• This section is for roleplays only.
    ALL interest checks/recruiting threads must go in the Recruit Here section.

    Please remember to credit artists when using works not your own.

The Forgotten Princess(Closed)

Ksenia was born to the king and Queen of Ragnok. She grew up as a small child happy and carefree. Until one night she was stolen away from the castle and no one knew where she went. She was lost to the kingdom. The King and Queen were beyond devistated. They had no other children. The loss of the princess was to great.


Ksenia grew up with a gypsy Caravan, she danced and stole. She was like any gypsy. She forgot who she was and enjoyed her life as a gypsy. She would steal from the Rich. She did what her gypsy family asked her to do. The only thing she didn't do was kill. Now a days she looked different long curly black hair, pale skin, and bright blue eyes. She was skinny and stood at 5'8. Though her face was similar to the queens her eyes were distinguishing and only a Knight who knew the family would know her. If they could catch her that is.


Ksenia sat on the back of the caravan as it bumped along the road in the woods. The girl looked about, her whole caravan was asleep as she was supposed to be, she however was getting tired of sitting here. She was thankful when the cart stopped. The knights of the King and Queen were checking every wagon that passed.


One of her gypsy pals grabbed her and handed her a bag and her bow and arrows."Run there after you." He said. With a whisper. Ksenia nods and slipped off the Caravan and when the knights weren't looking she took off. She ran through the forest quickly. She how ever didn't anticipate the dogs they surrounded her barking.


"put the bow down and hands in the air." She did as the voice said and put her hands up. Her head held high as they cuffed her. They dragged her kicking and cursing throwing her in the back of there wagon. She looked around clinging to the bars. She looked for her gypsy family for help and they just looked the other way.


Ksenia was finally put into a cell. She sat her head hidden in her arms. The knights brought the Lead Knight to her cell."we don't know what to do with the gypsy girl. She won't say her name and won't even speak of her crime. So we decided to grab you." They say to him. Her eyes lift and look sharply at the cell door.


DeathToAllBetrayers
 
Dominic had just finished instructing one of the new squads through a routine, and he was exhausted. Some of the men had sharp tongues, and didn't fail to use them, so Dominic would teach them a lesson. He would challenge them to a duel, he would of course win, but then another would pipe up, and this continued for awhile. Ever since his responsibilities had risen, he found no time to himself, right now he was supposed to be going to see how the plans for the possible war, were coming along, but Dominic needed a break.


He walked around the courtyard for awhile, admiring the spring weather, with the cool breeze cooling him down. Once he reached the roses, he stopped. According to all of the maids, this is where his father had proposed to his mother, and though he had never met her, he felt attached to her somehow. He had been 6 when his father died, so the captain took his fathers place, and watched over Dominic. The king was thrilled with Domenic's abilities, which is why he was now the Lead Knight.


All of a sudden a guard came running up to him.


"Sir, we're having problems with one of the new prisoners, and need your help."


Dominic nodded, and took off in the direction of the cells. Everyone was helpful in showing him the way to the new prisoner cell. When he reached the spot, he was surprised to find a girl. He stayed in the shadows for a little bit, and then stepped forward, so the girl could see him. His hand was resting on his hilt, showing her that he wasn't someone to be trifled with.


"So, I've heard you've been somewhat of a pain, mind telling me why?"
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Ksenia looked at him with a glare and an eyebrow lift. Her eyes watched him she was a very stubborn girl. She flipped her hair and looked away from him. She didn't care for his threats or to talk to him. She was still upset her gypsy family had just left her to the guards. She wrapped her arms around her legs with a huff. She didn't trust any man. Especially a Knight who thought he was the king


The knights looked in at her. They opened the door and put her hands behind her back and knelt her before Dominic. She struggled and tried to get away. A guard pulled her chin up and made her look at Dominic. She pulled it away and spit at his feet. She spoke in Latin cursing them.


A guard smacked her."you will not speak in tongues here witch." She glared at him. He pulled her head back by her hair. She was looking up into Dominics eyes. Her eyes were bright with hatred and also she was scared. "What do you want from me?" She asked. She watched him still trying to escape. She would normally have gotten free by now. She hated these men with a passion. They had no real reason to hold her besides being a gypsy. She hadn't been caught yet stealing. So why was she here?


DeathToAllBetrayers
 
Dominic chuckled.


"It's ok gentlemen, you can let her go now. And just for future references, I'm no person to bow down to."


Dominic pointedly said to the guard that was forcing the girl down. They immediately let her go, and scampered out of the cell.


