Ace heard some breaking branches and turned around, getting her sword out of her belt. "Anyone there? Speak now and I may not deem you a traitor. This land is going to be captured by the Queen's orders soon." Hmm... That was odd. She swore that she saw Eleanor out of the corner of her eye, but said nothing more. It might not even be Eleanor, since it had been so long since Ace saw her. An almost soft look came into her eyes when she looked at the rock, but it was gone in almost an instant, after she quickly mouthed the words, "I apologize for being a traitor, even though it won't change anything." Even if it wasn't Eleanor, and just a mirage, it got a tiny bit of weight off her back.<br/><br/>Jacy, as she was once known, was a good friend of Eleanor's once, but the Queen took Jacy as a knight and ordered Eleanor dead. And seeing as how Ace, as she was known as now, could get her head chopped off by the Queen, she felt trapped. But Eleanor got a tad of sympathy from Ace. After all, death would probably be better than being shunned by your own sister, plus almost everyone Eleanor had known, Ace had killed. It was traumatizing to say the least, knowing that you killed someone's friend or ally.<br/><br/>Ace saw nothing behind her, or in the premises as far as she could see,and the only things she heard were the twigs breaking beneath her feet. She walked back to the kingdom and watched for any suspicious activity.