Although she had attempted to make herself invisible in the darkness, the man who had been following her was now nearby. She could tell. He smelled of cheap liquor and cigarettes. She shook her head when he said that she should come to him, that they should get better acquainted. [i]"N-no! Get away from me!"[/i] she squealed at him, trying to shake his grip off of her cloak, but unfortunately she wasn't strong enough to do so. He inched in closer to her and although she couldn't see anything, she knew what he wanted to do with her. The girl's tears flowed faster, but she grew silent now, as there was no way she would be able to fight him off. She wasn't strong by any means. Suddenly, when all hope seemed to be lost, someone had come to her rescue. A figure had come between her and the man, she heard struggling, choking sounds, and then the man seemed to drop down onto the stone ground. She couldn't hear any more sounds coming from him, but now the princess was even more frightened. With shaking hands, she covered her eyes, just wanting everything to go away. 

Then, he told her not to be frightened, that he didn't mean her any harm, he asked if she was okay.[i]"Y-you promise?"[/i] she asked, sounding like a bit of a child. She couldn't help it, this world was so foreign to her it was like she didn't even know she was in charge of it to begin with. The princess was so sheltered, so comfortable in her little bubble of fine dining and beautiful dresses that she didn't know anything else, really. Evangeline slowly removed her trembling hands from her face as the stranger lit a match to allow her to see what he looked like. His skin was pale like hers, but she wasn't sure why [i]he[/i] was as pale as porcelain. He had a kind face and handsome features. His eyes were the most interesting thing to her, though. They were a deep dark red. That wasn't a natural eye colour, she was sure of it. 
When he asked if he should escort her home, the girl bit down on her lip, obviously conflicted. [i]"I....I don't want to go home....f-father will lock me in my bedroom for eternity...mother would never let me see outside of a carriage ever again..."[/i] Evangeline whispered softly, rubbing her nose and wiping her cheeks to get rid of any excess tears that were there. [i]"Going home now would be admitting defeat...I don't want to be confined again....b-but I don't know where I am....I'm lost...."[/i] the girl trailed off and started to cry again, however, this time she wasn't crying because she was afraid of a strange man coming to do indecent things to her, she was crying because she feared the wrath of her mother and father. 

The princess looked down at her hand a moment later, as she felt something sliding down it. To her surprise, it was blood. She must have grazed it against the wall when the man grabbed her so roughly. With a sigh, she attempted to wipe it off, but it only seemed to smudge the blood further, making it look worse.[i]"U-umm....excuse me... I hate to be rude, but....would you happen to have a handkerchief? It looks like I've grazed myself..."[/i] Evangeline lifted her hand to the stranger to show him what she had accidentally done. She had a bit of a pout on her face. Evangeline didn't want to get blood on her clothes and ruin them, after all.