It felt wrong to call a Lady anything other than that, Especially one that he'd just met. Be that as it may, if that's what she wanted then he would have to respect it. Though him turning slightly away from her to save himself from shying away from her smile.
"Then what is your plan if you ever became separated? Did you have a meeting point or a way to communicate with one another?"
She best tread carefully in what she said. She didn't want to disturb time or lose Galahad's trust.
"We usually send messages by carrier but I was attacked and mine was- disposed of." She looked at the floor. She didn't like lying like this. "We don't have a meeting place - we're so often on the move, and while we have a place we call 'home' it's extremely far away from here."
But Galahad was not one to mistrust, and simply took the girls word at face value and with a nod. "If you don't mind my asking, what will you do now? If you have no intention in staying in the city and have no way of contacting your comrades.." It seemed like a difficult situation that he could assist with if given the chance.
Maybe he could try and find her something more in line with the Kingdom's usual attire?
"I've been staying in these woods for the past few days, sleeping either in the trees or off the route. Oh, and practising my archery. I don't want to be caught off guard again." If Galahad looked to the tree she had been targeting, he would notice the small cluster of notches in the centre of it's trunk where Amy had been repeatedly firing and pulling her arrows from it's bark.
"The only other way to see my friends that I can think of is to assist the Kingdom in some way." She hummed. She hoped her little hint might spur Galahad to invite her along on an adventure of some kind.
"Assist the Kingdom?" Odd. Unless she was thinking about trying to glean information from the city.
Though it wasn't his place to offer directly.. "Most of the Knights and City Guard have been sent to a neighboring Kingdom. If you were to ask the King, I'm certain that he would allow you to help keep watch." If anything could prove his nativity to strangers, it was outright giving away the fact that their defenses had been lacking as of late.
He didn't seem to grasp the possibility of giving away weakness as he motioned to the city. "I could retrieve something for you to wear."
Oh, it didn't slip by her. She paused, before nodding. "That'd be fantastic! Then I could stay in the city without worrying about being mobbed."
Maybe this was why she was here, to help Galahad! He claimed he wasn't a 'Sir' yet, so maybe she could help him become a Knight. It was a good thing he had told her and not some wrong-doer about the current lack of guards in the city. "Does anyone else know about the Knights' whereabouts?"
"Yes, but their location and route is known only to those involved in it, as well as the Royal Family." Unless it was unimportant missions, he usually had no idea where the Knights went on their journeys.
"If you'll stay here I will return to the city and find something for you to wear." ...Though he would have a difficult time trying to justify finding a ladies dress. It could present a problem.
Well, looks like she definitely needed to help keep the place safe if everyone knew that the knights weren't at home!
"I can do that; I'll gather up my things while you're gone. Just say you found a lady in trouble if you get any funny looks. It's the one time I'll let you say that about me!" She gave him a wink. Hey, it's not everyday she could flirt with a knight-in-training!
And it wasn't every day a Knight-in-training would flush a light shade of red, either. "I-i'll do as you say. Please wait here. I'll be back shortly." He said simply as he turned back towards the castle. Surely, he could put off the rest of the patrol if it was to help someone in need. He'd just have to make sure to sweep the rest of the area quickly later on to make up for it.
Amy giggled to herself as he walked off. She didn't intend to tease him too much - the reason it was so funny with Sonic was because of how disgruntled he got, and she didn't want to end up giving Lancelot the wrong impression.
She made sure she gathered her things. She only ever had what was on her when the Ring dropped her off. It was good because then she was lugging a load of equipment between worlds and couldn't leave something behind. Bad because it meant she couldn't be prepared. She made sure her cloak was covering her clothes - on second thought, she should have gone with him. She sighed and sat down on the grass to wait.
Having a lack of foresight was something he could be guilty of from time to time. It could prove to have some unintended consequences..as it did in this case.
