FINISHED // Ain't no rest for the wicked (Titania)

[wolfy]

A loud thud was heard as he was tossed to the ground in front of someone or something. Either way he really wished he'd used the better part of his intuition and not let his greed get the better of him. Take what you can and get the hell out, that was usually his strategy but sometimes, when there were just so many things you can't pass up? You had to take a risk or two. He just took too many tonight.

Trying to rob the fairy palace was a stupid idea after all.

Though it was incredible he'd managed to get in then again he'd had to knock out a few people, hide them, hope they didn't come around too soon. Use his light weight and speed to get around faster.

The yellow and black clad fairy had snuck around the palace he'd managed to get in to, till he'd heard guards sounding the alarms. Well it certainly looked like they didn't appreciated uninvited guests to the palace especially ones that were slowly loading themselves up on expensive items from the place. Slowly the fairy thief had taken a few steps out in to the open and he actually made a break for it, taking everything he'd gathered and slowly losing bits here and there bits he wanted to go back for and in doing so?

He got caught.

He wasn't used to being caught, in fact, the only time he'd really been caught thieving was when he was younger and when the person he'd been stealing from threatened to cut his wings off and bottle him up? That was enough to make him be more careful. Yet here he was and now he wondered what the punishment was going to be.

Hopefully whomever he was going to be answering too wouldn't have him killed. Maybe his race would help.

Maybe he'd just be stuffed in the dungeons or something to teach him a lesson.

Well done me, good job. You got caught you're gonna be killed. The pessimistic thoughts on this situation. It wasn't like Wolfy here was made of money either, so perhaps that was why he was doing it? He'd had to do it to live in the first place and after that it became much more like a living than a habit. Odd how that happens.

He didn't once look at the person that he'd been brought before, keeping his gaze on the floor and not saying a word. He'd keep silent. Not say a word. Well at least he wouldn't speak until spoken too but if he had something to say he'd speak it. That was a horrible habit as well. He ran his mouth sometimes even if he was quiet most others.

Now came the waiting game. Waiting for a voice or something addressing him or at least his punishment.

[titania]

Titania was bored in the palace when the alarms went off. Quickly she snapped to attention and awaited a report from one of the guards.

"Your Majesty, we have just apprehended a fugitive attempting to get away with some of the palace treasures. He now sits in the dungeon awaiting his impending execution. What would you have us do?"

Titania stood up, scepter in hand, and placed her crown on the throne. "I shall speak with him. Did you get a name and race?"

"Fairy your majesty. He didn't give us a name. We'll send word to prepare the execution for tomorrow morning."

"That will not be necessary. I shall have a chat with this fairy boy and see if I can't learn a little something."

"But your majesty...

"You have your orders."

The guard sighed, unhappy with the orders but following them as instructed. "Yes your majesty." He left the room as Titania sighed. What fool was attempting to steal from the palace this time she wondered as she made her way down to the dungeons.

Arriving at the dungeons, she pulled a chair out and sat facing the cells. Typically very few people were ever kept in the dungeon, there wasn't much need for such an expansive area of holding cells but they had their uses. She sat there, watching the fairy boy. She didn't say anything to him, she just sat there watching, legs crossed and arms folded, having left the scepter by the entrance.

[wolfy]

He knew someone was there, he knew they were watching him, yet he said nothing, he didn't whimper, he didn't beg for his life. No. He had more pride than that. He wasn't a guy that was easily broken and slowly he lifted his head letting out a sigh. Then he thought for a moment before he decided to open his mouth.

"Well... Probably rude of me to ask or it's not my place to ask but... What happens now? I get executed? Yay, nay?... Can I just... Be exiled or something 'cause that'd be easier... Means I get to live that way... No blood on anyones hands....." A light chuckle, he'd move his hands if he could but those were bound so he just stayed in his one little spot on the dungeon floor. Not moving all that much though he did take a good look at the woman that was sat there watching him. She wasn't exactly hard on the eye and he took a deep breath before he looked away from her, figuring it'd be rude to stare. Odd that. He had manners but he was a thief. How in the world did that work? Well that was thanks to his surrogate ... Mothers.

