A New Face

A small green-eyed girl lightly stepped onto the sidewalk, careful not to ruin her dress. She glanced up the street, then down the street. It was apperantly a slower day. I simply must get to the castle, she blinked. The sun was going down. Behind the castle. It was such a clear day that she could see the moon in the bright Kippernia sky. She didn't have much time.

Just then she spotted a small cart up the street, going towards the castle. The cart had quite a load, so she figured it was a merchents' cart. The horses that were pulling it looked a little thirsty, but it was a warm day. Warmer than the usual, at least. She assumed they were going to the castle, so the raven-haired boy driving the cart would probably give the horses water when they got there, if not the stable-hand. One horse was an older black-and-white guilding, while the other was a pretty Arabian mare.

The girl's green eyes shone as she placed a foot on the street, and placed her hand in front of her in the air.
She closed her eyes, and listened.
Click clack, clickity-clack! They were at a trot. Clack, clack clickity-clack! Still at a trot. . .
Were they going to stop?
Yes! The girl somehow knew they would stop.

Click clack... Clomp clomp clomp! .... No more noise. The horses had stopped. The girl opened her eyes and found three sets of eyes staring back at her. The horses' heads were turned to the side, and they were staring at her. The girl smiled and stepped back on the sidewalk. She quickly petted the mare's forehead. She wispered something to the horses before turning her attention to the boy driving the cart. His green eyes shone and his raven hair was slicked back. He looked a tad young to drive, but then again the girl wouldn't know. The girl placed a foot on the first ring of the ladder, so the boy didn't have to look down as much.

"Could I.. hitch a ride to the castle?" The boy blinked. He was rather handsome. But then again looks are only skin deep, right? "Um..." "I'll pay you back in full if we arrive before the sun sets." Silence. The girl silently begged the boy would let her. "No." NO?! The girl was shocked. "I'll pay you back twice as much, and-" "No, you don't need to pay a cent. Hop on."The girl slid in next to him. Did she have something in her teeth? She silently slid her tongue around her front teeth. "So..." she guessed the boy wasn't used to... small talk? Was nobody ever talking to him? Stop that, she silently hit herself. She wouldn't worry at all. "Um.. My name is Gunther. . . And your name is...?"

... Name? Oops. She was in such a rush to get the mission over with that she hadn't remembered to make up a name. Gunther interrupted her thoughts. "Take your time, it was a tough question." She glanced at the sky for inspiration. The bright moon shone back at her. "Luna, call me Luna."

"Pleased to meet you, Luna. So.. why are you going to the castle on such a nice day?" "Oh, I have a message to deliver to the King."

Luna's blond hair bounced up and down with the trotting horses. Luna smiled. She was going home. "Home." Luna smiled. It sounded so. . . sweet.

"Home?" Gunther asked. "Uh." Luna quickly covered. "I meant to the castle. I've never been there before." she lied.

Gunther got a feeling this green-eyed blond was hiding something . . .

Author's Note: Jane and the Dragon is a co-production created by Nelvana and WETA. The characters of JatD are created by Martin Baynton, except for Luna, who I created entirely.