Clicking his tongue, Raven leaned up against the edge of the school, his eyes half-lidded, almost fully closed. He stood across the entrance to the gardens, keeping his eyes slightly trained on Elizabeth as she made her way through the gardens. Taking a small sigh, he heaved himself off the wall and began to follow her, clasping his hands behind his back. His crossbow was strapped across his back, the familiar bouncing rhythm making him feel a little more relaxed as he watched this new girl. His old noble graduated last year, allowing him to remain at the academy.
The girl and him did not talk much, besides the fact he knew her name was Elizabeth, but he could tell from her form that she was new to being a noble. Everything here awed her as it seems, but nothing here surprised him anymore. His eyes scanned around, not looking much at the flora as he was looking for other pairs of nobles and knights or anyone who seemed suspicious hanging about. Deep in the back of his mind, he knew it was pointless to be worrying about it as much as he did, but it was in his nature.
The girl paused again and Raven did with her, his eyes shifting to her as she turned around to look at him. Dipping his head, he questioned, "
Did you need something, m'am?" There was a polite tone to his voice, one he had developed over the years.
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I'm just saying that you can always switch if you're not happy with Carrot Top over there," Shaw said, a smirk dancing over his lips as he leaned over Lily Carmen, one of the older nobles. "
Come on, you and I could have a lot of fun. Just imagine it." He got uncomfortably close to the pink haired girl and she rolled her eyes, pushing him away from her.
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Lay off, Shaw." Her voice was snappy and he laughed loudly, shaking his head. He had been going at her ever since she got her, so this response was not knew.
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She is four years younger than you. You may have to wait for her to get out of the jail bait zone," Link Wallace, Lily's Knight, told him, not looking at him from underneath his hat, which covered his eyes. Shaw rolled his eyes, growling under his breath as he turned off, heading away from the pair. It was worth a shot every year. Every year that girl got more gorgeous. Most of the girls did. He smiled at some of the nobles and winked at some of the girls. The yell from Nolan echoed across the yard and Shaw let out a laugh as he saw him get helped up by his noble. He was surprised that it hadn't started a duel. The moron who threw it though probably hadn't come forward yet.
Shaw caught sight of his noble a few yards away and ran to catch up with him. "
Hey, Conrad," he said, adjusting his sword to make sure it was stabilized on his hip. "
You looking for me?"
