Alyssa bounced impatiently on the balls of her feet.
Her father, who never seemed to become impatient sat happily at his desk, scribbling on a bit of parchment. Cain stood was absent, he had gone to get Narla a while ago and was taking too long.
"Where are they?" she huffed,
"Patience" was all her father said.
"I have been patient and nothing it happening!"
Her father, wisely, chose to remain silent.
She took to pacing the length of the room, carefully stepping over the various papers and scrolls that littered the floor.
The curtain over the doorway twitched and was held open. Her father paused and put down his quill, stepping out from behind his desk he smoothed down the front of his robes, he seemed nervous.
Alyssa turned to the door as Cain came through, he had a hold of a tall young woman's arm. A very beautiful young woman.
She was very tall with a slim, toned yet curvy build, her long dark hair hung to her waist and was heavy on one side, her skin was naturally tanned and flawless and her features were striking and angular, in fact the seeminly only imperfection in her appearance was a small scar that sliced her left eyebrow in half and of course the thick black band around her ankle.
"Oh Saynts" Alyssa said faintly, "Narla?...wow"
Cain, who was looking a little uncomfortable and seemed to be trying his hardest not to stare at the beauty next to him, released her arm and kneeled.
Narla blinked at him and then bent in an awkward half bow in the direction of the king.
"Stand" Alyssa's father ordered and Cain rose. Her father stared at Narla and blinked slowly, their passed a few moments of tense silence.
"So" the King said at last, "you are the thief that has gotten my daughter so excited over possible social reforms"
Narla raised one scarred eyebrow,
"Don't know bout any social reforms your Highness, but yeh, I am a thief"
"I see"
Another silence followed in which the thief and the King stared at each other. Alyssa was not in the mood for her fathers games and by the way Narla glared at him, she wasnt either, she decided to break the silence,
"Oh Narla you look amazing" she said loudly, she glided over and took her hand, "I almost didn't recognise you, isn't that right Cain?" Cain grunted in confirmation,
"You look perfect, now nobody can question your right to serve me" she stated giving her father a pointed look.
He stood looking very uncomfortable, his eyes darting between her hand and Narla's, as if he was afraid the ghetto dweller would attack at any moment.
She chose to ignore the paramoia built upon prejudice and instead turned back to Narla,
"How are you, have you been treated well?" she asked,
"Well apart from bein scrubbed to within an inch of me life an havin my air ripped out me head im peachy" she said with a shrug, Alyssa laughed then turned to her father,
"Well father, this is Narla, she is to be my personal servant and handmaid"
The King shook his head, "And there is no way I can dissuade you against this decision?"
"Indeed there is not"
"Saynts Alyssa, shes a thief! A killer and who knows what else! What are you thinking!?" he said in disbelief, his voice rising,
YOU ARE READING
Kingdom of thieves
RomansaSaynts is a country where the classes are segregated. Two young women, compete opposites in every way, find themselves doing the impossible as they strive to bring about change. Ayssa, future queen and Narla, ghetto thief, create an unlikely friends...
