In the Shadows of Royalty (glg)

Well, what do we have here?" said a voice from behind me.

I took a deep breath prepared to be annoyed at whichever guard the damn butler had sent after me. I stood up brushing off my dress. I turned around, but the guard behind me was not in the green and yellow of the Eldoria royal guards uniform. No, this wasn't a guard at all. It was a woman, a woman in a black tunic, pants, and a cloak. She wore travel boots and had a dagger adorned with rubies on her waist. I stood up, crossing my arms.

"And who might you be?" I inquired, looking at this strange woman up and down.

"I, your royal highness am Valentine of The Northern City of Estonia," she said bowing, "at your service".

She straightened herself up and we made eye contact, she had the most beautiful bright brown eyes that sparkled in the sunlight and long dark eyelashes. She was beautiful, but not in a way I have ever seen before, she wasn't pretty, no she was something else, something much more than pretty. She had tan skin and short shoulder-length curly hair adorned with golden beads, and bright red flushed lips and cheeks. Her shoulders were broad and filled out her men's tunic, it was obvious that she was strong and muscular and she seemed to be about the same height as me.

She raised an eyebrow and smirked, she was waiting for my response. I looked away, breaking eye contact.

"What brings you here, Valentine of The Northern City of Estonia?", I finally respond by gesturing to the clearing.

"Good question my princess, -