Dresses..were expensive. Clothing didn't come easy for commoners so it was a big purchase. He didn't anticipate how many people would have questions of remarks about him looking for a Ladies dress. The whole ordeal left him a flustered mess by time he got what he came for and headed back to the outskirts of the city with the dress in tow.
He came upon the camp again and held out the lump of blue fabric. It was a rather simple (but elegant) dress with a skirt that draped the floor and sleeves that were long and billowing. There was some sewn detail near the bottom of them hem. "Your dress, my lady?"
Amy had been expecting a more plain dress, one a commoner would wear each day. But this dress looked like it was made for a special event. She took it gratefully. "Thanks, I owe you one for this. Turn around, okay? I'll tap you when I've changed." She darted behind the nearby tree to put the dress on, folding up her clothes and packing them away.
She stepped carefully in the dress, looking over it. She had never owned a dress like this one before and she didn't want to ruin it after Galahad had recieved it for her. Making sure it was fitting correctly, she tapped Galahad on the shoulder. "Reckon I'll fit in now?"
Change? She was going to change. He forgot about that as well.
Galahad stiffly turned around and put both hands over his eyes to ensure that he saw nothing. He couldn't bear to compromise a young ladies dignity like that.
Even with the tap on the shoulder he didn't turn around or uncover his face. "Perhaps.. I am not the best person to be the judge of that?"
"What do you mean? You live here!" She wasn't asking if she was pretty, she was asking if she would blend in with everyone else! She walked around him and stood in front of him, raising an eyebrow. "Why are you still covering your eyes?"
She reached forward and took his hands, pulling them away from his face. She never knew a knight would be so bashful!
"Y-you're a lady. I can't risk looking." His eyes were still squeezed shut when he felt her hands pull his down, and only then did he hesitantly peek one of them open. He then looked at her and then at the dress before glancing off. "It looks.. acceptable." Like something he would see others wear in the city. Not that he ever looked.
"I told you I'd changed!" She just laughed. When he glanced off she shook her head, picking up her things. "Careful, I might start swooning with compliments like that."
Her quiver was slung over one shoulder, the sachel with her clothes and everything else that survived her initial ambush over the other and in her hand she carried her longbow. Perfect!
Swooning? He cleared his throat at the mere mention and resigned to walking ahead. If ever it was painfully obvious that comments like that made him clam up, evident from the refusal to look at her. Even if it was a joke, he couldn't help but take it seriously to some degree.
Perhaps the result of having an ever-too-serious father.
"..This way." He tried to quickly make his way towards the city.
Well, she hadn't expected him to completely clam up. Woops.
She caught up and walked alongside him, enjoying the quiet for a little while. "So, what is the name of this place? Have you lived here your whole life?" Maybe asking some general questions would help open him up again.
At least those were questions that didn't strike any awkward notes. He began to slowly open up again with some even-toned answers, even if he still kept his eyes down from the previous awkwardness. "As far as I remember, yes." Though he knew that wasn't always the case. "When I was very small, I lived with my mother. I don't remember that time. I only remember living with my Father here in the city."
Her home...it didn't seem wise to describe Mobius in any great detail, but she could still talk about her home. She smiled to herself as she remembered it fondly.
"It's a beautiful lake, surrounded by rocky canyons. On clear days it reflects the sky perfectly, like you could walk on air if you stepped into the water. My parents let me play by the lake everyday, so long as I didn't try to go to the-" She cut herself off. Should she mention Little Planet? Well, she was already halfway through mentioning it.
"To the place that appeared over the water once a month. Not many people lived there so it was always quiet and peaceful, until it was invaded. Shortly after I was kidnapped and taken away. I've been able to go back since and it's still just as beautiful. So at least that hasn't changed."
"And you've been journeying the world since?" If she went home only to leave it again after its invasion, the odds were that she was a traveling warrior of some kind.
Perhaps she was looking for the people who had invaded her home to begin with.
"Yeah. I was able to save it from the tyrant who conquered it but he seeks other kingdoms to crush and take for his own. Eventually my friends and I just agreed to keep moving so we could prevent injustice where-ever it arises, even when it isn't Robotnik's work."
