<span style="font-style: italic">"As you wish but I was simply thinking of guard duty..."</span>"I am no guard." Josephine stayed where she was, looked over at the young man with a curious and cautious gaze. Nobles were not easy to trust; they take the side of the king, they do not care for anything but their high standings, wealth, and extravagant flair. They were equally as much to blame for the conditions of those around here, who suffer under the tyrant king, as the ruler himself was.<span style="font-style: italic">"I am good with a sword don't get me wrong, but...my father has many men at his command and is increasingly uncomfortable with me as I age...I guess he is afraid I will usurp his power."</span>'And he tells me this why?' She thinks, quirking her head just the slightest bit. This noble was strange, of such high standard obviously yet not entirely bragging of his power and wealth. However, the offer from before still struck her as a pompous, assuming she would be swayed by gold. Her gaze diverted as she heard the noise of footsteps nearby, finding it was a young child. Such little children were often seen wandering around as such, most no better off than this one.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"Come here." </span><br/><br/>Her eyes returned to the nobleman as he spoke, intrigued. What would he want with the little boy? When he handed off a bag -the same bag, she soon realized, that he had offered to her moments before- she was shocked.<span style="font-style: italic">"I do not try to buy everything. It would be unwise to lump me with most noble's again"</span>Josephine was speechless, but untrusting nonetheless. Such actions as she had just witnessed were unheard of, unbelievable. Was he tricking her, handing off another bag to make her think he had done what she thought he had?<span style="font-style: italic">"I am nothing like them and until you know me I suggest not passing judgement...after all isn't that what the Good Book tells us? Are you without sin?"</span>"I am sorry, sir, if I insulted you. Those of your standing are usually of greed and arrogance. But the few whom are not do not speak up enough against the conditions you see around us. The act of kindness you have done is little in comparison to the harm inflicted upon those here." Josephine was slightly annoyed that anyone could think that this small act of mercy would do any good in the long run. "Unless those like you are willing to start any form of change, your efforts are useless. In the end, we can only rely on ourselves to keep our families alive." With that, she turned and began to walk off, not caring at that point what was thought of this. The noble would just ignore her, go back to his life of wealth and pampering; or perhaps take her warning to heart and try to help. But until that help began, nothing was ever going to change.