Tahra had waded onto the bank of the river, allowing the gentle current to wash off her mother's blood. She was recognizable enough as the Princess, she didn't need to carry around her mother's blood on her armor. She was washing the last vestiges of her mother's blood out of the crevices of her steel bracer when she heard Avad slog onto the shore beside the thief. She couldn't help but laugh, falling to her knees in the shallow water she threw her head back and laughed heartily. The situation she was in was absurd. Her mother had died in her arms only hours ago, she had escaped practically on accident from the palace dungeons to avoid her father's death sentence, even though it was he who had killed the Queen. Now, after having jumped out of a plate glass window into a river, she was with two men who probably had no idea the ramifications of what had just occurred. Whether they liked it or not, and even if they parted ways at this exact moment, they would be considered her allies and condemned to death just by association. 

Tahra closed her eyes and lowered her head, still kneeling in the water. Softly murmuring a prayer to the elven God, Fenmarel Mestarine - the patron of solitude, scapegoats and outcasts. She had never had much reason to pray to him before but she hoped he would hear and answer her prayer now. [color=CCFC00]"A acsa ilya na- vamme aut-. Emme maure imeána.”[/color]

Tahra’s eyes flashed open and immediately locked onto the mercenary who had been fishing. He looked dangerous but she was not entirely convinced he would be dangerous to them. Slowly, she stood, painfully aware that while she was wearing armor, she currently possessed no weapons.


[color=CCFC00]“We did not mean to disturb your fishing, we will just be on our way.[/color] Tahra walked over to the thief and Avad, gently pulling both men to their feet. She whispered just loud enough for them to hear. [color=CCFC00] “We cannot stay so close to the castle, we will be seen and recognized, and our daring escape will have been for naught. Any ideas I would be happy to listen to.”[/color]


[hider=Tahra’s Prayer] “Guide me to a safe path. We need sanctuary.”[/hider]