French Fantasy 1x1 Anna and Echo

[AnnaCat17]

-that night-

Fleur was walking home from visiting Gale and Ilaria but stopped as she heard a lot of noise coming from the tavern. Curiosity got the better of her and she went over to the window to see what was happening. "Oh no..." She breathed. Eloise was drunk and wearing a simple dress in a poor attempt to hide who she was. She was slumped against the bar and struggling to push off a burly guy who was feeling her up and laughing as her drunken attempt to stop him. The other men in the bar either laughed at the scene or ignored it completely. Eloise must have snuck out of tge castle because no guards were nearby to save her. Fleur stood at the window, feeling lost as to what to do.

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Abel hadn't noticed what was going on as he downed his drink, staring dully at the battered table. He heard laughter by the bar but ignored it, focused on getting another drink from his server and finishing that one as well.

[AnnaCat17]

Eloise whimpered as the guy grabbed her face roughly and pulled her towards him. A shudder ran through her as he licked her cheek but she was too drunk to push away even though she tried.
"She even tastes expensive." The guy saod causing those around him to laugh. One of them reached out and touched her, grinning as tears welled up in her eyes. "I bet the king would pay a pretty penny to get her back once we are done having fun with her tonight."

Fleur swallowed her fear and went into the tavern as she saw how they were touching her. "Let her go." She said forcefully but the men just laughed. One of them stepped forward and grabbed her by her hair, holding a knife to her throat. "What do we have here?" He sneered in her face as Fleur forced her face to stay blank. "A castle maid? She could be fun to play with too tonight. What do you say boys?" He grinned devilishly as the other guys roared in agreement.

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Abel looked up when he heard them say castle maid, confused. He noticed Fleur, and growled under his breath. That was Gale's sister. He owed the guy for messing up. And that...that was Eloise. He couldn't believe he hadn't even noticed her there. He had been distant with everything around him. He pushed his seat away as he stood, stalking over to them. "Let them go. Now," he growled, narrowing his eyes at the men.

[AnnaCat17]

The men laughed at Abel's order. The one holding the knife to Fleur's throat answered since the one holding onto Eloise was busy trying to undo her dress as he forced her to kiss him. "You really think you can take on all five of us? Either go back to your table, pal, or join us but these two are ours tonight."

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Abel bared his teeth at them. "I was hoping you would say that." He picked up a bar stool and threw it at one man that wasn't holding one of the girls and lunged at the one with the knife, wrapping his hand around the knife's blade and reaching around Fleur with his other hand to grab the man's throat.

[AnnaCat17]

The man released Fleur to fight back against Abel, slashing at him with the knife. Fleur quickly dived under Abel's arm as a full blown bar fight broke out. She grabbed ahold of Eloise abd dragged her behind the bar to hide just as a broken piece of a chair just narrowly missed her head. Eloise shook in Fleur's arms, trying to block out the sounds of the fight that had errupted throughout the tavern.

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Abel smirked at his fought back. He wasn't completely sober, but these men weren't either. He didn't think they had been in the army, and if they hadn't, he was at an advantage. And also because Abel was just insane. He spat on the ground once the fight had been finished, feeling like he might of just lost a tooth. He rubbed his jaw, feeling dizzy from a blow to the head. He shook his head to attempt to clear it, slumping over a chair's back as he sat down, resting.

[AnnaCat17]

Fleur slowly peaked over the edge of the bar once the fight was over, seeing those who were left standing returning to their drinks. She pulled Eloise to her feet, struggling to support her as they headed to the door. "Thank you." She said softly as she passed Abel.

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

"Hrmph." Abel wiped the blood from a cut on his forehead, not looking over at them as they left. He leaned against the table, resting his head in his arms as he closed his eyes.