She smiled to Silver brightly, clearly quite proud of her accomplishments. "I'd like to be able to return and stay at Never Lake. But I have a duty to upkeep. And while I'm here, I should repay the hedgehog who gave me clothes by helping him in his duty, right?"
That coaxed a light smile out of him, at the very least. "I won't refuse help if that's what you'd like to do. Anyone would be happy to have such an accomplished warrior helping in their duty. Though I am surprised to have not heard of you before given your accomplishments." And front the sounds of it, she had accomplished far more than many he'd known.
He held a palm up. "But please don't feel obligated. I am only doing what I must."
"As am I! And I'm not surprised. We've been travelling for years, and it'd take at least half of that time to get home now." Distance is a reasonable excuse to have not heard of thngs, right? Still, he didn't react to Robotnik's name, so at least he wasn't the problem here.
"Besides, it'd be an honour to help a knight-to-be." Although when she gets home and tells the story, you're getting promoted to Sir Galahad of the Royal Guard.
He couldn't help but glance down. Knight-to-be was an awfully big compliment, one that he wasn't entirely sure that he deserved given his current level of experience.
"Then we'll make sure that you have a stay as close to your home as possible." He motioned to the end of the pathway where a tall castle surrounded by a gate loomed. "This is Camelot Castle. Please feel free to make yourself at home. I'll make sure that the King, Queen, and staff know that you're a guest. They'll likely want to talk to you."
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Date: 2016-04-06 02:06 am (UTC)"Then what is your plan if you ever became separated? Did you have a meeting point or a way to communicate with one another?"
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Date: 2016-04-06 11:55 pm (UTC)"We usually send messages by carrier but I was attacked and mine was- disposed of." She looked at the floor. She didn't like lying like this. "We don't have a meeting place - we're so often on the move, and while we have a place we call 'home' it's extremely far away from here."
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Date: 2016-04-07 05:06 am (UTC)But Galahad was not one to mistrust, and simply took the girls word at face value and with a nod. "If you don't mind my asking, what will you do now? If you have no intention in staying in the city and have no way of contacting your comrades.." It seemed like a difficult situation that he could assist with if given the chance.
Maybe he could try and find her something more in line with the Kingdom's usual attire?
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Date: 2016-04-07 08:41 am (UTC)"The only other way to see my friends that I can think of is to assist the Kingdom in some way." She hummed. She hoped her little hint might spur Galahad to invite her along on an adventure of some kind.
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Date: 2016-04-07 09:47 pm (UTC)Though it wasn't his place to offer directly.. "Most of the Knights and City Guard have been sent to a neighboring Kingdom. If you were to ask the King, I'm certain that he would allow you to help keep watch." If anything could prove his nativity to strangers, it was outright giving away the fact that their defenses had been lacking as of late.
He didn't seem to grasp the possibility of giving away weakness as he motioned to the city. "I could retrieve something for you to wear."
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Date: 2016-04-07 11:16 pm (UTC)Maybe this was why she was here, to help Galahad! He claimed he wasn't a 'Sir' yet, so maybe she could help him become a Knight. It was a good thing he had told her and not some wrong-doer about the current lack of guards in the city. "Does anyone else know about the Knights' whereabouts?"
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Date: 2016-04-08 01:44 am (UTC)"If you'll stay here I will return to the city and find something for you to wear." ...Though he would have a difficult time trying to justify finding a ladies dress. It could present a problem.
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Date: 2016-04-08 11:03 am (UTC)"I can do that; I'll gather up my things while you're gone. Just say you found a lady in trouble if you get any funny looks. It's the one time I'll let you say that about me!" She gave him a wink. Hey, it's not everyday she could flirt with a knight-in-training!
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Date: 2016-04-09 10:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-04-11 05:14 pm (UTC)She made sure she gathered her things. She only ever had what was on her when the Ring dropped her off. It was good because then she was lugging a load of equipment between worlds and couldn't leave something behind. Bad because it meant she couldn't be prepared. She made sure her cloak was covering her clothes - on second thought, she should have gone with him. She sighed and sat down on the grass to wait.
