be afraid boy! We are gonna be together in this adventure...