A/N: The word: Pantheran is the made up name I gave to people of the Panthera tribe. Just to clear that up!
The next morning, Rose walked through the market and suddenly turned around, feeling as if she was being watched. "Strange" she murmured, as she turned back to walk down the street.
Nyesh purchased a roll from a vendor and grinned, "So the rose comes to stun me again," he murmured, taking a bite of the roll and watching as Rose glided effortlessly through the crowds.
A hand on his shoulder interrupted his thoughts and he turned to a Pantheran man at his side and smiled crookedly, "That's the girl I told you about, Élan. Princess Rose Kai Cobriana."
His companion whistled, "She's a rare pick, that one."
"Shut your mouth," Nyesh scolded lightly, "It's not like I want to bed her or anything!"
"That's what your heart says, but your head is completely elsewhere." Élan mocked.
But Nyesh didn't hear him, rather followed Rose through the market, pushing through the throng of people and shops, trying to discreetly hide his intentions.
Rose finally stopped at a bookseller's stall, skimming through the books, lost in her thoughts. She picked a book up from a shelf and flipped through the pages, frowned, and put it back.
Nyesh walked up to her and smiled, "Hello Princess."
"Well, well, well," Rose eyed Nyesh, "Come to insult me again?"
"No." the panther-wolf shook his head, flashing a grin.
"Oh," She raised a questioning brow, "Then what exactly are you here for?" "His eyes are bewitching…I wonder why he hasn't married…he seems certainly the type to draw girls from—Wait…what am I thinking? He's not even my type!"
"Books, what else?"
She rolled her eyes, and put a hand on her hip. "You really are a bad liar, did you know that?"
Nyesh laughed, "No one's ever noticed I lied so bad."
"Well I have. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some errands to do."
He stepped in her way, "Not in less you tell me—"
"I'm not telling you anything," Rose snapped, "Now if you could please just move."
"Nope" Nyesh shook his head again, "Not in less you tell me how a walk in the gardens tonight, sounds."
Rose half-laughed, "That's it?"
"You have anything better?"
"Well," She thought awhile, "Please don't tell him that you'll go, please just say something so he'll go away…But a walk in the gardens does sound nice…No just say no." "Oh, I'm sorry, Nyesh, but I have something else planned for tonight, some formal dinner with my father's cousin or so." "Maybe tomorrow night?" "What did I just say? Oh gods!"
Nyesh nodded in understanding, "Fine with me, princess." He bowed and disappeared into the crowd, his heart light.
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