[i]"Well, I do not have a plan in mind at the moment, we just need to keep ahead of your fathers soldiers, if they find you then they will take you back, and I guess that is not an option for you."[/i]

He felt her hand clasp around his own. The action threw him for a second as he realised that he'd never held anyone's hand in his life, that he could remember anyway. Vampires weren't the sort of people to show affection that way, or at all really. And when he was human, well, he'd of been lucky to of been even looked at by a girl, let alone touched by one.
He reciprocated the sensation by squeezing a little tightly for a moment, just to let her know that he would keep her safe, and then he started walking through the small town, down the main street.

[i]"I have never been there myself, but Father Matthews mentioned that to the snowy region to the north there are many small villages that are quite remote. I thought we could head there, even if for a little while, until we decide where we want to go. There are many fishing villages up there so we can always get on a boat and go somewhere. Either way, when we get there, we can sit down and decide, we can go anywhere in the world."[/i]

As they walked through the town, Azrael noticed that near the end of the houses, a couple of guards were nailing up a poster. He didn't have to see it to know that it was a sketch of the Princess. It seemed that the King was not messing around or keeping the Princesses disappearance a secret. 
As they got closer, Azrael pulled back on Evangelines hand, pulling her back so that he was between her and the vision of the guards. The walked past without any trouble.

[i]"S'cuse me, sire. Can I talk to ya for a mo."[/i]

It was one of the guards addressing Azrael. If he got too close, the guard would surely recognise the Princess.

[i]"Hide behind me."[/i]

Azrael muttered to Evangeline. Pushing her behind him.

"How may I help?"

Azrael asked. The guard preceded to ask Azrael about whether he had seen a girl matching the Princesses description, even going so far as to handing Azrael a spare poster.

[i]"I am afraid I have not seen such a girl, if I do I will be sure to report it. Good luck finding the her."[/i]

Azrael turned to leave, but the guard noticed something about Evangeline and ripped her hood off as they both turned to leave. He shouted out and reached for his sword. Azrael acted quickly and thrust his open palm into the guards chest, lifting him off his feet and covering several feet before landing on his back. The second guard, having finished his poster nailing duties had started walking over when he saw the commotion. He thrust his spear at Azraels face who turned to dodge the spearhead and brought his hand down on the spear, snapping it in two. Snatching what was left of the spear from the guard, Azrael smashed it across the mans head, hitting his helmet with a large clang. With both guards now on the floor, the Vampire turned to Evangeline.

[i]"Excuse me."[/i]

He said, picking her up and throwing her over his shoulder.

[i]"We no longer have the luxury of taking our time to move on from here."[/i]

When they were a good distance from the town, Azrael stopped and put the girl down.

[i]"Damn. I was hoping that we wouldn't be found at all, let alone so quickly. Are you okay to walk? It will be some time before they catch us up... Hopefully."[/i]