I'm getting a total lack of reviews here:( Not happy. Most of my posts will not come up as frequently but I had sudden inspiration for this one. This time I will wait til I have five reviews before I update again.
I'm not going to bore you with the details of one of the most uneventful three day long walks ever, so I think I'll skip that part.
Over the time that I have been walking I figured out what I had. I had eight long narrow throwing daggers, twenty throwing stars (freaking awesome huh?) twelve different sizes of iron and silver lock picks several smoke bombs, lots of jerky and twenty pounds mainly in smaller coins. I could hide everything under my dress without hurting myself because I had leggings. Although I still found the stupid long black dress extremely annoying. I bought a cloak from another peasant along the way, so that I covered my head and looked inconspicious.
Nottingham was interesting. I didn't really know what I was expecting, but I'd prefer it without the screaming. There were guards all around making me feel claustraphobic, the walls didn't help with that at all. The castle was what I expected. It was pretty formidable and dark. It just gave off the air of people die in here, and other people cause it. This made me sick. Peasants were beat and thrown around like rag dolls and when one resisted a swarm of guards would come over and 'silence' them. Either that or they were dragged into the castle while they're screaming about their starving sons and daughters.
I was pretending to look at bread in the marketplace when I heard an old woman scream. My head automatically whipped around and I saw a guard trying to rip a pouch from her gnarled shaking hands. I didn't know what made me do it. Suddenly there was a dagger stuck between the armor and the man fell over...dead. Several other guards started swarming her, trying to see how she had murdered the guard.
On a sudden impulse I ran towards them knocking them over in turn. Somehow I knew how to knock out fully armed men with one kick or punch. It hurt my gloved hands and my leg but I didn't care.
"Here" I said giving her the purse "Take this home quickly before they wake up"
The woman hugged me of all things and ran in the other direction. I had a feeling that I should run towards the gate. I followed that feeling and ran, my hood sliding down as I went. As soon as I was outside the gate I ran down the road and into the woods. Well it was more like a brisk jog considering how far I had to run. In the woods I leaned up against a tree trying to catch my breath. Out of this I got my idea...
Third person (not really any specific character)
When an elderly woman was attacked this mysterious girl came to the rescue. No one but Will and Robin noticed the tiny dagger and when the girl actually went over there she knocked out at least four guards. Both she and the woman got away. Robin had actually given the woman the money in the first place. They had been running towards her but the girl got to her first. Then she ran out the gate with the guards losing her in the crowd.
"That was interesting" Robin said chuckling.
"Wonder who just made themself an outlaw" Will said thoughtfully.
"I don't know but she'll have no issues in the forest that lass could kick" Robin said laughing "Now come along"
My view again! Some time later...
I got into the dungeon pretty easily. I traded myself with an elderly woman chained to a guard in a black cloak. I just clicked open the handcuffs and told her to go. I wouldn't have had time to get away anyway. I was dragged down to the dungeon which was indeed full of families. I was thrown into a cell that had two small children, a mother and a crying baby. I crowded myself into a corner glaring at the warden.
"Here let me" I said reaching out towards the baby.
The woman handed the baby to me gratefully and I calmed her. At least I think it was a her. I'm just going to go with her.
"Lad or lass?" I asked rocking her.
"Lass" The woman answered weakly.
Yes I was right!
"What's her name?" I asked.
"Anne" The woman said softly.
"She's a beautiful baby" I said stroking her.
The woman turned and smiled at me. But it was a sad broken sort of smile. Her two boys huddled around her frightened.
"Everything's going to be alright" I said confidently.
"What are you the escape artist or something?" The warden asked maligantly "Just shut up!"
"What if I refuse to shut up?" I asked.
Yeah that pretty much gave me away. The warden gasped and ran. He probably heard that I snapped the last warden's neck while behind bars. I don't know whether it was that or posioning the air around some guards. I gave the baby back to her mother and she started crying again.
"So you are the escape artist?" The man in the cell next to me asked.
"Yes so do as I say and hopefully all of us will get out"
"I'm all ears"
"No hesitation about being led by a female?" I asked "Wow that's rare"
"Eh just get us out" He said quietly.
"Good answer" I said thinking. "We have about thirty minutes until anyone of any status or power notices the warden's babbling about something so...aha!" I paused "Do you happen to know anything about locks?"
"My Father was a carpenter so yes" He said "Why?"
I pulled up my skirt and took out several picks. I sorted through them attempting to find the right sizes.
"Here" I gave a large one and a small one to him.
"They didn't search you for these?" He talking them.
He was looking them over with a critical eye. They're the best but obviously he didn't assume that straight away.
"They searched me but they were too modest to be too through" I said dully "Unlock your cell and as many others as you can, I'll do the same then attempt to gather everyone in an orderly fashion, then I'll create several diversions while you get everyone out, there's alot of holes in this plan but with a little luck which I often lack, most of the woman and children will get out"