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Date: 2016-04-13 06:30 pm (UTC)Dresses..were expensive. Clothing didn't come easy for commoners so it was a big purchase. He didn't anticipate how many people would have questions of remarks about him looking for a Ladies dress. The whole ordeal left him a flustered mess by time he got what he came for and headed back to the outskirts of the city with the dress in tow.
He came upon the camp again and held out the lump of blue fabric. It was a rather simple (but elegant) dress with a skirt that draped the floor and sleeves that were long and billowing. There was some sewn detail near the bottom of them hem. "Your dress, my lady?"
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Date: 2016-04-13 07:37 pm (UTC)She stepped carefully in the dress, looking over it. She had never owned a dress like this one before and she didn't want to ruin it after Galahad had recieved it for her. Making sure it was fitting correctly, she tapped Galahad on the shoulder. "Reckon I'll fit in now?"
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Date: 2016-04-14 02:58 am (UTC)Galahad stiffly turned around and put both hands over his eyes to ensure that he saw nothing. He couldn't bear to compromise a young ladies dignity like that.
Even with the tap on the shoulder he didn't turn around or uncover his face. "Perhaps.. I am not the best person to be the judge of that?"
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Date: 2016-04-14 03:24 pm (UTC)She reached forward and took his hands, pulling them away from his face. She never knew a knight would be so bashful!
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Date: 2016-04-14 08:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-04-14 11:12 pm (UTC)Her quiver was slung over one shoulder, the sachel with her clothes and everything else that survived her initial ambush over the other and in her hand she carried her longbow. Perfect!
"Okay, I'm ready to go. Lead the way, Galahad!"
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Date: 2016-04-16 11:42 pm (UTC)Perhaps the result of having an ever-too-serious father.
"..This way." He tried to quickly make his way towards the city.
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Date: 2016-05-04 10:41 pm (UTC)She caught up and walked alongside him, enjoying the quiet for a little while. "So, what is the name of this place? Have you lived here your whole life?" Maybe asking some general questions would help open him up again.
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Date: 2016-05-05 11:24 pm (UTC)A pause. "What about your home? What is it like?"
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Date: 2016-05-06 12:17 am (UTC)"It's a beautiful lake, surrounded by rocky canyons. On clear days it reflects the sky perfectly, like you could walk on air if you stepped into the water. My parents let me play by the lake everyday, so long as I didn't try to go to the-" She cut herself off. Should she mention Little Planet? Well, she was already halfway through mentioning it.
"To the place that appeared over the water once a month. Not many people lived there so it was always quiet and peaceful, until it was invaded. Shortly after I was kidnapped and taken away. I've been able to go back since and it's still just as beautiful. So at least that hasn't changed."
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Date: 2016-05-07 07:38 am (UTC)Perhaps she was looking for the people who had invaded her home to begin with.
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Date: 2016-05-07 09:31 pm (UTC)She smiled to Silver brightly, clearly quite proud of her accomplishments. "I'd like to be able to return and stay at Never Lake. But I have a duty to upkeep. And while I'm here, I should repay the hedgehog who gave me clothes by helping him in his duty, right?"
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Date: 2016-05-09 01:55 pm (UTC)He held a palm up. "But please don't feel obligated. I am only doing what I must."
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Date: 2016-05-11 09:25 pm (UTC)"Besides, it'd be an honour to help a knight-to-be." Although when she gets home and tells the story, you're getting promoted to Sir Galahad of the Royal Guard.
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Date: 2016-05-15 12:24 pm (UTC)"Then we'll make sure that you have a stay as close to your home as possible." He motioned to the end of the pathway where a tall castle surrounded by a gate loomed. "This is Camelot Castle. Please feel free to make yourself at home. I'll make sure that the King, Queen, and staff know that you're a guest. They'll likely want to talk to you."