Ravonia

[FoxTrott]

"Ignoring your problems won't make them go away, and you can certainly do something about it!" Fox snapped back, "So stop feeling all sorry and hopeless and help me think!"

[Gifted]

After I wallked into town, it occured to me I was still in Ravens bridesmaid dress. And I was extremley recogniseable.
In Ravonia.


Oh crap.
I didn't want my fight with raven publicised, and I'd assume she didn't either.

Ducking down to hide my face, I went into the first clothing shop I saw, hoping against hope that there were no people here. I saw a few when I walked in, but they hadn't noticed me yet. I grabbed a nondescript brown shirt off the first table I saw. The jeans took a little longer, but eventually I found my size. I practically ran into the changeroom, changed out of the dress and into the new clothes, and called over one of the salespeople.
"Listen... I'd rather not draw attention to myself."
The woman was shocked. "Princess Sarteena Gifted?"
"I'd rather not let people know I'm here, I don't want to deal with a bunch of akward questions, I'm sure you understand. Is it alright if I just buy these clothes now and wear them out?"
"Um, that's not really our policy..."
"please? So I don't have to wear the bridesmaid dress and be recognised instantly?" I handed her money through the door.
"Miss Gifted, this is 20$ higher than neccessary..." The salesperson said.
"I know that. Keep the tip. Please?"
"Um... well alright. Take the tags off and I'll ring those through by themselves."
I did as she instructed and she went off and rang them through, then came back. "I'd advise you to get something to cover your hair" was all she said.
"I know, I'm going for that next," I said, and exited the change room. "Thanks a bunch!" I walked out, the dress folded neatly under my arm.
The next place I went, I bought some temporary hair dye.. the spray on easy to apply kind. I made it brown, because everyone would be expecting black, since that was my favourite hair colour other than my own. I also bought blush, lipstick and eyeshadow. I applied everything in the washroom. It wasn't exactly pretty, but the point here was identity concealment.

There. Good enough. I stepped outside, confident in my disguise. That would allow me to wander ravonia until i had to go home.

[FoxTrott]

It would allow Gifted to wander Ravonia, if a very nosy Amarinn hadn't tailed her from a distance. He had hung around the palace after the wedding, only to see Gifted exit, still wearing her dress. He waited until she was almost out of sight to follow her, staying outside the shops she went in and spending time across the street reading the newspaper. Once she was in full disguise, he meandered through the crowds to the princess.

"I'm glad you're in control of yourself, Princess," he said with a smile.

[Raven]

"Well everything I can think of won't work!" Raven replied. "Either he is Kenny and I'm screwed or he's not and I don't need to worry."

[FoxTrott]

"Just leave a note for him and say you're going to, I don't know, Epocheia or something to talk to Sparrow about the economy," Fox said, looking rather flustered, "and come to Talesworth instead. If only to hang out with me. Please, Raven."

[Gifted]

I jumped violently. My nerves were as tight as guitar strings, and I hadn't paid any attention to where I was going. "Who are you?" I hissed, frightened. Was this a spy of Emrics? He didn't look like anyone I knew, but it could be Noah, disguised...
"What did you mean by that comment?" I hissed harshly.

[FoxTrott]

Amarinn couldn't help but smirk at Gifted's reaction. Who was he, indeed--a newcomer to the entire situation, even one of the big players in the Panem-Ravonia conflict didn't know about him.

"An ally," he responded, quietly, to avoid any eavesdroppers, "My name is Amarinn of Forli, and I mean it's good that you can control your actions once again, Princess. I'm not stupid. I saw you during the ceremony, and when you stormed out of the castle. So, it's very nice to see you with a hold on yourself... even if 'Father' Emric happens to be listening, which I don't mind."

[Gifted]

"....H-how do you....?" I trailed off. "You really expect me to trust you? How do I know you're not one of his spies?" I was prepared to bolt at the first oppertunity.

[FoxTrott]

"I don't expect you to trust me right off the bat," Amarinn replied, tilting his head slightly, "but can't you ask your mind reader... Cristel, I think her name was? Ask her to read my mind, to see if I'm really so malicious. I helped save General Walker after he was injured by someone, and Cristel seemed to trust me. I've nothing but good intent, Princess, and I wish to help with your... problem."

[Gifted]

I was still pretty convinced it was probably Noah in disguise, but i decided to humour him, see if I couldn't make him slip up. "Can we at least discuss this in a more private setting?" I snapped quietly.

[FoxTrott]

"Lead the way to a more private setting, then," Amarinn said, giving a slight bow, "In my opinion, no where is more hidden than in plain sight. After you, Princess Gifted."

[Gifted]

"I don't know ravonia," I muttered, but then remembered a park that I'd pased not long ago. There we could talk somewhere that wasn't on the middle of some road, at least. So I turned and walked quickly back towards the park. I sat down on one of the park benches and moved over so Amarinn could sit down, too. I waited for him to speak and tried to relax as best as I could.

[FoxTrott]

Amarinn followed Gifted at a distance that made it seem like it was pure chance when he sat next to her. He sighed, and looked at the princess. "How can I convince you I'm not a spy?" he asked, getting straight to the point, "Or one of your gifteds in disguise, or one of Raven's in disguise, even..."

[Gifted]

"I hadn't even thought of ravens..." I muttered, worried all over again. I didn't even know all ravens characters, she'd had over 100! How could I be expected to keep track of them all? Then, I tried to answer his question. "If you're looking for a quick fix, you won't get it. I don't really have a choice but to pretend to trust you for a little while, and I need all the help I can get, but for me to actually trust you is going to take awhile, especially with all this crap going on with Raven and I. So I guess to answer you question... time. Time will make me trust you." I sighed. I wasn't normally so damn paranoid, but I didn't have a choice. I wanted to stay alive, and I wanted all my friends to stay alive, too. "Now, how did you find out all this abou me? How do you know what's going on?'

[Raven]

"And when would I do this? I certainly can't leave now. And he's sure to look to see what took me so long."