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The bruise on Karothdra’s face was still very much purple from the fight she’d had in the market place. Thankfully, her skin was dark enough that it went almost unseen except for the slight puffed up sensitive skin. Today she was out shopping for some new jewelry and was visiting one of the stands when someone pushed into her the stand and all the expensive jewelry feel to the ground. Karo apologized and glanced behind her as two individuals began to shout at each other. Sighing, she bent down to pick up some of the fallen jewelry.

In her mind, the Oban was telling herself that she was not a guard yet and not to stick her nose into places it did not belong. The shouting was beginning to escalate when someone tripped over her and feel to the ground. The man had been one of the two shouting and the one who had previously pushed into her. When he got up he spotted her and began shouting at her.

“You’re with him aren’t you!”

“Who me? No I am not” Karothdra stood up quickly and quickly avoided the punch he aimed her way. The momentum carried him to bump into a nearby fire and water hybrid girl.

“Listen, you need to stop this right now.”

“You’re all working together!” The man shouted. “Get her!” Karothdra glanced at the Hybrid with a questioning look. Her and Karo both did not look like the kind of girls that wanted to get into such fights. Though if he wanted a fight she was going to bring it to them! The problem was however, that the goon had called upon a few of his friends and the two girls were sorely out numbered. The man whom he had been fighting had also fled the scene now that attention had been diverted away from him. Karothdra narrowed her eyes, fight or flight?

“Can you fight?” She whispered to the girl in a quick hushed tone. Perhaps if the other girl could they could manage to untangle themselves from this mess. “Otherwise, we need to run.”

This was no good, Karothdra could take on a few more but if the other girl could not there was no way they were going to get out of this alive. Karothdra inched back, watching the movements of the men that were coming towards them. She hated retreating like a coward, but she was going to remember their faces and she was going to make sure that there would be hell to pay for their actions. She didn’t know what kind of little rich punks they thought they were, but she was going to make sure this kind of thing did not happen again.

“Run!” Karo said as she began to turn around and run through the crowd. “Follow me!” They wouldn’t be far from the café she usually went to and they would be able to hide out there until they were not longer being followed. Hopefully the Hybrid girl could get through and follow her as they shoved through the crowd. She wouldn’t leave her behind, but she wasn’t slowing down either.

The marketplace was full of people it would be easy for the two girls to slip through the crowd and disappear. Karo ran and only briefly looked back, she spotted a tight alleyway and turned in only to hear the girl say they weren't being chased anymore. Karothdra took in deep breaths of air trying to still her beating heart, she leaned back on the stone wall and wait a few moments to catch her breath before getting a good look at the girl.

“Well that was a close one. Are you okay?”

She was going to kill them all.

“I’m a little out of breath but I am well thank you.” Not only was she going to have their heads but so would her father. “I can assure you they certainly picked the wrong people to try and pick a fight with. When my father hears about this he’s going to be livid.” This kind of outlaw behavior was not acceptable within society; Karothdra had never seen this kind of attitude before. She blamed the increased traffic of outsiders within the capitol, made people do things they usually wouldn’t do. She’d have to speak to her father about perhaps increasing patrols in the marketplace.

“I don’t know.” Karothdra slowly turned to the girl and started laughing. “Indeed men are quite stupid.” It was almost like some sort of inside joke for her. “I am Karothdra.” The Oban bowed at the waist. “And you are?” She didn’t think she’d ever met the girl, granted she didn’t know that many Hybrids and the only one she knew very well was Khalel.

“As it so happens, that is not the cause.” She’d needed something new for an upcoming event and had been looking at a particular piece when she’d gotten interrupted. She wasn’t particularly keen on returning to the marketplace without first speaking with her father, maybe she’d drag one of her brother along and see how that went. Or maybe her mother wouldn’t let her out again unless she had a guard or something. Karothdra sighed. “I don’t think so, though I would wait just a bit before returning if you still have errands to run. Unless you’d like to return with me and a guard?”

She could offer the girl the same protection if she wanted to return. “The Queen Mother was attacked some weeks ago. The marketplace has been quite unsettling recently” Karothdra moved to the opening of the alley and looked out. “Looks like we won’t be seeing them for some time and if we’re lucky. Ever.”

“It’s fine really.” It wasn’t Eleina’s fault after all if some brutish men had decided that they wanted to pick a fight and ruin her day. Eleina herself had gotten caught up in the whole jumble after all not of her own will either.

“Oh yes, she’s quite alright. I managed to fight him off until the guard got there,” Karothdra made a face. “Though he did give me this before fleeing.” She pointed to her still blueish green cheekbone where she had taken the hit from the man. “I might be a lady in waiting but I know how to fight.” Karothdra glanced down the street again one more time just to make sure they were okay. “I think we can leave this alleyway now.”