Slowly he shifted so he was sat with his back against one of the cell walls. Now all he could do was wait. Wait and see what the woman said. Tilting his head back a little so it rested against the bars and then shifting it so that he was looking at her again before he offered her a smile.

"Go on... Tell me if was a dumb move to try... Hell I'd have gotten away too if I hadn't tried to grab that last thing..." A sigh accented the pause. "So much for not needing to thieve any more huh?" Now that was both a truth and a lie in itself. He'd never be able to give up stealing any more, but on the other hand most of the time he needed to. He had no home any more, he wandered, he didn't have anyone that would miss him either. So he wasn't afraid. He wasn't afraid of death at all because he didn't have anything he treasured any more.

[titania]

Titania listened to what he had to say. So he didn't want to die. Not surprising. He also took a nice look at her. Also not surprising. Seemed like a common thief, but some things just didn't add up. She addressed the man in the cell.

"Well there are a number of things we could do with you. Personally I was going to ask you a few questions and then go from there. Let's start with the obvious one: why this palace? Why steal from the fairy palace? Anywhere you go trespassing probably gets you executed, yet you steal from your own people. That's what bugs me." She stood up from the chair and got close to the cell, so that only the bars held them apart. This might be an interesting encounter after all. She wondered how much longer he could put up this tough guy front.

[wolfy]

"Well there are a number of things we could do with you. Personally I was going to ask you a few questions and then go from there." His eyes widened. She wanted to ask him questions? Interrogations weren't usually very nice and yet she was. Well that was good. That was VERY good. It actually made him relax more.

"Let's start with the obvious one: why this palace? Why steal from the fairy palace?" That was a hard question to answer, he actually didn't have much to go on but he'd tell her the truth when she finished what she was saying.

"Anywhere you go trespassing probably gets you executed, yet you steal from your own people. That's what bugs me." He watched her stand and so he forced himself to his feet and actually walked towards the bars where she stood.

"Well... To tell you the truth? I actually had it in my mind that perhaps, just maybe if I could get away with enough then I... Wouldn't have to steal or thieve for a while... Try and curb the habit... My own greed overcame my intelligence today that's why I got caught. Though I have to thank you for taking the time to talk, at least I get a good conversation before I die." A smile, as much as he might seem like he didn't want to die his eyes held no fear. They were laid back and relaxed. As was his demeanor right now. He wasn't trying to be brave or courageous he was just being... Himself.

"If I may be so bold as to ask, may I ask you a question? Why are you speaking with me? Why are you even bothered? Surely it would be a better idea to just ignore me or any pleas I make?" The way his mothers taught him to originally speak. It filtered through and he frowned for a second though he sounded, confused, almost as if he wasn't sure what to make of this woman being there speaking with him.

[titania]

A thief. That's all he was. Just a common thief.

"So you're trying to settle down? Why thievery? Why not make an honest living as a merchant or a warrior? Why do you have to steal?" She knew of very few fairies who were street urchins. Typically she cared for any in the grove, and the ones who were outside the forest were making livings as healers, adventurers, or on occasion, dancers. Fairy thieves didn't seem like a common occurrence.

"You're welcome. I came down here to talk to you because I wanted to see if you were really execution material. I loathe the idea of killing, and try to avoid avoid it whenever possible." He didn't seem like the type who needed to be executed. He wasn't an assassin or a traitor to the crown. He was just a common thief looking for a few nights food.

[wolfy]

"So you're trying to settle down? Why thievery? Why not make an honest living as a merchant or a warrior? Why do you have to steal?" An honest living? Being a merchant cost rupees to actually get stock to sell on, being a warrior would mean he'd have to buy the equipment for it and that was expensive. Not great choices for someone who usually had pittance to his name.

