Into Another Time

Mysterious Friends

Joseph Morgan as Rowan

London was cold. I know what you are thinking, you belong to London, and you're just realizing London was cold now?. But when you are in medieval London with no sweaters, jackets or coats to keep you warm, suddenly the city you have lived in for your whole life would seem cold to you. How did these people survive winters without thermal wear?. I shuddered at the thought as I strolled through the streets of London, leaving the parlor behind. It was dusk now and the evening wind chilled me. I wrapped my arms around me tighter as I walked. The thick veil wound around my head provided me some protection against the wind and I was thankful for it. The atmosphere of London was relatively more modern than Windsor, and there were people like me still prowling about after dusk, as opposed to Windsor where there were rules about the time you could be out on the streets. Still not many people were out and about, and I didn't feel very safe in such conditions. I had to discreetly slip past Rohesia to avoid any further questioning, I was already failing at building a believable story and I didn't want to jeopardize myself further. Where was I supposed to find Amelia and Barrett in such a vast city?. Adam said there were no Walters here but I had to be sure before I moved to Central London. Ugh, honestly I needed a drink. Did medieval people even drink?. Obviously there weren't going to be any pubs around and I couldn't ask my hosts for a drink. This sucked, all of it. It was just getting worse and worse. Thrown magically into medieval England, under threat of getting married, getting arrested, being cornered by a perverted Lord and becoming a fugitive by running to medieval London with a bunch of coins that could run out any moment. Was there any light out of this tunnel?

My depressing thoughts were the only ones keeping me company until I crashed into a hard body. The man and I stumbled backwards, fumbling to regain our posture. Once we were steady on our feet, we sized each other up. His stare lingered more than mine and I averted my gaze. "I apologize, I was not paying attention. Sorry", I apologized quickly,moving to get past him but he blocked me swiftly. My surprised eyes met his in question, and he slowly parted his lips to speak. He was wearing a hooded cloak made of animal hide, the hair facing out and the regular tunic underneath it. This is what I had noticed in London, the people here wore cloaks (maybe they could afford it or it was the city dressing) while nobody in villages and towns wore this. The only person in Windsor I had seen wearing a cloak was..ugh. And his cloak was widely different from this guy's, the lord's was lined with fur and looked expensive af while this looked something you could pick up as a steal.

"Excuse me,ma'am, but may I ask why you are out so late?", he questioned, much to my fury.

"Excuse me, but how is it any of your business?", I snapped, shocked at his forwardness.

The corner of his lips lifted into a smirk, and his gentlemanly stance dropped. He relaxed and eased his hands into the pockets of the cloaks, looking at me up and down again. "I was just curious", he shrugged," it's not that common to see women out of the house this late. Forgive my words, what I meant was, are you lost?"

"No, I am not lost', I said sarcastically," and I can see quite a few people walking around here, so your question is redundant"

"I meant a woman", he clarified," there are almost no women out at this hour"

"Again, it's not your business so drop it. Now, if you will allow me", I remarked haughtily, turning back and walking to the parlor. It was a few seconds before I realized I had walked quite a distance from the parlor and didn't remember which turn I had to take to get there.I stopped in my tracks, heat rising to my body in panic. Shit, why was I so lost in my thoughts?. I should have been aware of my tracks!. Rosehia might have noticed my absence, I was her only tenant anyway. I hesitated, I would have to ask someone for directions and I did not even know the name of the parlor, if it had a name at all. I looked around me, there was no one right now around me except...