The Queen's Gardens: Royal Palace of Andor, Caemlyn

This circular expanse of garden curves around the backside of the Royal Palace. Flagstone paths meander off through the lush greenery, through trees and many flowering shrubs. Trellises with flowered vines crawl up the gleaming white walls that surround the palace. A white stone courtyard sits at the center of the gardens, with tall columns circling around it, holding up its golden-tiled roof.

The early morning sun glints on the gleaming white walls that surround the Palace, making you squint your eyes against their brilliance. A fine sprinkling of pristine snow lies upon the ground, and the water in the redstone fountain has a thick layer of ice on its surface. A white stone path leads back west to the Courtyard and a white stone staircase curves up near the Palace to a balcony that overlooks the gardens.

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Aeron
Servant_Girl

Rennar sits admist the gardens in the early winter morning. She appears to be enshrouded in a rather long and warm cloak. She appears to finally have changed into something more suiting to her station, a long velveteen dress made of red cloth. She sits alone, amongst the various columns, and seems to thumb through a book, even in the coldness about her.

Servant_Girl decides it's time ta talk to this woman. She slowly moves towards Rennar, not because of any sort of aprehension on her part but because to move quicker hurts. She's not dressed all that warmly but then again this is a woman who can take a little discomfort. She stops in front of Rennar waitin for her to look up from her book

Sensing a shadow above her, Rennar does indeed look up. She closes her book and raises a brow, her hands moving to pull her cloak about her more tightly. Question lingers in her eyes as she watches the other woman, her eyes briefly taking in those others presently within the area. Relief seems to touch her when she spies Aeron and the various members of teh Queen's Guard about on patrol. She nods to the servant girl, acknowledging her presense after her small check.

The shuffling movement of the servant girl catche's Aeron's eye, and the young lord lifts his gaze and glances over at the two women, his expression deepening into an inwardly-directed scowl. His pace slows a bit as he watches, distracted from whatever thoughts were causing his relentless march across the garden.

Servant_Girl looks Rennar over for a moment or 2. "I glad ta see yer lookin better...I just thought I would come ta tell ya...I leavin here today."

"Thank you..." Rennar responds in a quiet voice, eyes carefully taking in the young woman. Her words might have a double edged meaning, though its hard to say what, exactly, Rennar is thanking the young girl for. "I'm certain if you asked, the Queen would let you stay until you found yourself a new place to work."

Aeron's boots come to a halt in the snow, and he peers intently at the servant girl who stands before Lady Rennar. Obviously recognizing the girl, he gives her a questioning once over, then starts towards the pair with the same quick and determined stride that carried him before.

Servant_Girl says "Dats ok...I think I got somethin lined up for me when I get outta here...*she smiles* besides...Dat guy Nicodemus gots it out for me...and I donna wanna stay in here with him any longer den I gotta."

Distracted by Aeron's boots crunching in the snow, Rennar's eyes move toward the Versyr Lord briefly. She nods her head to him, then turns her attention back to the servant. She regards the young woman in a careful manner, "I am glad that you have something then. Hopefully it will prove... better than your last position." There's a careful air about her, as if she's picking and choosing her words delicately.

Servant_Girl nods. "I thinks it will. When I get everything back da way its sposed ta be though...I be commin back ta pay you a visit and collect up on some old debts...you'll be happy ta see me?"

The cloak pulls more tightly about Rennar at the servant's words. Her eyes briefly go back to Aeron, checking the distance he still has yet to go to get to their distination. "That will depend on what is asked for..." Rennar speaks, not once hinting to anything too obvious.

Aeron halts a bit outside of 'conversation distance', returning Rennar's nod with one of his own. He delays a moment to try and assess the Lady's mood, and the somewhat odd conversation between the pair. Then he grumbles, "Excuse me, Lady. Is everything alright?" His dark blue eyes shift back to the servant girl, indicating the source of his question.

Servant_Girl sighs. Why are all these guys loidering around making life hard on her? Oh well guees its for the best considering how much trouble Rennar is in. "It'll be ok I think Lady Rennar...nothin to fancy..." She starts to turn to leave but then stops herself moving right up to the lady and then leaning down to whisper

"Everyth-" Rennar starts to answer right as the servant starts to speak. She pauses briefly, turning her eyes back to the young woman. A brow raises curiously as she leans down to whisper to her.

Servant_Girl whispers "You stick close to that man of yours. *she doesn't know his name* The same guy that tried ta wack me is here somewhere in this palace...I know cause I saw him. He was in the uniform of one of the palace servants. Donna trust um Rennar...or you be dead before I can come back to collect."

Servant_Girl steps back content that she's done her good deed for the day

Aeron watches the servant girl with the same unspoken question, waiting for her to finish whatever private words she might have for the Lady. Apparently the wounded girl is the real reason he has come to interrupt.

Barely noticable, a slight shiver seems to overtake Rennar - it could be the cold, or it could be the words the servant has just spoken. The Lady of Hune lowers her eyes and merely nods, looking as though she is contemplating the words, "I remember..." She murmurs quietly, the cloak now pulled ever so tightly against her.

Servant_Girl says "Good! I hope everything goes peachy for ya my lady!"

Servant_Girl turns around and finds herself standin face to face with Aeron....

"A word with you, girl." Aeron states as the servant turns around. His use of the term 'girl' doesn't really seem derogatory, just a label for someone who's name he doesn't know, "If you're finished here." Another glance goes to Rennar, and then back to the servant.

Servant_Girl looks Aeron over. "Ok what do ya want?"

"Yes, of course, Lord Aeron..." Rennar nods her head, chancing a look up as the servant starts to leave and is then stopped. She makes no move to interfere between the two.

Aeron gives another curt nod towards Rennar, and adds a brief, "Lady," in farewell. Then he waves the servant girl towards the palace proper, "I have a few questions for you. Come with me."

Aeron escorts the servant girl back towards the palace, making an effort to match her slower pace as the pair crosses the gardens and continues out into the courtyard.

Aeron walks along the white stone path, towards the Palace Courtyard.