Post by Horatio on Oct 8, 2004 9:48:19 GMT -5
(roomplay last night)
Great surprise took me when last eve, I came to me mistress Beren's room to ask for something. She was sitting on the bed, the sleeve of her left arm rolled up, still wearing her climbingcostume, and keeping a compress of some sort pressed against her arm.
A reassuring smile she gave me, upon seeing me perplexed and concern expression. "It be nothing, Horatio, do nae fret ! I prevented Lady Edfeil from falling from a ladder in the orchard and strained me arm a little ..." Her voice lively as ever, I saw her winch as she moved .
"Lady Edfeil on a ladder? " As almost everyone, I knew about the Princess's awkwardness towards ladders. "Why..." A chuckle came from me mistresses lips, followed by an 'ouch!'. "I will be all blue in the morning!" she muttered , then continued explaining.
"The Princess came by ,to ask me to help her pick the last apples. I consented and got the idea into me head of getting to the orchard via the tree outside me window... that way is shorter than crossing the whole keep and I needed some excercise anyway . Climbing requires climbing garments, i thought, and changed quickly into them, taking a wide cloak to hide them . "
Pausing for a moment to take breath and lower the compress on her arm, me mistress grinned boyishly at me , her eyes twinkling with merriment upon recounting her mischief. Silently I wondered once again about her free spirit .
"So I climbed out the window, slid down the oak and ran to the orchard to be there before the Princess. I succeeded, climbing in a tree with a basket, just as shee arrived as well...upon seeing me, she frowned and inquired what I was doing there . "Picking apples for ye, me friend" I said and put one into her hand.
Then, she started to inquire about how I got into the orchard so quickly and got suspicious about what I was wearing under me cloak, getting things so far that she grabbed the ladder to come up and check me. "
A soft laugh sounded, combined with mine own, for the image of Lady Edfeil on a ladder ,trying to talk me mistress down was highly amusing .
"Unfortunately, Lord Sigehelm must have spotted her, for he came running into the orchard bellowing like a madman. Of course, the Princess, on her way down by then, for I promised to come down as well, lost her balance and would have fallen off the ladder, had I not grabbed her arms . "
AT this, Lady Beren tried to move the inflicted left arm , wincing again .
"From that point on, all went really quickly. For a moment , the Princess was caught between me and Lord Sigehelm, me hanging down from the tree like an acrobat . It must have been quite a sight! Once he had the princess safely on the ground and marched away by the guards ,he came and picked me out of the tree as well, like a true gentle man. "
Me mistress fell silent for a moment. "How did he take it, M'Lady ? Finding two ladies up ladders and in a tree? " I inquired. Lady Beren smiled " He was very angry at both of us, I think...probably thinks we be the most improper creatures he ever came across! With some mishap, he will have us spend a night in the dungeon for this! "
Judging by the bright smile on her face, Lady Beren did nae seem too worried about that ,however.
We talked the whole situation trough , relaxed and at ease, after which she put me to writing work. Her pranks had given me some extra work to do ! But with a glad heart I set meself at her writing desk and started writing...
Great surprise took me when last eve, I came to me mistress Beren's room to ask for something. She was sitting on the bed, the sleeve of her left arm rolled up, still wearing her climbingcostume, and keeping a compress of some sort pressed against her arm.
A reassuring smile she gave me, upon seeing me perplexed and concern expression. "It be nothing, Horatio, do nae fret ! I prevented Lady Edfeil from falling from a ladder in the orchard and strained me arm a little ..." Her voice lively as ever, I saw her winch as she moved .
"Lady Edfeil on a ladder? " As almost everyone, I knew about the Princess's awkwardness towards ladders. "Why..." A chuckle came from me mistresses lips, followed by an 'ouch!'. "I will be all blue in the morning!" she muttered , then continued explaining.
"The Princess came by ,to ask me to help her pick the last apples. I consented and got the idea into me head of getting to the orchard via the tree outside me window... that way is shorter than crossing the whole keep and I needed some excercise anyway . Climbing requires climbing garments, i thought, and changed quickly into them, taking a wide cloak to hide them . "
Pausing for a moment to take breath and lower the compress on her arm, me mistress grinned boyishly at me , her eyes twinkling with merriment upon recounting her mischief. Silently I wondered once again about her free spirit .
"So I climbed out the window, slid down the oak and ran to the orchard to be there before the Princess. I succeeded, climbing in a tree with a basket, just as shee arrived as well...upon seeing me, she frowned and inquired what I was doing there . "Picking apples for ye, me friend" I said and put one into her hand.
Then, she started to inquire about how I got into the orchard so quickly and got suspicious about what I was wearing under me cloak, getting things so far that she grabbed the ladder to come up and check me. "
A soft laugh sounded, combined with mine own, for the image of Lady Edfeil on a ladder ,trying to talk me mistress down was highly amusing .
"Unfortunately, Lord Sigehelm must have spotted her, for he came running into the orchard bellowing like a madman. Of course, the Princess, on her way down by then, for I promised to come down as well, lost her balance and would have fallen off the ladder, had I not grabbed her arms . "
AT this, Lady Beren tried to move the inflicted left arm , wincing again .
"From that point on, all went really quickly. For a moment , the Princess was caught between me and Lord Sigehelm, me hanging down from the tree like an acrobat . It must have been quite a sight! Once he had the princess safely on the ground and marched away by the guards ,he came and picked me out of the tree as well, like a true gentle man. "
Me mistress fell silent for a moment. "How did he take it, M'Lady ? Finding two ladies up ladders and in a tree? " I inquired. Lady Beren smiled " He was very angry at both of us, I think...probably thinks we be the most improper creatures he ever came across! With some mishap, he will have us spend a night in the dungeon for this! "
Judging by the bright smile on her face, Lady Beren did nae seem too worried about that ,however.
We talked the whole situation trough , relaxed and at ease, after which she put me to writing work. Her pranks had given me some extra work to do ! But with a glad heart I set meself at her writing desk and started writing...