Evangeline smiled sweetly up at Azrael when he took hold of her hand and squeezed it reassuringly. [i]"Winter is my favourite season. I'd love to go there and see the snow.... and the lakes when they're all frozen and sparkling...I've only ever really seen places from the window of a carriage, so it'd be nice to see something a little different for a change."[/i] the princess looked around them for a moment before spotting some guards a few meters away. She wasn't sure what they were doing, but they were nailing things to posts around the town, it seemed. Suddenly, Azrael pulled her behind him. She knew to keep quiet. If they could get past these guards without any problems, that would make their journey go a little smoother, but she had a sinking feeling in her stomach that something would go horribly wrong along the way. Evangeline did her best to make out like she wasn't even there, and she didn't dare face the guards. They would be able to recognize her as soon as she did that. It would be a death sentence; for Azrael, anyway.

After a few short moments of speaking to the guard, they were on their way again, thankfully. They attempted to slip past with the princess going unnoticed, but she could feel something tugging at her cloak. Before she knew it, it had been pulled from her shoulders and the guard started shouting things to the other man he had with him. The next few seconds went by rather quickly. The girl had closed her eyes and brought her hands up to her face in an attempt to protect herself, but it seemed Azrael already had that covered. Soon, the sounds of clashing metal came to an end and she removed her hands from her eyes to see Azrael picking her up without permission, hoisting her over his shoulder. Evangeline kept her mouth shut and she allowed him to carry on. 
It wasn't too long before they found themselves in a forest, quite a way out of the town. She had to adjust her hair once she was placed on her feet, and she wasn't particularly happy about that. [i]"I....I'm alright I suppose....a little cold, but that doesn't matter..."[/i]unfortunately, the princess had not had the chance to grab her cloak before Azrael picked her up. She wrapped her arms around her bare shoulders and smiled meekly up at her companion. Unfortunately, the dress she was wearing didn't have shoulders. [i]"I'm sorry....for being such a burden to you... I didn't mean things to go like this..."[/i]she stated, bowing her head a little in obvious shame. She felt awful for coming between Elizabeth and Azrael, causing trouble for them, forcing him to take her far away so guards wouldn't find her. Luckily for her, Azrael offered her the cloak he was wearing, as she had lost her own. She took it without hesitation, wrapping it around her shoulders and sighing softly, hoping it would be enough to keep her comfortably warm. 

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It was about 5 o'clock in the evening when they finally stopped walking. They were in the middle of a forest, and it was snowing. Now that they had started to slow down and look for somewhere to settle, Evangeline found that the cold was on her mind again. She was bound to get sick if she didn't get somewhere warm. Azrael's cloak had been dragging along the ground and collecting flakes of snow as she had walked, as it was a little too long for her. She picked it up and brushed off what she could, but it melted beneath her hands. [i]"D-do we have to stay out here?"[/i]she asked softly, looking around them with a worried expression on her face. It was getting dark. [i]"Wh-what about dinner? We have to have something...and....what about the wolves and the bears? They're going to get us...."[/i]the princess started to panic a little, biting down on her bottom lip in worry. She'd never slept outside before, so this was an entirely new experience. [i]"I...I think we should just keep walking until we find somewhere safe to stay..."[/i]she suggested, heading off in a northern direction, not really knowing where she was going.