He had no idea what was going on, honestly. Cao Pi finally had time to himself, yet felt uncomfortable just sitting around doing nothing. Instead of lounging in his chambers, he opted to contemplate on personal matters while he walked the halls of the palace. It was astounding how the servants managed to not get lost in the sea of corridors – even he found himself wondering if he was going the right way at times.
His idea of contemplation turned into simply spacing out as he walked, up until he started to hear loud noises. Running, bumping into things – how odd. None of his younger siblings would behave so crudely. So who–?
Hearing the yelp and the shatter of pottery, his eyes narrowed and he decided to personally investigate. He would not tolerate someone making a mess of his home. But … at the very least, he could appreciate having something to do other than, well, nothing. As he approached, he could swear he heard someone speak, however it was distant. It sounded like… a woman? Why was a woman running around causing such a mess?
When he reached the scene of the crime, there was no one in sight. Placing a hand on his hip and raising a brow, he looked at the broken vase and then around. Well, the culprit could not have gone far, but that became less of a concern.
“What a pain,” he sighed and shook his head. He’d have to get a servant to clean that up as soon as possible, lest someone steps on it. His icy gaze shifted ahead of him, and he bit the inside of his cheek in thought. Would deception work here? Admittedly, his curiosity was piqued – he badly wanted to know who was behind it.
“I know you’re still here. Don’t make this more of a nuisance than it already is,” he said sternly; he actually did not know if she was still around or if she hauled ass out of here, but it didn’t hurt to bluff.
( =^..^= ) ~ her entire body numbed at the man’s voice resonating from other end of the hall. no doubt he was trying to draw her from her hiding place—but did he know where she was? would he truly come and find her if she didn’t move? the scratch on her ear stung, but she dared not move to touch it; she pressed her back harder against the wall as though she would fuse with it. she quietly inched along the side. conscious of her tense breaths, simply trying to diminish her presence as much as possible and move away from the corridor that her discoverer no doubt waited in, making her stealthy escape.
her head whipped to the side, the beads of her hair gently clacking with the movement. “ oh, now you want to come to me, ” she grumbled under her breath as the tabby returned, sauntering over to the girl without a care in the world. with a quick glance in the other direction—she feared that whoever had discovered her would appear at any second—she peeled herself from the wall, creeping over to the cat as it stopped a few paces away from her. “ heeere, kitty kitty, ” sanniang quietly cooed, and to her great relief it stepped forth, rubbing its head against her ankle. releasing a sigh, she crouched to its level and scratched behind its ears, eyes looking behind her in apprehension. “ we gotta go, okay? i think we’ve caused enough trouble here. let’s play somewhere else! ”
as her hands wrapped around the cat’s slender body, however, it bolted out of her grasp, her fingers unable to grasp its slippery fur. “ hey! ” she whispered loudly, starting after it but skidding to a halt when it disappeared down the hall they came from. it was going towards the stranger! her hands flew to her mouth, shocked and unable to decide what to do. what if the man hurt her feline friend? but what would he do to her if she revealed herself? to make things worse, she thought she could hear someone else coming from the other end of the hallway, and didn’t know which person she’d rather take her chances against. dammit, she should have brought her weapon!
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