La Route de la tombe

Part 5

Chapter 5

Adrien sat along with Kagami guiding the carriage along the path of the woods. 

"Should we have a stop for a few hours and continue later?" Suggested Adrien looking at the woman, that held the map for them to orient themselves around the forest.

"You mean so that we can rest?" Asked Kagami raising her left eyebrow, then Adrien nodded at her question. "I don't know if that's a good idea"

"We're in the middle of the woods, what could possibly happen?"

"You're really an innocent outlaw"

"Who said I wasn't?"

"No it's not that, it's just most of the outlaws like me hide a lot in the woods to assault people and rob their money"

"For your own benefit?" Questioned Adrien.

"Of course or do you have another idea for me to earn some money without having to steal innocent people? People won't easily feel sorry for you and give you food or money for free"

"You're right on that part, but you could dress up yourself and entertain people?"

"Like dress up as a mime and act?"

"I had several ideas, puppet player, dancer, acting. I wasn't a professional at any of this, but people enjoyed seeing it and I earned a bit of money when I did it"

"Did you play any instrument before....this situation with your father?"

"Well we Agreste's had the tradition, that every Prince should know how to play the piano"

"Do you still play it?"

"I played it once at a bar from a friend of mine and that was three years ago so far I can remember"

"What's your current age? 18?"

"Yes"

"Just like me!" Revealed Kagami smiling excited along with Adrien.

"Had lessons with Monsieur D'Argencourt, who also teaches fighting to the Musketeers"

"Has your mother or your father actually had to prepare you for any wedding in a future with a princess?" Questioned the Japanese woman. "I'm just wondering, you haven't talked anything about it like I did"

"First it was supposed to be married to Princess Rose Lavillant, but she choose Prince Ali from Kingdom Achu or something like that, second Princess was Aurore Boreal, but I think if I'm correct she's going to marry Prince Nathaniel Kurtzberg, there was Princess Chloe, but she's now together with Kim and Prince Nino Lahiffe married Princess Alya from Martinique. Father used to keep me up to date about all these, so I wouldn't think I was the only one having a wedding arranged"

"But did you have any Princess you had to marry?"

"It was supposed to be Princess Lila Rossi from Milan, but she disappeared when she was around Paris for a few days, we had taken a break from looking for a woman for me, because we thought a curse lied on us"

"Strange"

"I mean Lila disappeared and was never found, Chloe escaped with a criminal, if that's not strange at all I don't know, what it is"

"More strange is you actually being worried about it"

"Well at some point I understand your worries but you never met them in person, you don't know, what kind of people they are"

"I only heard Prince Ali and Princess Rose are the most good-hearted successor compared to other Princes and Princesses"

"Uh hum" Agreed Kagami then beside Adrien she noted a fireplace with a flame burning meat on a stick, making Kagami frown in confusion as she didn't see any humans present. "Isn't it strange, that there is an active fireplace with no one around it?" Asked Kagami and the blonde looked back to see, what the blue-haired woman meant.