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Alice has slipped out of her her to head to the garden. She sits her crown down on the bench near the opening archway to the garden. She walks farther into it but stops midway when she notices there was someone laying in one of her fruit trees.

Her heart rate spikes her anxieties racing. She tries to take a step back; due her anxiety attack her vision blurs the world goes black. She awakens alone in her garden. Maybe she was imagining a person or was she?

He was lounging on a branch of the queen's fruit trees, cutting up an apple when she entered. He dropped down when she passed out, quickly slipping away before she could awaken, but not before grabbing some more fruit.

Calming down her heart rate, Alice lifted herself from the ground. Brushing away the dirt and grass from her gown. Mustering up all the bravery she had she calls out into the garden. "Hell....o any...one there? If you are please....make your....self known....i...if you are...hungry I... I do not mind letting you eat whatever you would l...li...like."

Without realizing it she was clutching her gown so hard her knuckles were white as freshly fallen snow. Her body frozen like statue where she stands; with her surveying the land around her.

A slight chuckle echoed throughout the garden, a solitary leaf drifting down from the tree above her, as he sprang off of it to land on a nearby wall, perching there and watching her like silently.

He took a bite out of one of the apples he'd nicked, humming slightly as he continued to eat it, storing the rind in his knapsack before scaling the palace wall, leaving behind a small sprig of atropa belladona, more commonly known as deadly nightshade.

"Eep!" Shivers ran up and down her spine; every single hair stands up on end. She must be imagining the laughter. Yes yes she must be, her mind was playing tricks on her. That all went out the window the second the she saw a leaf fall from above her.

All at once her body sprung to life without she took off, but something caught her off guard. On top of the wall was small sprig off belladonna. Carefully she made her way over to it; all while wondering how did it get over there. The belladonna that grows in her garden are located at the opposite to the one it sat on. There was no maybe or just her imagination someone had been in her garden but who?

He had left the palace area, satisfied that he was able to get in and out without being caught, and more importantly, without the queen managing to get a good look at his face, nearly guaranteeing that she wouldn't be able to find him, or report him to a sketch artist, or the guards.

He stopped by an apothecary on the way back to his home in the slums, purchasing some supplies and selling a few of the more potent poisons he makes, as well as some simple pesticides.

Alice sat down on the stone bench next to her crown. Staring at the deadly nightshade, was this a warning or maybe a thank you for the fruit? Placing the belladonna inside the crown and picking up a basket; she walks over to her fruit trees picking as much fruit as she could.

Looking into the basket she thought maybe some vegetables would nice to add along with the fruit. She continues to add more into the basket until it was almost over following. Carrying the basket back to the wall were she had founded the belladonna. Placing it in the same she found the herb. If the person returned they would be able to just grab the basket and leave.

Alice collects her crown and the belladonna heading back into the castle not before peering at the basket one more time.

At the town's road of the kingdom, Kino Onstone a traveling Merchant rode with his cart filled with various of items which he sells it to the people. His items are consist of herbs, medical ingredients, leather from the animals he hunt, and espcially Irons.

He parked his cart at the townsquare which he got a permit to do so. So he tied his black horse named Jecht as he watch and wait for a costumer to come and buy.

Once Alice was back into the castle, holding her crown; her mind was still buzzing with the thought of the basket on the wall. Keeping her eyes locked on the ground she walked past many of her servants and council members. Once she was in her royal chamber she put away her crown; digging through her dress truck. Pulling out one of her first ever made cloaks and dresses.

They were not made of beautiful fabric nor were they glamorous. They were dingy blue dress and brown cloak; putting them on she quickly sneaks out back into the garden. Grabbing the basket off the stone wall, she sneaks out of the palace heading to the village.

Holding the basket close to her chest looking around; she doesn't want got into her. This was the first time that she left the castle without anyone else. Pulling her cloak hood farther over her face. Trying her best to keep her anxieties about being out in her own kingdom down.

He saw the man at the town square, and headed over to him, deciding a short stop wouldn't set him back much on his way home. "Hello. What kind of herbs do you have, and do you purchase poisons?" He asked, blunt and to the point, not entirely caring how the man thought of him, seeing as he was a traveling merchant, and likely wouldn't be staying long.

Kino look at him with a slight smile as he greeted
"Good day Sir, the available herbs I got are, Green Syrus (Healing Medicine), Violter Laura (Poison Antidote), and Sleeping Tona ( Tranquilizer for Hunting)."
It was displayed on each of the crates consist of 50 pieces in all.
Kino was intrigued by that mans offer of purchasing a poison.
" Poison? care to tell me what poison materials are you selling?" He crossed both of his arms.

The queen noticed the merchant; looking around she placed down the basket. Checking her cloak seeing that she did indeed have money on her. Pick back up the basket she takes a few steps behind the first man in line.

Wringing her hands on the basket handle. She was interested in leather his selling; she had always wanted to a pair of shoes. But she never had the leather to do. Alice was too afraid to ask her servants for the leather.

Kino caught his attention to the cloak lady that he greeted with a smile.
" Good day Ma'am, anything that might interest you?"

"O..hh....uh yes, the leather. I...I" she takes a deep breath "I would like to buy some from you." Reaching into her cloak pulling out the coin purse.

"Alright Ma'am so how many rolls do you need? Also it cost 30 gold per roll."

"How many rolls do you think it would t...take to make shoes." She keeps her eyes down casted.

Kino was thinking until he answered
" It depend the size of your feet for my calculation I suggest about 2 to 3 rolls since the roll is 2 meter."

"I'll take two rolls." Alice takes sixty pieces of gold not before placing down the basket. Holding out the money to the merchant.

Kino gently got her gold as he gave her 2 rolls of leather.
" Thank you and pleasure doing business with you.'

"Thank you." Tucking the rolls under her arms. Picking up the basket; as she turns to leave. She stops and thinks before turning back to the merchant. "Would you like something from my basket?"