Fitz came around the corner afraid he'd have to give up the chase for his side burned now. He held to it hoping the wound wouldn't bleed anymore.<br/><br/>"Cinderella" He gasped out as he entered the alley. "Please, I only have one question. Will you listen? Will you hear me out?" He could see the fear in her eyes and he didn't understand it. Why was she afraid of him? Had she realized that there could be something between them? Was she afraid of opening up to him? Even with her words of wisdom?<br/><br/><br/>He sensed the guards coming up behind him. They stood in the path of the only exit from the alley. What Fitz didn't see was the anger on their faces. They had made the connections to assume she had killed the guard in the stables, but Fitz had not heard of his death.<br/><br/>"Cinderella, please just one question and if it is no I shall leave you alone forevermore I swear it." He had to try. He had to know.