03-23-2011, 04:14 PM
Keir stared at Alanna and a gentle smile splayed on his lips. The girl had seemingly appeared out of nowhere, but that was usual for her. Keir glanced up to peer at her protectors, the men assigned by her father to watch her almost constantly. Keir understood why the guards had to be there, danger threatened Alanna’s life daily, albeit he still felt bad for her. If he had guards constantly following him around he would have most likely shot himself by now.
“Attempting to give your “friends” a heart attack, Princess?” Keir asked innocently, and gave a tiny wave to her guards. “And I’d rather you didn’t kick my shin. I’m still using it and knowing your strength I would be in need of a replacement.” He smiled down at Alanna and, if Keir had not been averse to touching, he would have patted her on the head.
“But it’s been awhile, Alanna. I haven’t seen you since…” Keir trailed off, and furrowed his brow. Was someone watching him? He looked around him, but did not notice anything out of the ordinary. The crowds were too thick to pinpoint anyone who would appear suspicious. Am I getting paranoid with age? It was a possibility. Although Keir looked incredibly young for his age—appearing more in his younger twenties—in actuality he was closer to thirty. He was disheartened to think he was growing old—after all he was as young and hip as he’s always been—so he shook the thought from his mind.
Keir coughed, and continued. “…since four months ago, right?” He then nodded at the still restless guards, confirming responsibility over Alanna’s safety; although Alanna hardly needed any help when it came to combat. He smiled at her and gestured towards the street in front of them.
“Why don’t we go for a walk?” he suggested. “The shops here are wonderful. I’ll treat you to anything you’d like.” If anyone was following them they would surely be able to lose them easily in the crowd. He still did not doubt that his feeing of being watched was purely a case of paranoia and paranoia alone, but, especially in this situation, it was much better to be safe than sorry.
Last edited by D0LL; 03-23-2011 at 08:21 PM..
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