Eugenides skipped down one of the any identical halls, looking for the room
where a meeting was taking place. He finally came to a red door, but before
he went inside, he heard, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE MONEY'S DISAPEARING?" He
smiled at the sound of her voice, even though she was screaming.
But then he heard some inaudible answer from the stuttering treasurer, and frowned.
"LEAVE!" The queen screamed.
Eugenides jumped. It was a very scarce time that the queen fully lost her temper. He then scratched at the floor until a stone tile popped up and he jumped in, pulling it closed after his self. He heard the door fly open and slam against the wall, then the treasurer's hurried footsteps overhead. Lighter footsteps followed a few minutes later. "Irene?" he whispered.
The queen sighed, then said, "I can't believe it, they're finally rising against e. If only he could steal victory." She then walked away, saying, "I wonder where he is, anyway."
Eugenides grinned. For once, he had hidden from her! Well, he thought, I'll surprise her and steal Victory! He got down his hands and knees, wondering what he needed to pack for a short trip.
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Eugenides double knotted the silk sheet that he had stole from the treasurer's bed. He smiled. That guy had deserved having his sheets stolen from right under his sleeping body!
Inside the sheet were mostly full water containers, but there was also a bar of soap, some spare hair ties, and a change of clothes. Not to mention, a few pieces of jewelry that he had 'found,' which he could later trade for food and other things. He tied the ends of the sheet that were left over from the knot around his neck and made his way up the chimney of his room. He wanted this to be a total surprise, so he hadn't told the queen that he was leaving. She was used to him disappearing for days, or even weeks, at a time without explanation, anyway.
He slipped into the tunnel that connected all the chimneys and crawled through the soot filled corridor. He turned around corners and carefully wove his was around until he came to a place where he could stand, which was right in front of a window. Why this window was where it was he wasn't sure. The window always stayed closed, except for when he used it, so it wasn't for smoke to get out. The placement of the window also didn't keep any symmetry going. And if someone was forced to live in a chimney, they couldn't have afforded a window. He shrugged and opened the window, then turned around so his back faced the opening. Crossing his arms over his chest like a dead man, he squeezed his eyes shut and tipped over backwards. At the last second, he bent his legs, and with a hard jerk, stopped falling. Keeping his eyes closed and his legs bent in a way that caught the windowsill, he felt below his head with his left hand until his hand ran across a ledge. Smiling, he put his hand on the ledge and let go with his legs, swinging himself over so that he was hanging by one hand and facing the wall. Finding a solid foot hold, he began making his way down the wall with amazing speed, not even taking into account that he had only one hand and the bag around his neck was choking him.
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Author's Note: Yes, I know, the chapters are mad short. But oh well. That's ok, right? Make sure to R&R!
But then he heard some inaudible answer from the stuttering treasurer, and frowned.
"LEAVE!" The queen screamed.
Eugenides jumped. It was a very scarce time that the queen fully lost her temper. He then scratched at the floor until a stone tile popped up and he jumped in, pulling it closed after his self. He heard the door fly open and slam against the wall, then the treasurer's hurried footsteps overhead. Lighter footsteps followed a few minutes later. "Irene?" he whispered.
The queen sighed, then said, "I can't believe it, they're finally rising against e. If only he could steal victory." She then walked away, saying, "I wonder where he is, anyway."
Eugenides grinned. For once, he had hidden from her! Well, he thought, I'll surprise her and steal Victory! He got down his hands and knees, wondering what he needed to pack for a short trip.
*
Eugenides double knotted the silk sheet that he had stole from the treasurer's bed. He smiled. That guy had deserved having his sheets stolen from right under his sleeping body!
Inside the sheet were mostly full water containers, but there was also a bar of soap, some spare hair ties, and a change of clothes. Not to mention, a few pieces of jewelry that he had 'found,' which he could later trade for food and other things. He tied the ends of the sheet that were left over from the knot around his neck and made his way up the chimney of his room. He wanted this to be a total surprise, so he hadn't told the queen that he was leaving. She was used to him disappearing for days, or even weeks, at a time without explanation, anyway.
He slipped into the tunnel that connected all the chimneys and crawled through the soot filled corridor. He turned around corners and carefully wove his was around until he came to a place where he could stand, which was right in front of a window. Why this window was where it was he wasn't sure. The window always stayed closed, except for when he used it, so it wasn't for smoke to get out. The placement of the window also didn't keep any symmetry going. And if someone was forced to live in a chimney, they couldn't have afforded a window. He shrugged and opened the window, then turned around so his back faced the opening. Crossing his arms over his chest like a dead man, he squeezed his eyes shut and tipped over backwards. At the last second, he bent his legs, and with a hard jerk, stopped falling. Keeping his eyes closed and his legs bent in a way that caught the windowsill, he felt below his head with his left hand until his hand ran across a ledge. Smiling, he put his hand on the ledge and let go with his legs, swinging himself over so that he was hanging by one hand and facing the wall. Finding a solid foot hold, he began making his way down the wall with amazing speed, not even taking into account that he had only one hand and the bag around his neck was choking him.
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Author's Note: Yes, I know, the chapters are mad short. But oh well. That's ok, right? Make sure to R&R!