Dominic raised his eyebrows at the retreating men, they had still forgotten to close the cell door.


With one fluid movement, he closed the door with a clang, and was back in his original spot, like nothing had happened.


"I apologize for the inconvenience. To tell the truth, I have no idea why you are here, I was just told you were being difficult, so I came. Now that I see you're nothing to worry about, and that your just a girl wanting attention, I'll be taking my leave now."


With that, Dominic turned on his heel, smirking. He had basically called the girl weak, and the fact that she was on her knees had got to be humiliating.


Unseen to anyone, he was still on his toes, expecting some sort of attack, or some spiteful words, or even a wad of spit. He doubted the girl would do nothing, not with that spirit. He secretly hoped that fire would never fade from her, that's what he hoped for all people, it wasn't fair that they could just wipe out hope by sticking them in a cold, damp, alone space for a long period of time, sometimes a whole lifetime.


Dominic kept his hand on his hilt, ready at the go. He gestured with his other hand for a guard, not showing that he was actually expecting an attack. The guard rushed over to unlock the cell, waiting for the final command.
 
Ksenia stared at the door. It closed along with her hopes of escape."Then let me go, you scum. I will curse you and your family from here to kingdom come." She snapped. She stood slowly and took her hair dagger and threw it his direction. She was precise with her aim and hit between his armor and watches it sink into his flesh. She was out of weapons at this point. She normally had a her bow to help her along.


Ksenia new this would have bad repercussions. But she hated to be treated like dirt. It was not her fault she didn't grow up with morals. Which was true she had been stolen at a very young age.


"I don't seek attention, it is far from what I want. I just want to go back to my family, what do you and your men just pick up young woman off the street and keep them her for no reason. Some knights the king has." She said. Her head held high glaring at him. The guards went to run in and grab her,but didn't they watched Dominic.


DeathToAllBetrayers
 
Dominic let out a sigh. Why wouldn't the guards just listen! Sliding out his sword with his good arm, he rammed his hilt into one of the guards shoulders, sending him to the floor, and the other guard, he swung his leg under him, sending the guard to the floor. Dominic then turned to the girl, rammed her against the wall, and put his sword against her neck. "If you didn't seek attention, would I be here? I don't know about you, but not saying your name, not even where you are from, that's pretty suspicious. Not only that, but you attacked a knight, that's a reason to let you rot here alone, but you're hiding something, yes you are. And you want to know what? I'm going to hunt down this family of yours, and use any means to find out what. Good day." Dominic turned on his heal, and left the guards in there, with closing the stone gate behind him.


He turned to one of the open mouthed guards.


"They didn't have any keys, did they?"


The guard shook his head.


"Good. Get them out, I don't want to deal with them right now."


Dominic then went up the stairs to the blazing sun. He slightly winced as he pulled out the small dagger from his shoulder. All he had done was empty threats, he didn't like to attack a whole family for one rotten egg. Who in their right mind would do that?


Dominic slipped the tiny blade into one of his many hidden pockets. The knife would probably have some information on this girl.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Ksenia watched with a glare. He rammed her into the wall. She watched him not even scared."yes I am sure you would still be here." She snapped."How can I be hiding something your men picked me up from my family like wild Boars. You don't need to know my name and where I came from doesn't matter. I don't even know." She mumbled. She was hiding being a thief. Why in the hell would she admit that though. When turned to leave."Enjoy your last day." She muttered. She poisoned the blade and only she knew the cure. The blade was actually one of the Queens she had given it to her daughter before she had disappeared.


Ksenia smirked he be back, he was going to be begging her for his life. As she watched him go she sunk to the floor of the cell again and curled up. She closed her eyes and sighed.


Ksenia sat in the cell, whistling and singing a gypsies tune. She heard shouts and yells from. Below, she slowly stood and went to the barred window in her cell. She looked down in the court yard and laughed. She knew they be needing her soon. She had told him,but he walked off not believing her. Serves the arrogant fool right in her mind. She sunk to the floor singing and smirking as she play with the straw spinning it with her hands making it rope like. She wondered and looked at the straw on the floor curiously. She jumped as her cell opened and she dropped her straw."you follow us and no funny buisness." A guard says.


DeathToAllBetrayers
 
Dominic's gaze started to fuzz as he walked to the meeting, and his arm felt like it was on fire. Dominic all of a sudden was falling, he put his arm out to only land on it weird. He heard footsteps faintly come towards him. He tried to sit up, but couldn't find the energy. The blade...of course it was poisoned.


One of the maids rushed to him with a worried expression.


