She Thanks Me

"Thank you, thank you so much for what you did. That was a close one, and most people wouldn't have even bothered stopping, especially knowing such dangerous men were here." the girls tells me, and I can sense legitimacy in her words, "We both owe each other our lives.".

She doesn't seem to recognize who I am, fortunately. Peasants typically don't get to see much royalty up close, there's no way the princess would be out here at this hour, and the shroud of darkness helps hide my identity.

"I really must say, I've never seen a girl as beautiful as you so skilled in sneaky combat." she says, " I'm Tessa, by the way.".

She extends a hand to greet me, and is expecting my name in return.