Katherine~

I saw her eyes staring at me, scanning me, searching me. My own eyes remained on her and her carrige, which rolled by all to quickly. She only caught my gaze for a moment before rounding my cage started to fall, which frightened me. Though I had enough time to realize she had pitied me.

Why?

Maybe because I was trapped in a cage for entertainment. Because of the silvery wings that sprouted from my back. Not once had I ever considered them beautiful, because of the curse they gave me. With each feather perfectly white, but tipped with silver. I appreciated each time I was able to evade the hunters because of flight, but even the view couldn't distract me in a chase.

A terrible curse indeed. I was not the only one to have it, but a bit luckier because of how long I had evaded them. Always on the run, or flight, it took its toll for sure, but ever second of freedom was worth it.

Now this, being trapped in a cage, felt completely different. Not just wrong, but bad. I wasn't where I was supposed to be.

I could feel the fear fill my heart as the cage fell downward, abruptly stopping just above the ground, though it caused me to collapse on the ground.

Moments later I could feel firm hands wrap around my wrists, recklessly dragging me out without considering my wings.  Jarring pain shot through them, and then again through my arms as I was pulled to stand. They were behind me and yaned backwards, which hurt even worse. I barely registered my broken cry before my hands were tied.

Fear once again.

I wasn't supposed to be here. I didn't belong. Not just in imprisonment, but at all.

I'm not supposed to be here....

My last though was replaced with pain as a very powerful slaver slammed my head against the wagon. I cried out before everything went dark.

When I finally awoke, who knows how much later, I felt awful. My head especially. Basically everything was centered around that ache. My hands were partially numb from the tight bonds and the road was very rocky.

The road?

I abruptly sat up. Or I would have if my hands weren't tied behind my back. I grunted and used my feet to slide myself up against the side of the cage I was in and began looking around. There were others with me.

All sorts of people similar to me. None of them had wings, that was my curse.  

Not very many altogether anyways, however. I heard a couple conversing and listened.

We were headed to the coronation. As entertainment apparently.

What a surprise.

~|Lírdes|~

I knew I'd see the Biriopi again. I didn't know how I knew. It was just instinct. Just like writing. Wait, writing? I wrote, but only letters to stuffy aunts who didn't want me to be a diplomat nor an ambassador.

Like using my sword. There. Just a note of familiarity can clear my mind. We pull up in front of the castle, (see below) and someone opens the door to the carriage. Still paralyzed, I stand, climbing out of the carriage.

The man snaps the door shut, and the carriage is driven away. Another of my carriages pulls up, and two gaurds come off of this one. I step forward, chin up, arms hanging at my side.

The Cili guards at the front of the castle nod, and move aside to let us in. the floor is covered in sumptous red vevet carpet, and in front of me is a mediam-long line of ambassadors. 

A little ways above, there is a balcony, where the Princess Rosalind (soon to be queen) stands, a slightly sorrowful expression on her face. Of course. The funeral. For her mother, the Queen Perali.

Her father was a royal Kretoner*, and their girl's names usually have something to do with flowers. A herald stands nearby, and asks, "Name? And what country?" 

I whisper back to him, "Lírdes Caliasdaughter. From Seline**." He nods, and waves me forward.

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*kree-TO-neer 

**Pronouced as Selene

The castle was built with many intricate hallways and winding corridors, making it a maze to any unfamiliar guest. The guards train from childhood, just learning the layout of the castle. Inside it is dimly lit and dully colored. There are few magnificent rooms simply for the purpose of guests, but the wise king and queen who had built it constructed it for the purpose of war, not such a fickle thing as beauty. The rooms that are extravagant were renovated by the more prideful rulers.

The coronation will take place in the gardens.

No peasent eye has ever laid eyes on the heart of the castle. The soul, the magic.  

Not until this coronation, at least.

Now all will flock to the castle for the coronation of the princess. Her reign will last only a few days, however, before she will be wed to the future king.

The gardens are known as the "Hanging Gardens" because of the magic that causes the plants to float in the air.  In the center of the gorgeous garden is a large crystal, with which the princess must bond with. If it accepts her, and surely it must because of her royal blood, she will gain it's aid in protecting the castle. 

This will be the first public coronation.

Cho, I know what I'm doing, alright? I have this world under my thumb and I have a great plan but you must be patient! Now we need to wait until after th coronation. Well, maybe during it. That is a surprise. Just wait, alright?

I will be gone from 31st of May to the 8th of June. So, starting tomorrow, can we put this roleplay on pause? It is rather vital, actually, that we do. My full plans have not yet been revealed, and I doubt they will by tomorrow. I will write one last bit and then issue a halt for those 8-9 days. Thank you everybody! Feel free to discuss and top all you want!

You can still write now, however. 

Alright, sounds fine to me! I'll be gone for some time too, but I'm going to write this little bit to get my character into the area of the coronation. 

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I gently pushed open the front door, praying it wouldn't creak. Glancing back at Lavender, who was lying asleep on her bedding, I slipped outside, my satchel bumping at my hip. I had been so confused and dizzy when I first woke up, but I remembered everything once I stepped inside my home. I knew that since I was an orphan, with only Lavender as my sister, we had none but her to provide for us. I knew that we wear running out resources thin and desperately needed food. And this was why I was going to town to steal.

I darted through the woods, my threadbare cloak whipping behind me. I almost stumbled as a little red fox shot out of the bushes and went to my side, but with a flash I remembered I had befriended it, and named her Luella. 

Finally, my heart pounding and lungs aching, I burst from the trees into town. Luella held back, pacig and whining. Looking back at her, I felt the same fear as she did, but I had to do this. Shoving my terror of crowded places to the back of my mind, I closed my eyes and concentrated on my form vanishing. A shiver passed through me, and when I opened my eye, I could no longer be seen by the human eye. Feeling slightly more safe, I walked into the town, invisible.

It was packed inthe square, and I had to twist and turn every way to stop from smashing into every person. Finally I ducked into an alley to catch my breath. Looking around the square, I spied some pieces of dried meat and fruit close to a cluster of cages. Perfect, I thought. Smoothly sliding into the crowd, I let their shoving flow take me to the foods. Creeping close to the table, I brushed my creamy hair out of my eyes and quickly snatched as many items as I could, crushing them into my satchel. Before anyone at the tabe noticed, I crept away. 

Suddenly, I bumped into something from behind. Shivering, I whipped around, desperately hoping it wasn't an authority. But no, it was one of the cages containing a Renopi, this one a Biropi. She was lying on the floor, her strawberry blonde hair a mess and her silvery wings splayed out behind her. Pity washes over me... no one desveres to be trapped like that. I reach between the bars of her cage. I'm not sure what I was trying to do, but somehow I wanted to free her. 

Suddenly a heavy thump is heard behind me. My heart quails, and I scramble away. I think it's a guard who was there, but I don't a second chance to look back. My heart is fluttering like a bird's, and I frantically dash into an alley. 

I've neglected this RP so could someone please summarize the action so far? Thanks!

I'm headed to camp! You have th rest of the day to post stuff! Byeeeeeee!!!

Peace, Potatoes, and Persimmons.