this collection is drawing nearer to a close! knowing me, though, the next five drabbles will probably span a couple months, ahaha... still! I'd like to thank everyone for all their reviews and faves thus far! do keep it up, it lets me know that this collection is still being read!
Theme~ #9: No Time
"She poses a great threat," he growled, idly drumming his fingers on his desk. "The prince must be kept clear of those of menial birth."
Obi bit back a frown. "What must I do, Marquis Haruka? The proclamation didn't seem to have any effect."
The Marquis glanced up at him, his gaze flickering over the windowsill where Obi was perched. "If she can't obey royal decrees, we have no other choice." His eyes gleamed briefly. "Get rid of her."
Obi stiffened slightly. The Marquis did not seem to notice.
Obi was a man of common origins. What he was today he had had to fight for, clawing his way out of the pits of adversity with a fervor only belonging to those who thirst for better lives. Yet, despite his hard work and skill, he'd been hired by a man who deemed him fit to carry out orders. To act as a pawn. Hadn't Obi envisioned something more?
"Is there a problem?" the Marquis drawled.
Obi paused, eyes wavering downward to scrutinize the nobleman's manicured nails and powdered palms. The Marquis was a cold man; he'd pen an innocent woman's death warrant with his own hand if it meant someone else could do the job.
Obi's jaw tensed. "There's no problem."
"Then go. There's no time."
Obi leaped from the sill, landing evenly on the grass. He wouldn't harm the redhead, even if she was a so-called "threat" to the prince. The Marquis would have to settle for threatening displays.
this prefaces Obi, Zen, and Shirayuki's first meeting (chapter three, for those of you who don't remember). it seemed pretty clear to me that the Marquis wanted Shirayuki out of the picture, but Obi was nice and only scared her half to death XD