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[I]"Miss Ace! I'd really appreciate if you'd stay seated and relax. You're going to stress your wounds!" A few nurses had been pleading and prodding Ace to go back to her bed. But the girl wasn't having it. She hated hospitals. She didn't like being babied either. And she was perfectly fine! Well...to her standards. That standard being her able to breathe and move around functionally. She had a slight limp in her step but she was sure she could....walk it off. Ace was sure she could walk most of her wounds off. Of course she was wrong, but it was never a bad idea to hope.

"Can I have my amulet back? I liked having a fire sword. I was getting really good at handling it too!" Ace finally got in bed reluctantly after a few pleas more. 

"N-No. The Queen said you didn't need them and we were to remove them." Ace only groaned and fell back on the bed. 

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There was also the time when Ace snuck out of the infirmary in order to check out a fancy jar...and accidentally dropped the top when a nurse startled her. That's when she started noticing the fuzzy creatures after her.[/I]

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Now, she was sitting at the table next to Riley. She had been a little annoyed by the [url= http://img1.simplydresses.com/_img/SDPRODUCTS/1162594/1000/red-dress-DJ-10069-c.jpg] dress they forced her into [/url]. The feeling passed almost instantly because the sparkly silver caught her eye and she got to wear flats. She even took off her hat and fixed her hair for the event. Though she did bother them repeatedly to see if she'd get it back, which they assured she would. Seeing Cello, she happily waved to her personal guide in the beginning. It was nice to see him again.

"Hey that's a good idea. Hey Lesley, can we sign-" She leaned back in the chair only to see Lesley talking to someone. In fact, so was the new guy Ran. "Heh, we'll ask later." The mention of the guards made her grin. "Karma? Noo. Ha, they're just being paranoid. Tch, don't worry guys I won't steal anything!" The rabbits only tensed towards her words and pointed their rifles at her every now and then. "Man, those guys can hold a grudge." Well, she really hoped they weren't still mad about the whole Mayor's place thing. Though she did learn that those rifles didn't do much damage. 

After stuffing her face and having her fill of food she was bored. She had never had so much good food, and they had not eaten in forever so she had a big appetite... Though she tried to be as mannerly as possible. There were dances going on and everyone was mingling about everything. But she didn't want to be there. Ace felt...out of place. She wasn't fit for the formal style- even if she thought the sparkly part of her dress was pretty. So, when Riley leaned over while Ace was tapping her utensils against the plate, a huge grin formed on her lips. "Ditch you say? Into the large castle and explore? I like your style Riley." She grinned and pointed at the dance floor. Out loud, she spoke. "Wanna go dance? It looks like fun!" Ace laughed then whispered. "We can cut right through the dance floor and the little furballs wouldn't notice. Easy escape."

She got up pulling Riley with her. She noticed the bunnies all look in her direction and she stifled a laugh. "I can never seem to catch a break." Once they got to the dance floor, she easily maneuvered through the crowd, making sure to pass a few red dresses and Nobodies with red hair. Perfect way to blend in and confuse the rabbits, which it did. 

Ace slipped through a door and walked into a hall. "And that's how you disappear in a crowd." She fixed her dress and then looked down the halls. "Let's see. We'll go forward. My exploring sense says something is that way!" She couldn't go a whole day without getting into something. Not even when she was injured. She looked at where her injuries had been. There were scars there, along with others she had gotten from various places, but other than that those healing potions did the trick- besides the little soreness in her shoulder, but that was Ace's own fault.