Rose

(Takes place after https://chyoa.com/chapter/They-give-up-and-move-on.328442)

Moora was hanging up her clothes to dry, daydreaming of a more exciting, adventurous life, when her foot snagged on something. Not knowing if it was a root or a fallen branch, she tried to pull her foot free when whatever it was snapped taut and yanked her off the ground. Moora yelped and found herself hanging upside down a few feet in the air, her foot tied to an elaborate snare.

She thrashed and swung from the rope, trying to free herself, but all that happened was the hemline of her skirt fell from her ankles to her face, blinding her and exposing the full expanse of her pale, slender legs. When she pushed her skirt away from her face and held it between her thighs to preserve that modicum of dignity, she saw a naked stranger, grinning at her.

The stranger had bright red hair, fair skin, a round, cute face, mischievous eyes, a grinning mouth, and not a stitch of clothing. Yet, despite her nudity, the woman knew full well she had the upper hand. "I can't tell you how glad I am that I invested so many points in Set Snare. Not only does it come in useful at the weirdest times, it's also freakin' fun!" She turned, exposing her flawless, round bottom to Moora and pulled a dress of the clothesline. She held it up in front of her, as though imagining how it would look on her before moving on to the next one.

"Wait!" Moora said. The blood pooling in her head was making her dizzy. "What are you doing?"

"Robbing you," she said casually, seemingly torn between the two dresses. "Don't worry about it, I'm a professional. The name's Rose. Rose the Rogue. I rob people. Hey, do you have anything more flattering than brown? I mean, there's your nighty, but I'd look kind of silly running around in that, don't you think?"

"You can't take those! They're mine!"

"I can, actually," Rose said. "But don't feel bad. It's a common misconception. Turns out, stealing is one of the easiest ways to get stuff." Rose stopped inspecting the clothes and turned back to Moora. She tilted her head so far until it was upside-down too. "Hmm. Yeah, that would work."

"What would work?"

"That dress. It would look good on me. Relatively speaking."

"What? No! You can't take the clothe's I'm wearing, too!"

But she probably could. Rose had admitted that she was a thief, and was clearly a pervert to boot. Moora clutched her dress more tightly around herself to prevent it from falling up her legs again, while Rose grabbed her by her untied leg and spun her around until she grew dizzy.

"Stop it!" Moora begged. "I'm going to get sick!"

Rose stopped spinning her and began tickling her, running her nimble fingers along Moora's exposed legs, sides, and armpits. The peasant woman shrieked with laughter, not even noticing that those same fingers were undoing her blouse and belt until her clothes slid off her onto the ground, leaving her tied up, stark naked, and upside-down.

"There we go," Rose said happily, pulling Moora's own dress over her head. "Fits like a glove. Well, close enough. Anyway, thanks, random NPC. You've been very helpful." She turned to leave, picking up the rest of Moora's clothes with her.

"Wait!" she called. "You can't just leave me like this!"

Rose turned back. "Why not? Can't you get out on your own?"

Moora held her arms across her breasts and between her legs, trying to shield her naked body as best she could. "No!"

"Sure you can. You just have to believe in yourself, or whatever. Anyway, just stick with it, and you'll get free in … in about as much time as it takes for me to get away with this."

"No, I can't! Please, I promise I won't go to the guards, just let me go!" As if she would go to anyone before she had something to wear, and Rose had made sure of that not happening any time soon.

Rose paused to consider that. "Okay, I'll tell you what, I'm a thief, not a monster, so this is what I'll do. On my way out, I'll tip someone off that there's a naked young woman tied up over here, and if you're not down by then, he'll be sure to help you."

"He? No, no, you can't!" No one besides her immediate family had ever seen her naked before today, and even her father hadn't seen her like this since she was old enough to dress herself.

Rose laughed and walked away, carrying a bundle of clothes in her arms. "See, that's another common misconception. It turns out, I can."