ACT 2 - The Rebellion
Alexia and beagle left the castle grounds as fast as they could. Anemone and her guards had made a path for them to make it into the capital's city metro area.
The capital was a maze of narrow winding streets, as complex as the heart. The streets were the veins, paved with dark red stones, and the people were the blood. The sound of the smiths, beating swords and breastplates into shape, was the consistent and dull pounding that let you know the city was alive as a human being. A statue of the first queen - Alarenia Lay in the middleas tall as about 300 meters.
Alexia: strange, This isn't how I imagined the capital to look like…
Beagle: Hmm? What did you think it would be like m'lady?
Alexia: I don't know…. I thought it would be grander… Like gold brick roads, buldings made out of silver and a fountain of truffles.
Beagle: Man… you really are a sheltered girl! Have you ever been outside of the castle grounds before?
Alexia: Once ….. When my father died.
Beagle: Oh.
There was then an awkward silence between the two for a couple of seconds.
Alexia: Beagle… Are you sure this is a safe place for me to be right now?
Beagle: Yeah! The capital is pretty safe. Caesar's men can't be in this city due to it being a de-militarized zone.
Beagle explained.
He then looked at alexia who was still in her princess dress.
Beagle: But… You'll need some new clothes and a new look.
Alexia: Huh, why?
Beagle: You'll stick out like a sore thumb in that outfit! The townsfolk will recognize you instantly!
He explained.
Beagle: Plus you've been wearing that dress for the last 18 hours and you're starting to smell….
Alexia: What was that last part?
Beagle: N-Nothing. Let's just get you some new clothes.
He said nervously.
The two then went into the metropolitan area where the capital was at it busiest.
Merchants were selling fruits,vegetables, swords and weaves to the townfolk. Pressers were selling the news to the rich and affluent. Prostitutes were selling their bodies to the desperate. It was truly a place a contradictions but diversity.
In the middle of the crowd, Beagle spotted a old beggar who was standing by a cart of hay.
Beagle: (perfect).
Beagle: Hello, Excuse me miss?
Beagle and alexia walked towards the beggard woman.
Woman: What do you want boy?
Beagle: Well… I just want to make an offer.
Beagle showed off alexia.
Beagle: How about you and my friend her trade clothes?
Alexia: Huh?
Woman: …..
The woman thought about it.
Alexia: Beagle, what the hell are you doing?
Beagle: milady, if you want to fit in you'll have to look like a person of the city.
Alexia: -But why this beggar woman?
Beagle: I don't have any gold to pay a tailor.
He responded.
Woman: What's in it for me?
She asked.
Beagle: Well as you can milady's fabric is made of the finest material there is! You could probably sell for it a high price!
Woman: Mmmm~ But why would you want my clothes?
Beagle: My friend here is a spoiled noble woman who wishes to see the life and struggle of a common woman through the eyes of herself.
Woman: Ah. I can see why. Nohle life seems awfully boring. Well Cant helped.
The lady began to strip right in front of alexia and beagle causing them to look away awkwardly. After about 5 minutes She was soon reduced to only her under-cloths.
Woman: well?
She looked at alexia.
Alexia: what?
Beagle: Milady. You have to strip down too. That's the only way the deal can go through congruently.
Beagle whispered.
Alexia: What, I can't do it in front of you!
Beagle: why not? I've seen you naked before?
Alexia: Y-You know that was different! I was bathing!
Beagle: Was it though?
alexia: Yes!
Woman: hey, Is this happening or what? I'm practically naked here and shivering.
Beagle: Yes. My friend here was just about to take her clothes off.
Alexia: R-Right! But can both of you turn around? I'm not stripping while you too are looking.
Beagle: Yes, M'lady.
After beagle and the beggard woman turned around, Alexia began to slowly to take her clothes off. She slid her first arm through the first sleeve of her dress.
She slid her other arm out of the sleeve now revealing her Full cleavage. Luckily no one could see. Then she slid the dress off from the bottom half. Showing her undergarments. She took the lowly rags of whatever the woman was wearing put them over herself. It had no sleeves, No buttons or anything really. It was just a bunch of rags knitted together with a hole on top for the head.
It smelled like beer and horse dung and generally looked awful.
Alexia: guh!
She said as she finally got it on.
Beagle and the beggar woman turned around.
The woman had put on alexia's dress and looked completely different. She had a sort of regal appearance and aire to her that was now embedded on to her
If it wasn't for her raggedy hair or rough skin, she could pass as a princess.
Woman: Pleasure doing business with you. Idiots...
She ran away as fast as she could in that stuffy dress. In a way, to alexia that symbolizes that end of her royal life and the beginning of a life of struggle.