Kate had no other choice but to follow the man - 'Dante,' Kate reminded
herself as she walked a few paces behind him.
The wheels inside her head were turning.
'I think it's safe to say that I'm not inside my Kingdom any longer,' she
decided, as her eyes examined every tree, flower and living thing they
passed, 'I've been rescued. But as to why or how? That's something I'll
have to discover later.'
::You're not in your Kingdom anymore, Princess,: the voice interrupted her thoughts and startled her enough to make her gasp. ::Excuse me for interrupting but - when you're thinking to yourself like that, you make quite a lot of noise to a MindSpeaker like myself.:: He had turned to look at her over his shoulder.
'What? Noise? But-'
::You're broadcasting everything you think into my mind, though you don't know it. I suppose we'll have to teach you to train that, hm?::
Kate snarled. How dare he read her thoughts!? It was criminal! 'I'll thank you to mind your own business,' she snapped back at him, still unsure as to how he'd managed to hear her thoughts.
::Try this,: he replied, completely ignoring her retort, :When you want me to hear you.::
In an instant he'd taken control of her mind and showed her the process, and just as quickly released it.
::What the hell did you just do!?: Kate cried loudly, and Dante grinned.
::You've got the hang of it now, Princess, and just in time, too. We're here.::
They'd stopped just outside of an old building, covered in vines and old yellow paint.
::And just where, exactly, is 'here'?::
::The place that's going to repair your battered jaw, of course. Come - inside there'll be a soft place to lay your head.::
Suddenly that sounded VERY good to poor Kate's mind, and she envisioned herself at home in her bed. . . But she could never go back there. Ever.
It seemed her sudden depression was mutual, for the smile faded from Dante's face and he sighed deeply.
::Princess?::
::What.::
::I'm sorry . . .:: ____________
Kate shook her head and walked into the open door of the old building, never giving Dante a response to his silent apology.
::You're not in your Kingdom anymore, Princess,: the voice interrupted her thoughts and startled her enough to make her gasp. ::Excuse me for interrupting but - when you're thinking to yourself like that, you make quite a lot of noise to a MindSpeaker like myself.:: He had turned to look at her over his shoulder.
'What? Noise? But-'
::You're broadcasting everything you think into my mind, though you don't know it. I suppose we'll have to teach you to train that, hm?::
Kate snarled. How dare he read her thoughts!? It was criminal! 'I'll thank you to mind your own business,' she snapped back at him, still unsure as to how he'd managed to hear her thoughts.
::Try this,: he replied, completely ignoring her retort, :When you want me to hear you.::
In an instant he'd taken control of her mind and showed her the process, and just as quickly released it.
::What the hell did you just do!?: Kate cried loudly, and Dante grinned.
::You've got the hang of it now, Princess, and just in time, too. We're here.::
They'd stopped just outside of an old building, covered in vines and old yellow paint.
::And just where, exactly, is 'here'?::
::The place that's going to repair your battered jaw, of course. Come - inside there'll be a soft place to lay your head.::
Suddenly that sounded VERY good to poor Kate's mind, and she envisioned herself at home in her bed. . . But she could never go back there. Ever.
It seemed her sudden depression was mutual, for the smile faded from Dante's face and he sighed deeply.
::Princess?::
::What.::
::I'm sorry . . .:: ____________
Kate shook her head and walked into the open door of the old building, never giving Dante a response to his silent apology.