"Well I'd need the rupees to do both of those things but, warriors are usually good fighters. I'm not such a great fighter I just have my weapons in case I need to kill someone that's trying to kill me. Self defense. As for being a merchant... They get robbed... I'd rather be the one doing the robbing than being the one who gets robbed... That probably doesn't make much sense." He explained some of his reasons but not all of them. There were others but she didn't need to know that.

"You're welcome. I came down here to talk to you because I wanted to see if you were really execution material. I loathe the idea of killing, and try to avoid avoid it whenever possible." Wait he was talking to the queen! It only just sunk in now. Ohhhh how much of an idiot he felt right then and he grimaced a little at his own idiocy.

"It.... Only just dawned on me that you're... The queen aren't you?..." You see, if the Queen had been well, not as nice as she was? He wouldn't have felt so bad for trying to steal from her but now? The guilt was seen. He didn't often steal from his own kind if ever, and knowing that now, the queen was a nice person and he'd tried to steal from her?

He sort of wanted to shoot himself in the foot for it.

"......I'm sorry." He spoke those words and oddly enough he sounded like he meant them even if they were quiet. He wouldn't be trying to steal from this place again. EVER again.

[titania]

Titania took mental notes as he spoke. So he was just out for some money, and decided to come here. Not a killer, a warrior, just a man with a penchant for stealing. This scenario may prove to be most fortuitous indeed.

"You are correct. I am the queen of my people, who just happen to also be your people. That being said, I have two more things I need to know before I can make my decision on you. The first is your name, as the guards did not get it from you. The second is your skill level. I need to know just how good of a thief you are." He may have figured out her plan by now, but if he didn't all would be made clear soon. All she needed were those two points. She looked at him with a gleam in her eye. No one knew how lucky she had been that this man just happened to fall into her lap.

[wolfy]

"You are correct. I am the queen of my people, who just happen to also be your people." His people? No, he wasn't a ruler or anything of the sort sooo they were higher than he was thanks to his choices. All bad ones made on misfortune.

"That being said, I have two more things I need to know before I can make my decision on you." He arched an eyebrow, by the sounds of it he may've gotten himself in to another awkward situation. His luck really was not good this week.

"The first is your name, as the guards did not get it from you. The second is your skill level. I need to know just how good of a thief you are." So by the sounds of it, she actually wanted him to go and steal something for her? Or maybe he was actually thinking too much on that.

"Well... My name is Wolfy or just Wolf whichever it doesn't phase me as to which is used... As for my skill level? Well..." He wasn't sure right now whether he should tell her the truth or not. He swallowed lightly before he heaved a sigh and planted his forehead against the bars.

"I have a feeling I'm gonna regret telling you this but... I've been stealing for as long as I can remember, this is the first time I've been caught in about twenty years and usually I can get out without being heard or seen. I got pretty far in this place... Like I said before I almost got away, if I hadn't gone back for something that was dropped then I'd have gotten away... But... If there's a job for me here and it requires thievery which is what I'm thinking you're going to suggest because of the question you asked there. Then. I'll do it, so long as there's something in it for me... Also my wits'll be about me more if I actually have a specific goal other than just robbing a place." Slowly he lifted his head, he wasn't really keen on these bars, or the bindings on his hands.

"So ... Mind cutting me loose? I swear on my own life I won't touch anything, I'll keep my hands to myself." He was oddly honest for a thief really, perhaps that was a little endearing though his honesty and his face also helped him to talk his way out of things which was very useful at times.

[titania]

Titania was facing a very atypical internal conflict. Regardless he was going to be let go, but she wasn't exactly sure of the circumstances. She sat there, hand on her chin, thinking about what to do with him. He was already bound, saving her from the first part, and the prospect of sealing the deal was indeed tempting.

She opened the door to the cell, entering the cell and closing it behind her. The keys went somewhere inside her dress and she looked at him with an arched eyebrow.

"Well Wolfy you don't seem in much of a bargaining position so if you value your life you'll listen to my proposition. I'm proposing, instead of you being branded a traitor and being executed tomorrow, is that you work for your people. Publicly the fairies are a very friendly race, and I like that persona. However, we also have a spy network, and I want you to be a part of it. You will gather information for me and report back, either by mail or in person. This is a dangerous job,so I need to know that you will be ready for this." She continued to move closer to him with every step, still undecided on whether or not to take him with her.

