Walking and talking. (Jo)

[Skye, Zeli Leyley]

having left the palace a while back Skye had been enjoying the company of her new friend. Interested to see where she would lead her and hoping that it would be a fun place. A bit nervous though as well as she had never done something quite like this before it was usually with many people that she'd hang around never so intimate as one on one. "So umm where do you come from Jo?" having managed to wheedle out her name earlier on after they had left the castle.

[Daring Jo Lockwood]

Daring Jo merrily lead her "guest" towards the infamous district. A master thief was quite the capable guide when it came to Night's Doorstep. Once they were a safe distance from the ears of the castle's guard, she was much more open to the idea of revealing her name. And she had said it. Loudly.

"I'm from the roads!" she said. Which was technically truth, at least in her mind it was. "Anyone from here to the borders knows Daring Jo Lockwood! Which is why using it should be discreet. The wrong ears may catch wind of it and there could be some tricky situations where I will have to use every one of my amazing skills in order to avoid capture. But! Just Jo should be fine. Now! Where shall we begin? A tavern! That's always fun. Plenty of pockets to pick."

[Skye, Zeli Leyley]

"Hmm explain some of your amazing skills please." thrilled by Jo and her work. "I would dearly like to know more about them and more about what you do and how you do it. Please tell me? and a tavern sounds great if you want I could be quite good at distracting people. It usually works well for me at any rate."

[Daring Jo Lockwood]

"What do I do?" Jo took a look around. Night's Doorstep was looking very lively and with just the right kind of people to make the thief very enthusiastic about her reply.

"Why, I'm a thief, my dear Skye." she grinned, "Quite possibly the greatest, in my own humble opinion. I prefere to work on the roads, where I can boast as louldly as I please. After all, by that point it's far too late for anyone to do anything. Everything else is just busy work. Got to keep the idle hands occupied!"

Jo moved around Skye as she spoke. While she had just been encouraging discretion, it seemed the highway robber was not quite as concerned in the safety of the criminal element. All around, patrons were wandering too and from drinking establishments hastily spending their, most likely, ill-gotten money.

"As for the matter of distraction, I wouldn't want someone of your esteem to be caught up in such reprehensible actions." she smirked, sliding around Skye and peeking up ahead at their destination, "Besides, a good thief can slip out valuables while looking straight at the one they're stealing from! Just enjoy the show, dear. The night is young and we'll have much to see!"

[Skye, Zeli Leyley]

"if you say so then I'll believe you and trust your judgment however if things start to get rough or guards are alerted expect me to milk my princesshood for all that it's worth" grinning at her near oblivious to the drunken people around them "After all I don't need my attractive guide getting hurt at all. Especially with her astounding skill at thievery. After all you never know when a good thief could come in handy" tapping her tiara remembering what Jo had already done for her earlier on that evening.

[Daring Jo Lockwood]

Jo grinned, still moving in a very excited state. As she was prone to doing. "Ah, positions of power are quite handy. If only I could steal one of those." she smiled whistfully, "But concepts are tricky things, aren't they?"

A few thoughts buzzed around her head. Just how could one steal power? In a revolution, perhaps. But armed revolt was not her style. It was a fun thought, but one that she quickly tossed to the side. After all, if she was in charge, who would she steal from?

"Here we are!" she arrived at the enterance of a tavern. The thief held open the door as one of the patrons within was unceremoniously tossed to the street next to Skye. "After you. Mind the customers. Some may bite!"

[Skye, Zeli Leyley]

"Hmm interesting." grinning she walks through the door dodging a punch that was thrown at her with great ease. "So do you come down this way often Jo?" dodging another punch from the same person and grabbing their wrist throwing them easily over her shoulder. "Thugs like you need to learn how to treat ladies with respect." she says as she turns back to the person and delivers a kick that lands with a loud crunch. "Now then what is there to drink here?"

[Daring Jo Lockwood]

The room was chaotic. People yelling and fighting and every so often something understandable was uttered. Jo smirked and strolled effortlessly into the tavern. She couldn't have asked for a better setting. Fingers sifted through various pockets and soon she had enough money on hand for the first round.

"My, it sure is lively tonight!" she stated, "Our stay may be cut short when City Watch is called in. We'll take the exit in the back when that happens."

The bartender was no where to be seen. An unfortunate occurence, given that Jo was looking for a drink. What was fortune for the pair, were the two unattended beverages that sat in the counter of the bar. Jo snatched them quickly and delivered one of the pair to Skye.

"Here! Don't what it is, but it's probably putrid. Enjoy!" she grinned.

[Skye, Zeli Leyley]

taking a sip of the offered drink she gags "Yuck your right it's foul" putting her finger in the drink she swirls the liquid around humming as it glows golden for a few seconds then settled. Taking a sip "Ahh now that hits the spot warm strong honey-mead in a clean glass. Are you happy with your drink Jo ifs shnot I can change itsh into something else the only shing I cannod changes the alcoholic continates"

[Daring Jo Lockwood]

Jo just grinned, before taking a swig, "It's not fun without alcohol!" she declared. Although the taste sure didn't sit well with thief. She grimmaced, but smirked afterwards. "Haven't you ever gone slumming it with the commoners? Not quite the same experience when it's all made nice and fancy. Quite defeats the purpose, now doesn't it?"

She dumped the rest of the mug on the floor, "Aaah, but you want a show! Some excitment! Not a few drinks at the tavern!" she went on, "So! Let's make things exciting! What's something you CAN'T do? What is your title holding you back from? What sort of nasty business would a princess want to get involved in?"

[Skye, Zeli Leyley]

grinning she hiccups slightly "The spells side-affect alcohol is doubled as far as what we're not allowed to do for start we can't have sex till marriage we also can't trade or steal or do anything fun"

[Daring Jo Lockwood]

"My word..." Jo said, dramatically, "That sounds like a frightfully dull existance. I'm sure I can remedy that! By the time tonight is over, you will have enough tales to drive the sanity clean from your homeland's entire noble stock!"

A grin fixed itself to Jo's face as she balanced on the stool she had been sitting on. She quite a few things planned, for that night. Well, most of it was just being made as she was going along. But, it was close to being planned.

[Skye, Zeli Leyley]

"Hmm ohh really sounds like fun." grinning she was looking forward to her night she didn't need to tell Jo just yet that she had been banished from her own Queendom until she was married or that she was next in line those things could come later in time. For now she just wanted to let herself go and fall happily into Jo's hands like a puppet on a string.
"So where do we go to from here then Jo?"

[Daring Jo Lockwood]

"From here..." she said, "We'll go out and about. There are a few places just begging to be liberated from their valuables. Perhaps outside of this lovely district. We'll see some of the more lavish sights this city has to offer and commit some thefts! It will be tremendous fun!"

She paused for a moment, looking rather contemplative, "Well, that will mean a rather hasty exit for us. I doubt City Watch will take too kindly to our activities."

[Skye, Zeli Leyley]

"One good benifit of being royalty" grins. "Even though we may get arrested if we're caught I can get us both free and pardoned nice and quickly. So whats our first target?" excited now and keen to get started.