Learning to walk

It had only been a week since she had fled her childhood home, ther was no way she would marry that old bastard, whatever her mother may say, she had bought passage to another city, Dyvers it was called and had spent the last few days just surviving, her money was already low and her stomach started to rumble.

She shied away from the sailors comments, their eyes and hands far too familiar for her liking, the dock area had a nearby market and she hoped to find food, or work , maybe both sometime soon, but as she walked wrapped in her own arms a woman about her own age jostled past her her, brown ponytail dancing behind her.

Not three steps away the woman stopped , turning back to Jana, a puzzled look on her thin features "A noble with no coin ? Where's yer money snowflake ?" The girl steps back to her threateningly.

Jana looks at her , glancing down to the missing pouch at her belt, the two silver she had left the woman already had in her hand but she seemed to want more, "I ..i have nothing else, and i would ask you to return my purse"

"Purse is it?" A broad smile cracks her thin lips as she chuckles "Her ladyship expects people to do as there told does she?" She pushes Jana's shoulder "And what if i wanna keep it eh? " She pushes again.

Jana reacts to the second push, her brother taught her how to punch, as the woman pushes her shoulder she swings from the other, catching the woman's chin and splitting her lip, Jana swings again but this time the woman doesn't underestimate her, dodging the blow and catching her wrist then turning her fast she forces Jana face first to the floor, holding her arm painfully.

The woman spits on the floor next to her , blood and saliva mixed, "Nice punch for a lady, now the money or i'll break yer arm" twisting further to emphasise the point, Jana whimpers and shrieks.

"Its all i have... im no lady... not anymore... i ran away... please let go... your hurting me..." Jana pleaded, tears forming in her eyes.

Still holding Jana's wrist, she lessens the pressure, pausing in thought, "On the streets are you? Looking for work? " Jana nods..

She releases her arm, "Im taking a risk snowflake, you stuff up and im in trouble too, but yer quick enough , pretty helps too" she grinned holding out her hand she pulled Jana back to her feet.

"I'm Livia"