"As for releasing you, I'm not sure yet. How do I know you won't touch anything, and how do you know I don't want you to touch anything?"

[wolfy]

The woman opened the door to the cell wait was she actually letting him ou- okay no she wasn't. He took a step backwards, what in the name of the dark world was she thinking? The cell door closed behind her and Wolfy eyed her before he took another step backwards away from her. She was planning something and now he'd just been dragged in to the middle of it. Now wolfish blue eyes followed the keys and she hid them somewhere on her person. Great if he wanted those keys he'd have to get out of the binds and then... Grope around for them. Though he still had some manners so he wouldn't sink that low.

"Well Wolfy you don't seem in much of a bargaining position so if you value your life you'll listen to my proposition." His brows arched upwards and he stared at her. Why the sudden dominance? That was something that he wanted to know.

"I'm proposing, instead of you being branded a traitor and being executed tomorrow, is that you work for your people." All right so the conversation turned a little darker.

"Publicly the fairies are a very friendly race, and I like that persona. However, we also have a spy network, and I want you to be a part of it. You will gather information for me and report back, either by mail or in person. This is a dangerous job,so I need to know that you will be ready for this." She moved closer and he took another step back keeping his distance before he actually had to edge around her. He did NOT want to have to hurt her or anything if he could help it and so he was keeping his distance though he didn't respond just yet. He was thinking over the idea.

"As for releasing you, I'm not sure yet. How do I know you won't touch anything, and how do you know I don't want you to touch anything?" The facial expression he wore was probably priceless, shock, maybe a little awe, before it turned in to a smirk.

"Heh..." He chuckled a little he couldn't help it, that comment deserved a reaction and so he gave her one, a chuckle before he sighed.

"Well you can always keep me bound so I don't touch anything, not like it's easy to steal things when my hands are tied~" As for the offer... That... All depends on who I'm spying on and why... I'd kinda like to know what I'm doing first so that I don't screw up. Also... I don't really care about being killed, just sayin' no one would miss me soooo I'm just a nobody." he ebony haired fairy gave her a slightly darker look those grey/blue eyes fixed on hers and a slight smirk on his face.

"Now why would you want me to touch something?" The words were almost mumbled though in his head he was wondering just what she wanted him to touch.

[titania]

It was clear through Wolfy's face that he had no idea what he had gotten himself into. Being trapped, hands bound, in a cage just for her to watch. The cells were empty, dusty, rarely used. Titania liked it this way.

"Spies are used for an assortment of purposes. They're thieves, stealing back valuable treasures that we taken. Assassins, taking out an unpleasant target. Charmers, working to seduce that someone who is in our way. Espionage, getting into places they aren't supposed to and taking the information needed. And most importantly, deniability and not being found." A brief job description of course. Anything he did for her would be more complicated.

"There are a number of things in this palace that you could get your thieving hands on." She inched closer to him, not letting him get away, backing him up until he was against the wall, hands still tied. "There are a number of very valuable treasures here any thief would love to get their hands on. You already have gotten your hands on a few of them." She leaned in closer, until they were only separated by a couple of inches. "But there is still one treasure you haven't touched, and that's the treasure that concerns me. I need to make absolutely sure of what you will do with the most valuable treasure this palace has to offer."

[wolfy]

"Spies are used for an assortment of purposes." She was explaining, he knew what spies did he just wanted to know what he would be doing for her.

"They're thieves, stealing back valuable treasures that we taken." That was his field of expertise.

"Assassins, taking out an unpleasant target." Not really his category.

"Charmers, working to seduce that someone who is in our way." That he could possibly do but he'd have to wait and see if he could depending on the mission he was sent on.

"Espionage, getting into places they aren't supposed to and taking the information needed. And most importantly, deniability and not being found." Simple enough really and he let out a light sigh he'd have rubbed the back of his neck if he could.

