Beyond the Veil of Power

Chapter 1: Princess Thief

"Would you die fighting or alive but hiding?"

Many people in the world, different countries, various languages, billion people, diverse beliefs, and different faiths. Some were fighting alone, and some people can't stand alone. Others believe in destiny while most people are gained and work hard for that one day, they see themselves successfully.

What I'm saying is everyone has a choice and can choose. Right or wrong, for you or for all, whatever they are going to believe. What they want for their future, it's all their choice.

And what about me? What my choices are? Well, my choice is 'would you die fighting or alive hiding', and I choose to hide not because I’m afraid to die, but I’m afraid to lose someone I have attached with. I’m afraid the poor people of Lahanan City might get affected, and thousands of people might die if I try to oppose.

Would you call it selfish? If I didn't choose to fight the mismanagement of the government to my city just because I value the life of the weak and poor people that leaving in my city?

Whatever you say or even though you see me selfish and cowardly. I choose to become a thief than a princess and it’s my choice, and I decide to do what I believe is best for the poor people of Lahanan

I’m running out of breath but still I run faster without any care to my surroundings, it’s been an hour since the trooper from the palace is chasing after me. I'm already breathless, but what the hell! The warrior's that chasing after me is still fast and immovable.

I tried various way to lost them and if my count is right there’s a total of five troopers that chasing after me but there’s only two warriors left. Geez, what a persistent warrior.

Well, what can I say? they are troopers from the palace and have trained ever since they're little but they're not the only ones that trained to fight. I'm trained not in the way they trained. Either way experienced is the best teacher.

I look around to find somewhere I can conceal or find a way to hide, the downtown market is messy and crowded place since this is the place where everyone is busy buying and selling products, but compared to day light this crowd is nothing since its night time where the only source of light is coming from the open shop.

I turned to my left and huddle myself to the crowded area while removing my brown hood together with my hat, I throw it somewhere and lose my hair that I tied a while ago just to disguise myself as one of the civilians for me to escape from those troopers in the most peaceful way. Well lucky for me downtown market is a crowded place so it's easy for me to hide my presence.

Why do I need to escape to those troopers? Because I'm a thief or should I say a notorious thief in Lahanan City and one of the thieves that have a bounty on their head so that warrior is dying to catch me.

"Excuse me, ma'am?" I called to the middle-aged woman carrying her son on her left arm. The boy is so thin and looks like he doesn't have enough food to eat. It’s a pity that the people who needs the food can’t have something to eat while the elite who gets the most of food just take for granted their privileges.

"Yes?" she answered, the tiredness is clear on the lady's face, but she warfully smiles at me, I wondered how she managed to smile like that despite the tiredness in her eyes.

I smile back to her, "can I have your pink hood in exchange for this," I ask and show her the expensive necklace that is probably a piece of jewelry I stole a while ago. Pink is not the color that I prefer to wear, but I don't care the only matter to me now is to escape those warriors. For pity's sake, it's been an hour since they start chasing after me, my foot is soaring like hell!

She looks at my hand that holding a dazzling necklace that is worth their whole life provisions, her face turns to a bit of shock at the same time hesitant. I got fine item from stealing from the city’s known jewelry shop and it won’t hurt to give them a bit of those so they can afford to buy food to eat,

"This gold necklace for an old hood?" the woman unbelievably asks me.

Oww... Come on do I have to repeat it twice? Geez, who wouldn’t doubt If I exchange this necklace for a hood anyway?

"Yeah, I need your hood exchange for this necklace," I smilingly explain, come on just take it I don’t have time for this!

The woman looks at me for a minute then she smiles at me and she gives the hood to me. In exchange for it, I give her the necklace just like I promise. I just wish that the woman with her son won't get into trouble because of that necklace.

“Thank you," the mother said as she takes the necklace,