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Men don't generally have perky breasts. It is not a natural part of their anatomy. When Merida pushed the culprit to the ground she felt a familiar feeling beneath her palm that made no logical sense. Suddenly a thought crossed her mind. Intrigued, she reached and yanked off the mask.

"You're a girl!"

Ryder was definitely a young woman. Her delicate face had a small nose with a sprinkling of freckles across it. Her eyes were the brightest green that Merida had ever seen. Her hair was short and a soft shade of brown. She was quite pretty, and right now she looked frightened.

"Well, have you got this whole kingdom fooled!" Merida blurted out, pulling her hands back from the girls chest. "Now, if I get off you, will you stay put?" 'Ryder' nodded. Merida stood up and stepped to the side, planting herself on a tree stump. Her eyes never left the brunette as she sat up, brushing herself off. "I think it's about time that you explain yourself." The thief made no move to stand, but also made no sound. "Come on, you owe me some kind of explanation, especially if you don't want me to tell my father about what I've seen today."

"I'd rather not." Her voice was light and pretty. It was almost musical, but there was such a sad tone to it. Merida sighed, and swatted some hair out of her face.

"Well, then it seems I will have to be going to get the guards, won't I?" The girl cringed, and Merida nodded. "Or, you can tell me your name."

"My name?" There was a hint of genuine confusion in those two words.

"You know the thing that others call you. Not this Ryder that you want everyone to think you are. If you were the one I've seen the picture of, they sure didn't get the nose right." It was a few moments of silence before any answer was given.

"My name is Rapunzel."

"Nice to meet you Rapunzel," Merida thrust her hand out in front of herself, "I'm Merida." Rapunzel looked bewildered before reaching out to shake hands. "Well, Rapunzel, I can see that you aren't ready to tell me just what reason you may have of pretending to be a man and stealing from the citizens of Corona," Merida paused for effect, "but I can say that if you don't do it anymore, I promise not to tell anyone."

"You'd really do that?" Rapunzel asked, surprised by the kindness of the stranger. Merida shrugged.

"I see no reason why not. As long as you promise. Oh, and don't get any ideas in your head about telling anyone from where you come from that you saw me here either. "

"It's a promise."

"Good. So long as we're discussing this, I'll have you know, that if you continue in your thieving ways, I will find you. And when I have my eye on my target, I don't miss."

It was dinner by the time that Merida made it back to the castle. King Richard had a nice feast prepared, while Queen Penelope had arranged entertainment. Neither was overly entertaining, but at least they tried.

She felt surprisingly tired as the time for her to go to bed rolled around. She thought about the day and all that had happened, as she listened to the triplet terrors giggling in the next room over.

The next day she would have to check around town to see if anything had gone missing. If it had, she would be out hunting a thief. If not, then she would likely check and see if the girl was still around. There was no harm in it, and it would be better to keep an eye on her anyways.