"The girl, get her. Her stupid blade, puntured my shoulder. Her stupid blade."


He was rasping now, and couldn't talk anymore. The maid rushed off. A few minutes later, he felt his body lifted up, and taken somewhere, unknown to him, because he couldn't even keep his eyes open anymore.


New people came in, from what he could tell, it was one of the guards from before, hopefully they had brought the girl with them. She must know the cure to this terrible pain...the pain...why did it...hurt...so...much...
 
Ksenia followed with a smirk. She had done her job well. She played the tough scared girl perfectly him being poisoned was all her doing. She walked into the room. She saw him laying on the bed. She looked at the guards."I have the antidote in my bag I need it go grab it." She said to them. She walked over to Dominic."I know you can here me. You in pain? See I know what your going through. If I give you this antidote it will save your life and you will me a life debt." She said."You let me go I will call us square." She said and pick pocketed him for her dagger."Thanks for returning my belongings."she said.


The guards came with her things. She riffled through and found the vile. She uncorked it and poured some in his mouth and on his wound."This will heal you. Though I wouldn't get up for a couple of days. Thanks for all the help Captain." She said


DeathToAllBetrayers
 
Dominic felt his strength slowly seep back into his body. He soon had enough energy to talk.


"Just so you know, if I ever find you again, I will take you in. Stealing from my queen is something very serious to me, so I suggest you don't show your face around here again."


Dominic all of a sudden went into a coughing fit. Once he was done, he signaled his soldiers to get out of her way.


"She's free to go, free her of all inflections and all wrong doings, and all that crap." When the guards didn't do anything, Dominic sighed.


"Get out of her way you stupid lunatics!"


Dominic went back into a coughing fit, but the guards had moved.


"One more thing." He said, directing to the girl. He sat up with a painful groan, stars dancing around his vision. Once the black spots had disappeared, he looked directly at her.


"Good luck."
 
(Sorry was forced to go in the cold.)


"Then you won't find me now will you?" She said."I haven't stolen from the royals. Not yet at least and I wouldn't here." She said and watched him. She put her things on and put her cloak on.


"Really was nice talking." she said. She glared at the guards when she turned to walk out. They moved and she smirked winking and waved."bye." She said softly and walked for the door. He stopped her with his comment she looked back at him."you too." She said with a sharp look. She made her way out of the castle and into the woods. Ksenia ran, she kept running. She went to find her caravan. Upon finding them, they looked at her and glared."you know better then that girl. What you find out? Find any way into the damn castle?" A man snapped and smacked her."what no, I don't know anything I was held against my will." She said. He grabbed her and pushed her into a caravan. "Well then until you remember you can be in your room." He said and locked her in."what no" she kicked the door" let me out." She yelled.


DeathToAllBetrayers
 
Upon her leaving, Dominic looked at one of the guards. "Bring a team of your best trackers and track her, I want to know what her name is, who is this family of hers, and everything else."


Dominic looked pointedly at him.


"I want this done, Immediately."


With a nod of dismissal, the guard scampered off to do just that.


Dominic then turned to one of the other guards. "Go get me a knight, I need someone who actually is useful."


"Yes sir." That guard too then ran off.


Soon, the knight arrived. It was one of the new ones. Dominic suppressed a groan.


"A lady just ran out of here, I want you to track her, and figure whatever you can. I sent a separate group, but I don't trust them. Can you do it?"


The knight nodded, and rushed out. Once everyone was gone, Dominic smiled. He actually had some free time, he just wished it wouldn't be stuck doing nothing.


Dominic's thoughts soon wandered to what the girl had said..."I haven't stolen from the Royals." Those words kept ringing through his head. The dagger hairpin had obviously once been his queens, so why did this girl have it? Did the queen give it to her? And if so...why? The girl obviously had a temper, she wasn't to bad looking..wait what?! Dominic quickly drove that thought from his mind. Ok. Back on track. Maybe the girl had been a faithful servant? No, becuase someone would have told me. So what?! It didn't seem like she was lying... Of course she was! What are you thinking! Just once that knight comes back, hopefully you'll have some answers.
 
Ksenia slammed on the door yelling. She tried to kick the door open and failed. She leaned on it breathing hard."Darius please, it wasn't my fault." She said. "You know that you can't keep me locked in here how are you to make money. I am the best you have." She said. He walked over opening the window on her door.


"Till I know there not following you. You little whench. You come to us an orphan and alone. You bring trouble where ever you go now shut up and stay quite." He said closing and locking the window.


