forum The Queen and her Bear (Reboot) // OxO // Closed

Started February 02, 2020 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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Dodging out of the way, Kade clicked his tongue. "Ah ah," he said, waving his hand. "Now, that's not very nice, is it?" He darted toward the bear, and as it swiped at him, he dodged the paw and stabbed the dagger into its leg.

The bear roared, stumbling as the stuff took effect. Ryke fell, still half on top of Arin, but not on her enough to hurt her. The brown bear let out a last growl as he passed out.

"Finally," Kade said, grumbling. He looked at the beast and the girl, and sighed. This was going to take some effort. After much pushing and shoving, he managed to get the bear off of her, and lifted the princess, carefully, like delicate china. He carried her to his horse, and slung her over its back.

Arin was limp in his arms, not moving. The bear, unconscious, didn't resist when he was pushed away from Arin.

Kade looked at the great beast lying on the ground, and a lookof unbearable sadness crossed his face before he turned it away. He too, climbed on to his horse, and, adjusting her body carefully, kicked his horse into a gallop.

She would wake chained to a bed in a remote inn.

(Gonna do a little tiny timeskip~)

Arin awoke and immediately tried to lurch up. She couldn't, and fell back onto the bed, breathing. She glared up at the ceiling, then looked around the room, twisting her hands and testing the chains. Trying to get out.

"I wouldn't try that if I were you, Highness," Kade clucked. He sat on a bed in the opposite corner, leaning against the wall and snacking on what looked like dried meat. "You'll only hurt yourself."

She saw him, wisps of brown hair falling into her face. She struggled again. "Who the fuck are you?" she snarled, stopping her movements as she realized that it wouldn't do anything.

"Why does it matter?" Kade asked. "Actually, never mind. I'd want to know the name of my captor if I were you." He shrugged. "I go by Kade. The Golden Hunter. Jacos sent me to pick you up, and I am. He's paying a pretty penny for you, so don't hurt yourself."

She went very still, staring at him. "Why?" She asked slowly. "Why does he…what does he want with me?" She took a deep, deep breath.

Kade shrugged, looking back at his food, which sat on his lap, and which he had been eating until she woke up. "The hell if I know. He pays me, and I do the work, no questions asked." He frowned. "Actually, I think he wants to marry you. I dunno."

She clenched her jaw, staring at him for a moment. Marry me?? But he's in his 40's! "But…" she trailed off, biting her lip anxiously.

"Yeah, it's gross, I agree," Kade said. shrugging. "But it's not my place to question."

She clenched her jaw, tugging at the chains again. No. I won't do this. "So you're a sheep." She spat out. "You just do what you're told and you don't question it. Brainless."

"I prefer the term dog," Kade said mildly, not seeming to be mad, although the slightest jerk of his hand showed that the comment had gotten to him. "I'll even work with bitch."

"No, because dogs, at least, have a discernible personality." she snarled, glaring over at him. Wisps of brown floated into her face, and she blew at them to get them away.

"I take offense to that," Kade said mildly, looking at her with a smile on his face. "I have personality. Just not much of one." He shrugged, standing. "Hungry?"

She turned her gaze to the ceiling, clenching her jaw. "I'm very much inclined to believe you don't have a personality. I haven't seen much evidence of one."

"Well, you haven't gotten to know me very well, have you?"

"Well. You kidnapped me. So I don't think I want to get to know you better. You probably murder or rape people in their sleep."

"Please. That's a low blow." Kade rolled his eyes and set his bowl down on a table in the center of the room. "I don't rape people, I'd like to tell you. But I can't get you to believe me, so I won't even try."

"Oh, you murder people but you don't rape them, so that makes it all better." she rolled her eyes at the ceiling, shaking her head a little bit.

"It does," Kade said. "Rape is too much for me." He shrugged. "Honestly, though, it's not like I'm a complete monster."

"No, you just work for one." Her words were sharp, biting and angry and cold. She was looking up at the ceiling still, not facing him.

"That's true." Kade shrugged, going back to his bed and throwing himself onto it. "But he's offering me a lot of money. So I work for him."