The evil princess (once upon a time fanfic) [on hold]

the huntsman

CHAPTER 3

MELANIE'S POV

"I'll see you soon mother" I smile hopping onto my black mare.

"Protect her with your life's if she gets hurt you'll all be punished" my mother growled at the three dark knights riding to a small tavern with me.

"Don't worry mother I can take care of myself" I smile whipping the reigns and galloping off into the dark forest.

~~~~later at the tavern~~~~

I hoped off my horse pulling the hood of my black cloak over my head handing the knights one each.

I walked into the tavern, with men holding knifes,bows and cups of beer. I sat in the corner of the tavern with the knights on either side of me.

A man with short brown hair walked in and sat at a long table by himself with a white wolf laying on the floor next to his feet.

"Princess how about him he looks strong and heartless" one of the knights says nodding to a big mussily man but another knight shakes his head "looks arnt always right, how about him me has all the right weapons".

"Shut up all three of you" I growl watching the man with the wolf.

"Their letting animals in here now" one man snickered.

This isn't a slaughter house" another said.

"Forget about it he might as well be one himself, I heard he was raised by em. He does smell like them and I heard he cries over his kills, pathetic, can you believe that." Another grumbled.

The first one took a gulp of his beer before waltzing over to the man with the wolf "tell me huntsman, what kind of man cries over an animal".

"An honourable one" he says not looking up from his bread.

"What do you know about honour" the first man asked.

"I have it, they have it" he says nodding to the wolf at his feet "you don't".

"Animals have it" the first man asked raising his eyebrow.

"They are pure of heart, not selfish and self serving like people" he answers. just as he says this the white wolf at his feet gets up growling at the man.

"You tell him to stop threatening me" the man says taking a half step back, "cause do you know what I do to pets who threaten me, I hang em on my wall" he says pulling out a knife.

The man with the wolf stands up and starts to fight the man and his gang. even though he is outnumbered he is winning by far.

"That's the one" I muttered watching on as the huntsman disarmed the last man who ran out if the tavern in fear.

"Him?" the knights all say together and I sigh "just get him" I snap at them. they quickly run behind the man two holding his arms and one standing behind him.

"Hey let go of me, who are you" the huntsmen shouted. I walked in front of the man and took my hood off causing everyone left in the tavern to gasp.

"Princess Melanie" I heard one man say behind me. Looking over my shoulder I saw everyone bowing their heads and I scoffed "peasants".

"You are needed at the Castle. the king is dead" I said.

The men in the tavern started throwing question after question at me "how, when, who killed him, how did you find out".

"Quite everyone" I shouted making everyone shut up.

"Take him to my horse" I told the knights who nodded and left the tavern.

"The king was murdered by Snow White. she poised him." I shouted over the shouting of the men.

"I will not answers anymore questions" I said slamming the tavern door behind me.

I hop on my horse and one of the dark knights hit the huntsman over the head knocking him out and putting him on the back of my horse.

~~~~at the castle~~~~~

REGINA'S POV

Sitting on the couch In front of the fire I watch as one of my knights walks in my chambers with the huntsman next to him.

"Princess Melanie is jumping her horse in the garden" the knight says and I nod understanding.

"Do you have a name or should I just call you the huntsman" I ask.

When the huntsman doesn't reply I stand up moving around the room wishing my Melanie was here so I had someone to walk over to instead of circling the slightly attractive huntsman.

"Your a tourched one arnt you huntsman, is this because your parents abandoned you to the wolfs" I ask.

"Those wernt my parents all they did was give birth to me, the wolfs are my family" he answered almost instantly.

"Wolfs indeed" I said looking at his dirty matted hair and cloths made of deer skin plus his pungent stink of blood and dirt.

"I always thought there were two kinds of people the wolfs and sheep. those who kill and those who get killed, and you huntsman are most certainly a wolf" I smirk.

"Why am I here" he half groans half whines.

"Id like you to kill somebody for me can you do that" I ask.

"I kill for me why would I do anything for you" he asks.

"Because I have so much to offer, a place at my court you would become my official huntsman" I explain.

"I'm not interested in being a pet" he growled emphasising the p in pet "this place is a cage".

"You'd have luxury, wanting for nothing" I said now standing in front of him.

"You have an army at your disposal what do you need of me" he asks again.

"My prey is beloved by all the kingdom, I need someone who won't be blinded by that. someone without compassion, someone who'll have no qualms carving a heart out and bringing it back for my collection" I say putting my hand over his heart growing impatient with the huntsman.

"That's me" he says almost sadly.

"As I suspected" I grinned.

"Now tell me what will it take, hmm.what do you want, there must be something" I ask.

"Outlaw the hunting of wolfs. they are to he left alone, they are to be protected" he he said. "huh defending his wolf family pathetic" I sneer inside my head but instead I say smirking "simple enough".

"So who do you want me to kill" he asks.

The smirk falls off my face and a evil frown takes it's place "Snow White".