Ksenia screamed and slammed her hands on it. She laid down in her make shift bed and closed her eyes. She heard shouting and voices. Ksenia put her pillow over head and drowned it out to sleep.


She woke a few hours later to a hand waking her."Hey Kse get up we have to go." A voice said."Leo why?" She asked."Just come on Ksenia be quite okay. I am getting you the hell out of here." He said."Darius wants to kill you. You have to run." He said


DeathToAllBetrayers
 
Dominic was gazing outside at the slight rain, still strangely thinking about the girl when a soldier burst into the room.


Dominic was slightly startled, but quickly regained his composure. He adjusted his sword at his side, and stood up, dots threatining to take all of the vision, but soon enough they had cleared.


"Yes?" Dominic asked.


"We traced the girl back to her caravan, but there has been some ruckus, and are wondering what to do sir."


Dominic could easily tell the man had rode his horse, and ran inside, he was still out of breath. Dominic was pleased that the new knight hadn't shown himself yet.


"Thank you, I actually sent one of the Knights down there, he should be able to take care of it. If he needs your help, he will let you know." Dominic nodded, signaling he was done.


The soldier nodded, and ran out. Dominic took a step, his insides still didn't feel very well, but he kept on walking. He eventually made it to his horse. If he was lucky, he could get on it. He struggled, and got a few stares, but he ignored them. Once he was on his horse, he spirred the mare following the soldier, he wanted to see what was going on.
 
Ksenia ran with Leo. As she ran she looked behind her. Her foot got caught in a root and she fell to her hands."Leo?"she said. He ran back and helped her up. He stopped seeing men from the caravan. The grabbed both of them and dragged them for the middle."here we have it our treacherous orphan that we have taken care of for years and she has corrupted my son to helping her. She says nothing happened with the Knights,but I don't believe her. You know what we do to traitors. I how ever will keep her and sell her in the market. Tie both of them up." He said.


Ksenia tried to get away."Darius no you can't do this.please I didn't tell them anything." She said being dragged away. She got free of her captors and ran to him."Darius don't do this please." She said. He smacked. Her knocking her to the ground he grabbed her by the neck."but I can little bird you don't belong here be glad I am not killing you."He said


DeathToAllBetrayers
 
Dominic didn't know why he did what he did, it didn't even make sense. He rushed out of his hiding place, his strength had slowly gained over the ride. He had his sword raised high, he threw the man off of the girl, and pulled her to her feet. Not waiting for her to stable herself, he turned to the man.


"This girl is under my protection, any harm here after will be taken with extreme offense to the kingdom." Dominic waved his hand, and his knight, and a couple of soldiers stepped out.


"I suggest you leave...now." Dominic had lowered his voice, and was in offensive stance with his sword. If anyone stepped even near her, he would run his sword through them, and he didnt even understand why.


Maybe he just wanted to make sure she had an official second chance? Why is this all so confusing!
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Ksenia gasped and clawed at his hand. She gasped for air when he was knocked off her. She watched him and looked confused. She how ever was very great full for this. She was pulled to her feet. She stumbled slightly and held her throat coughing.


Darius looked at her."Traitor, you lied to me." He snapped. Ksenia shook her head."No I didn't even know he was here I swear." She said. She coughed and looked at Darius glaring at her."I will kill you, your dead girl." He backed away and used his hand to signal to move."I will be seeing you Ksenia remember who raised you and clothed and fed you. They will just discard you. Where you be then."Darius said and got on his Caravan."Lets go."he said.


Ksenia went to argue,but stopped her heart sunk her only family had turned on her. She realized she was surrounded and backed up slowly hands up.


DeathToAllBetrayers
 
Once the man, and his 'crew' were gone, Dominic sighed, and leaned on his sword, even though he was recovering energy, he was still exhausted. He then stood straight up, remembering there was a girl, and her companion. Her hands were raised above her, and she was slowly backing up.


"Oh please, would you just stop that? I'm not a super evil person you know."


Dominic feigned a hurt look on his face, and it wasn't too hard, after all he had just saved her, but then again just previously he has threatened if he had ever seen her again...


Dominic turned to her fellow companion.


"What's your name, and age? Hopefully we can find some use for you in the castle." Dominic paused and looked at the girl again.


"You're welcome to come to the castle as well. Of course only if you want." Dominic didn't know why he was acting in this idiotic way, but he was, and the offer was out, too late to take back, and he didn't even know if he would if given the chance.
 
Ksenia looked at him and slowly put her hands down. She watched him."Why did you save me? I am just some lowly gypsy girl." She said." I thought you wanted to arrest me on false charges."she said looking at him. She sighed and watched him. She knew he wasn't hurt.