"There are a number of things in this palace that you could get your thieving hands on." She moved closer and he moved back till he was up against the wall, those blue eyes still fixed on her and her movements. Wary. Suspicious and yet he didn't seem it on the outside he just seemed like he was trying to avoid what she was suggesting, even if he was doing a poor job of that. It was hard to avoid a person when they had the upper hand in a situation like this.

"There are a number of very valuable treasures here any thief would love to get their hands on. You already have gotten your hands on a few of them." Closer, she came in closer and he had to tried to move even further away from her but couldn't he swallowed lightly.

"But there is still one treasure you haven't touched, and that's the treasure that concerns me. I need to make absolutely sure of what you will do with the most valuable treasure this palace has to offer." He stayed silent for a moment before he finally let words escape.

"Depends on what you want me to do with it, after all I'm at your whim... As for the job... I'm sure I can handle it... So... Count me in." His voice was soft, quiet, relaxed and yet inside he wondered why he was agreeing.

[titania]

Titania looked right into the eyes of Wolfy. Slowly she gripped his head and leaned it back against the wall, not too rough, she wanted him to be conscious as she held him there and kissed him. Making it last, she gave him a couple of rough tugs before breaking it off.

"Well, speaking from the perspective of the treasure, I know she would love to get her hands on you, and certainly wouldn't mind if you felt the same way. However, she also does like her men bound, so you may not get that chance." She giggled and winked at him, moving even closer, so their bodies were barely touching.

[wolfy]

That woman, she was a temptress and it was made clear to the dark haired fairy as he felt his head being tilted backwards a little a light hiss came from him though that ceased when he felt lips against his own. His mind was slowly starting to lose it's grasp on his actions. Though that closeness lasted he felt a little upset when it ended. He wouldn't push his luck though. No, that could end up with him dead and right now? He was possibly being offered something very very good, why pass that up? Why would ANY man in the right mind pass that up, unless they were gay of course then well... Yeah.

"Well, speaking from the perspective of the treasure, I know she would love to get her hands on you, and certainly wouldn't mind if you felt the same way." He licked his lips now, all he had to do was roll with it. Not like he was going to refuse, hell no.

"However, she also does like her men bound, so you may not get that chance." A giggle and a wink and he just smiled back at her.

"Kinky... But that's fine with me... Your majesty..." A slight growl was given though he shifted his weight a little, well to him it seemed the queen was a person. That was all. She just ... Had her own needs, like everyone and if she had the looks and was able to get her own way? Then why not? Not like Wolfy could chastise her for it, that would be hypocritical.

Right now, he'd just be submissive, though it wasn't something he was used too and he wasn't one that usually allowed or even liked the idea of that. Though, he'd let it slide this one time, it meant getting out, getting a dangerous job and getting some personal fun. Where was the downside? Oh yeah, he could easily get himself killed, but it wasn't like he never took risks before so this situation was nothing new. All he had to do was play along. So he'll do just that.

[titania]

Titania snickered. It was a fun little thought. She was always up for a round. It was just who she was. Free love, maybe not entirely free. But it was a good method of testing out a man's personality, and this was an important job he was about to perform. She had to make sure he was ready for anything.

She decided to get a bit rougher with him, pulling his hair back and kissing him once more. She was going to have a good time with this one.

FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADE[/i][/u]

[wolfy]

She was snickering and he just smirked a little, he wasn't getting ahead of himself, no. He was trying to think of possible ways to get out of those binds. It may take a little longer than usual but even if he did? It meant he'd have to scurry around the palace and find his weapons and other valuables since those had been taken from him. He was weaponless and thusly he was playing by the queens rules.

A yank on his hair and his head snapped back before she locked lips with him again. How was this possible? A common thief possibly having a good time with royalty? Yet somehow he still kept his cool about it, he didn't let it go to his head, no he was far from free for now. Maybe he'd be released after the queen had her fun.

For now, he just kissed back wondering just how far she'd go.

FADE

[SERAPHINA HERODOR]

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