"Nope,not bad at all." Ace said to Elly calmly.

Thomas gave her a skeptical look and shook his head before shrugging it off. What ever Ace ahd said shouldn't be too violent.

"If you say so..." Elly said after a moment. She sighed and looked up at the sky for a moment, as if she was searching for something she knew she wouldn't find.

"We should get going," Madison said. He nodded a little bit. "We need to cover as much ground as possible before the sun starts coming up." 

Ace nodded,"Lets get going then." While waiting she'd hiked to ehr cave and retrieved everything she needed.

Thomas said,"Yes, we don't want to be caught dead in the sun."

Madison nodded as he remounted his horse. He laughed a little.

"We're not going to be caught in the sun," he said. He kicked his horse's sides and led it down one of the paths that led away from the castle and the market. 

Ooc;

Sorry I haven't replied sooner... Been busy the last couple of days.

"These places that we're travelling through... What are they like?" Elly asked as she followed the three. She smiled a little bit. "I've never been out of the country, so I kind of want to know what I should expect..." 

Thomas nodded.

Ace asked Madison,"So, how far out of the country have you been?"

"Ah, that, would be homebound sickness." Ace said with a nod. She knew all about it, after all it was hard adjusting to a peasant life.

Thomas winked at Elly. He was rather bored and had nothing better to do than decide how pretty Elly was, in his oppinion ofcourse.

"I never stay gone for very long.. I like to be here to take care of my family's graves," Madison said after a moment. He laughed a little bit. "But I guess that job will be left to someone else now, since I doubt I'll be back here anytime soon."

Elly blushed and looked away, biting her bottom lip a little bit. Being a princess, she was used to being on the recieving end of such actions, but she'd never met someone who could make her blush just by looking or winking at her. 

"Indeed." Ace said nodding. She really didn't care much for returning home, for all she cared her father could rot in hell and the buzzards could have him.

Thomas smiled at seeing her blush. It was just.. adorable.

"What are you going to do when we get to wherever we're heading?" Madison asked. He smiled at Ace. "If you don't know already, it would be wise for you to start making mental plans now, I guess..."

Elly blushed even more and closed her eyes for a moment. She took a deep breath, making sure she was calm before she opened her eyes again. She was no longer blushing, but she made sure not to look at Thomas so that she wouldn't again.

Ace thought a moment before responding,"Finding a proper and suitable home, and maybe starting my own family with someone." Those had been her intents from the begining of leaving with them.

Thomas smiled and smirked looking forward but watching Elly out of the corner of his eye.

Madison nodded slightly, but didn't speak for several minutes as he thought over what Ace had said to him.

"That would be nice," he told her. "I'm sure a long break from travellingand everything else is what all of us needs."

Elly sighed, gently running her fingers through Bullet's mane. She glanced at Thomas after a moment.

"I know you're watching me; I can feel your eyes on me," she said softly. "If you've got something to say to me, please just go ahead and say it." 

"What more can i say than that i admire your beauty and spirit." Thomas said looking at her now.

Ace nodded,"Ofcourse."

"Beauty and spirit?" Elly repeated, blinking a couple of times. She softly, sadly laughed and shook her head. "I think you must have me mistaken for my sisters, Thomas... They're the ones that you should be admiring."

"What was it like living in your home country?" Madison asked after a few moments. He glanced at Ace and then looked forward again. "I understand if you don't want to ask... But I've only ever visited, and that was long before your father's time." 

"Hell." was Ace's only response to Madison's question. She had nothing more to day about it and taht was her deion of life in her country.

Thomas shook his head,"No, i mean you. I see beauty and strength within and not on the outside.That is which the spirit and beauty i tell of."