"Ksenia Sol I am 22 and I am a gypsy. There is no place for a girl like me in the royals world or this one apparently. I will come with,but I will not be a maid or lady in waiting. It's not what I do." She said. She sighed and walked towards him. She swallowed her pride."thank you for saving me " she said."I don't know how to repay you accept for make sure your okay. You seem to be still off a bit." She said gently. She walked closer to him."or I can help with your knights because well I can fight. I know it isn't woman like,but I can do it." She said.


DeathToAllBetrayers
 
Dominic nodded at the apology. He was slightly surprised that she didn't want to do anything with the court, but Dominic nodded at her request. He carefully studied her, wondering what to do next, when he decided he gestured to a guard.


"Go get my horse, and bring along yours while you are at it."


The guard nodded and soon came back with two horses. One was completly black, all for her mane, and two blotches of white around her eye, and another on her hind leg. The other horse was brown, and has white cuffs at the bottom of his legs. Dominic handed her this one.


"Let's go to the castle, and see how good you are. I will of course need to request help on my decision of two other Knights... We don't have many female fighters, but I've heard they are extremely good with agility and small weapons."


The last comment was more to himself, and was more quiet. He then set himself to the difficult task of getting himself on Cantnia. Once he was firmly on, he headed towards the castle, gaining speed with each gallop. He hoped that Ksenia would follow.
 
Ksenia watched him.


"I don't get a name?" She asked him. She watched him order a guard. He hadn't acknowledged her thank you which she was glad about. She had put her pride on the line. She watched as the horses were brought. She smiled and gently pet the animal. She whispers to the horse and it put its head on her. The guards stepped back and looked at her.


She hated this they thought of her as a witch. She sighed and got on her horse. She straightened out and galloped after him. They made good time to the castle l. She stopped looking up at it. She hated being at court. Where the hell else was she supposed to go."what would you do about maybe entertainment. I here I am very good with dancing. It's how the family made most of the money." She said. She sighed and shook her head.


DeathToAllBetrayers
 
Once they had reached the castle, Dominic hoped off his horse, quickly brining her to the stables, he quickly took off the saddle, and offered his black coated horse an apple. She ate it gratefully out of his hand. He brushed her silky coat, getting carried away with the powerful muscles underneath. He had risen Cantnia since she was out of the womb, and they were the best of friends..well at least as much as a human could be to a horse.


Dominic turned to Ksenia his hand to help her down.


He then remembered the previous comment, it was only fair that she knew his name too.


He bowed. "My names Dominic. I'm the lead knight for reasons, I don't completly know." Once he had risen, he returned his hand to help her down, not in incapability, but in more of a friendship way.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Ksenia took his hand and hoped off."well thank you Dominic." She said and sighed. She looked around and played with her hair gently she tried to fix the dagger that held her hair up. She let her hair down and fixed it. Her hair fell around her face. She looked at her horse and smiles. She was a good horse.


Ksenia looked over at him."So let me get this right, you want a gypsy girl in the castle. That hours ago you would of arrested her for a reason I have no idea. What changed your mind? Why save that low life gypsy girl?" She asked him.


She knew what she was and knew what she was thought of in the world. Ksenia looked at him with piercing eyes. She looked away when a woman walked out. Everyone was bowing to her."Dominic there you are. My husband has been looking for you every where. He would like to bless you and your betrothed."she said. Ksenia lifted an eyebrow at Dominic. She sighed of course he had a betrothed. She didn't have one even in the gypsy family. The Queen turned to her."and who is this?" She asked. Ksenia didn't bow to her at all and wouldn't. Both woman looked at Dominic.


DeathToAllBetrayers
 
Dominic fought the urge to move her hair behind her ear, she really was beautiful...


He was about to to respond to her question, though he didn't fully know the answer himself, but the queen interrupted him. He quickly dipped into a low bow, and stood back up tall.


"My lady, I wish it wasn't so, she is a spoiled, ungrateful little...Sorry, you must forgive me, I've had a very trying day." Dominic looked pointedly at Ksenia.


"This is Ksenia, and she is hoping to gain a job here in the palace. I hear she is good with weapons, so I was going to test her...if that's alright of course.."


Dominic trailed off not knowing what else to say. He looked at Ksenia for some sort of help, a cofirmation or anything. Dominic then turned back to the queen.


"In fact, we should be starting soon, is there anything else you might need your highness?" Dominic asked.
 
Last edited by a moderator:

Users who are viewing this thread

Back
Top