Miles clearly saw the girl, and he pulled his dagger out, but didn't point it at her aggressively. …I hope she knows I can see her clearly…. He stood there and just watched her try so hard to be sneaky.
(Or he doesn't see her unsure what you want.)
(Nah, that works :3)
As soon as he pulled the dagger out Emmeline sighed and shook her head, deciding that the needed to try to grab a locket now or never. She dashed forwards as quick as she could, just able to get her hand around one of them before she started to run.
Miles lept forward and caught her before she got too far, pulling her into a valley in a choke hold and the dagger to her throat. He clicked his tongue. "How unfortunate. It looks like you just got caught, huh?…. Well, I'm gonna need that back…. Or someone's gonna get hurt. And it ain't gonna be me." He growled.
"I need food," She squeaked, trying her best to escape. "And this locket is going to help me pay for it," She grabbed at his arm and quickly looped the locket and its chain over her arm so she could try to grab the dagger.
"Well then it looks like you're outta luck from me," He snarled, tightening his grip on her neck. "Now I'd like to have that back…."
You have plenty more…. You'll probably get more later anyways, why are you bugging about one that probably isn't worth that much?….
He grinned. "Have it your way then." Miles tugged his dagger out fast. "Just don't expect much out of it."
Emmeline nodded slightly "I'm sorry for stealing it but I really do need food," she pulled the locket off her arm and held it tightly in her hand, her body shaking slightly as she yelled at herself internally.
"…I'll let it slide this time…." Miles growled, but forced up a smirk. "But if you're gonna steal from people, you have to do it the right way."
"I don't like stealing from others but I need to to live," Her eyes focused on the locket in her hand before looking up at him. "How do you steal the right way?"
"Easy." He shrugged. "You just have to break into peoples houses while they're asleep. And just take hidden stuff like things in jewelry boxes. By the time they find out, you'll already be long gone." That's the way I do it anyways…. Not sure if she knows how to pickpocket people quite yet…
She nodded slightly, "How do you get in?" She asked "I'm not the best at sneaking around and I always feel bad about taking even a few coins from someone."
Miles leaned back on the wall and let out a long sigh. "You have to use like a lock pick or something and use it on the lock to open the door without actually using a key." You're giving away all your secrets! He told himself. Yeah, but who cares…?
"Where do I get one of those?" Emmeline asked, focusing on the locket and studying the chain and designs carefully. Her stomach growled and she coughed to cover it up, forcing a small smile.
"You mean lock picks?" He shifted around a little. "Well, they can literally be anything, usually bobby pins or something, but the ones I use are made of a thin metal… Where you get them? There isn't really any specific place to get them, but they're usually just…. Lying around." I actually have no clue…
She nodded "Oh…ok," She sucked in a small breath and held out the locket, knowing she was probably going to regret this "Here..you can have it, sorry."
"What??? You went through all that trouble just to give it back?" Miles took it nonetheless and put it back with all the other ones he had. "If you insist…" He shrugged. "Just saying though – you ain't gonna be able to steal stuff when you stand out like a stain on a white shirt." And he sauntered off. So… What the hell did she want then?
"Stupid stupid stupid stupid." She muttered to herself, shaking her head as she walked off. The town was quiet now, most people already inside their homes or in the tavern drinking. She walked down the main street until she got back to the bakery, sitting by the door to wait until it opened in the morning again. "Why did you do that?" She asked herself, shaking her head again.
Miles walked off to a somewhat nice place to eat, using his good gold to buy himself some bread and soup. That girl looked really down in the dirt. She stole that as a necessity…. He finished up and got some bread that he got. Yet is she still around here?? Miles got out and saw that girl sitting in front of the bakery.
"What is she waiting for? Christmas?" He chuckled to himself, walking on over and holding it out to her without saying a word.
Emmeline looked up at the guy from before, seeing that he was holding out some bread to her. "Thanks," She said softly, quickly taking it and giving him a light smile. The bread smelled amazing and her stomach growled as she broke off a small piece and ate it quickly.
"You're welcome…." He said to her. She needs it. Yet she could learn how to steal. "Do you have a place to stay for the night?"
She patted the ground next to herself "Right here, like always," She continued eating the bread, trying not to eat it all at once.
Miles frowned. "That really wasn't what I meant…" This…. Disappoints me…. He shifted to one side. "Look – if you really need this thing," He pulled out a more simplistic locket, much less expensive than the one she took. "Then I won't stop you."
"I'll be fine, this should get me through the next day or two," She held up the bread and tried her best to seem happy. "You need to make money somehow," She continued, eating another small piece.
"….You sure?" He began to walk away with the locket in his hand. I'm not sure what she wants anymore.
She nodded, about to add something when she saw him start to walk away. She sighed "A place to stay for the night would be nice though.." She said softly, knowing that she should've said it sooner.
Miles stopped and beckoned her to follow him. "Then follow me. I have a good hideout kind of place in the woods outside of town."
They went outside of town and into some kind of coniferous wood, and there was a small cabin-shack thing. "Just give me a quick second…" He went inside and locked away all his stuff. I can't really trust this girl… He then opened it back up and invited her inside.
She nodded and walked into the cabin, looking around. She kept the bread from before close to herself, almost as if she was protecting it. "Nice place," Was all she said.
"Thanks. Made it myself," Miles locked away the pendants and stuff. He opened up his wardrobe and pulled out some old robes that seemed to fit the girl's body. "Here's some clothes if you need 'em. There's an extra bed in my room – that's where you'll sleep. I have plenty of food, just…. And I can't stress this enough…." He sighed. "Just don't eat it all."
Emmeline chuckled 'I won't, I promise," She took the robes thankfully, a small smile on her face as she looked at them. "Can I change into these somewhere?" She asked, holding out the robes and looking up at him.
"Yeah," Miles waved her off. "There's another room over there and you can change in there." He pulled his coin pouch from his hip and set it on his night stand. All in a day's work….
"Ok, thank you," She walked into the room and quickly changed, her old and dirty clothes in her arms when she came back out. The robes were quite big on her but she didn't care, they were clean.
