"Can't we just kill her and search the castle for it instead? Her voice...it's driving me mad!" The brute said gruffly, his face twisted into an ugly scowl underneath his helmet as The Princess struggled over his shoulder. One good whack over the head with the hilt of his blade might shut her up, but... he wasn't allowed. No matter how tempting it was.Clang! The Brute's head jerked to the side as Crystal elbowed the knight's helm repeatedly, his ears ringing something terrible. For such a small woman, he had to that admit she is feisty. Lord Vaross did mention that about her...but he also said the Princess' Royal Attendant was much worse. It was the reason he separated them, but none of the dark knights expected them to come waltzing right into their hands on the Dark Lord's first day back in Alegasia.
"Save your anger until we arrive, friend. Right now she is to remain unharmed." Leif remained calm, but The Princess' screams were starting to grate on his nerves as well. Perhaps it would be best if they did shut her up before Aldo got too angry. He wasn't even half as bad as Bayzil, but he knew his companion could crush The Princess with his bare hands if he lost control...and that would put them both in an unfavorable position. Leif stopped in his tracks and unwrapped the thick rope draped across his armor, heaving an irritated sigh whilst rolling his eyes. Running his fingers along the yellow rope, he approached Aldo, motioning with his head to hold Crystal still, but both appeared to be having trouble taming the woman. As soon as Leif attempted to tie the rope around The Princess' ankles, he got a swift kick to the front of the helm, crunching his nose under the pressure. "Ooof!" He stumbled back and pressed a hand to his nose briefly, clenching his fists afterwards and trying again.
"Hold her still!" He growled to the other knight, prompting Aldo to restrain Crystal as best he could, leaving her over his shoulder. Leif hastily tied her ankles together, and then her hands, right behind her back like a prisoner.. Standing behind Aldo now, Leif gazed into The Princess' amethyst eyes from underneath his own helm, a look of apathy on his face. He hated Alegasia more than anything, but their Royalty... There were no words that could describe how much he loathed them.
Crystal kept her lips pressed together, knowing very well that the next time she parted them the monsters would gag her. At the moment, all she could do was wriggle around like a caterpillar, but she was also wasting their time. If they stayed in this spot, there was a greater chance that Irina could find her and...save her. No way had Irina fallen back there, not to these men. She didn't want to believe it, but Irina still hadn't shown up for her. Being optimistic was increasingly difficult with the turn of events. I can't give up though...not now. Who knew what these knights had in store for her? She hung her head in defeat.
Leif did not want to waste another second standing around. With a grunt, he threw the rope back over his body before leaving their side and continuing their journey through the forest. Aldo followed suit.
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