With Ashito's powers it didn't take long to catch up to the mysterious girl. After a few seconds he was already floating beside her. Ashito started the conversation.
"Soooo. Why are we running?"
"I'm running, because I'm being chased and you're... Not really running you're just kind of floating beside me."
"Ok then. My name's Ashito, what's yours?"
"Don't care, none of your business."
After asking a couple more questions and getting unsatisfying answers Ashito realised that for NOW at least, she wouldn't talk. Knowing that, Ashito looked around for a place to hide. It took him a moment but he saw what looked like an abandoned work shed. After finding this place to hide Ashito once again lifted up the girl with his powers and threw her down to the ground near the shed. After doing so Ashito followed quickly floating down.
Ashito knew that it wouldn't take the guards long to find them, but he couldn't do anything else, so he just pushed the girl in the shed, soon following after her and closing the creaking door.
"Well. Now will you be nicer to me? I saved you - AGAIN."
"Well, at the least, you don't seem to working with the guards, by the way he spoke to you and you have a friendly aura. But still, why are you doing this?"
"I see someone in trouble I help them."
"Well, thanks, I guess. I really don't understand you. What are YOU anyway?"
"Well... I'm a magic potato with some supernatural powers. The name Ashito Hagiwara. Mind telling me your name and why you were running?"
"I'm only going to tell you because you saved me and I don't sense malicious intent on you - My name is Akane. The reason I was running from the guards is... I am the daughter of the king of Serfama..."
"I guess that explains that dragon symbol on your chest."
"I'm surprised you didn't know that already. That's pretty wide spread news. My father - King of Serfama has waged war against this peaceful empire to "Regain the land he owns"."
"So that would mean you're the bad guys."
"I guess so... Serfama, but not me. I hate my father and what he is trying to do. I quite like this city and Empire and I do not want Father destroying it, but..."
"Aaahhh, I get it. You're his rebellious daughter, correct."
"I guess you could say so. I want to stop my father. The reason my father thinks I am here is to assassinate this city's governor, but my real reason for entering this Empire is to recruit people to help me stop him."
"I'll help you."
"What? Why? After I insulted and mocked you?"
"You just didn't know me. I don't really know what I'm supposed to do, plus I have nothing better to do."
"But joining me simply because you "have nothing better to do" is insane."
"I know that would be, but really my reason is... I want to be the hero of this story! And this seems to be the right path to take."
"You are strange, Ashito."
"Right back at you, Akane."
Right when the two had become friendlier, they were once more interrupted by a guard knocking down the door.
"You two! Stop right the-"
The guard began saying, but was interrupted by Akane blasting him away with a red ball of flames, that came from here palm.
"That was insane!"
"Let's go."
Akane said and quickly, almost sprinting, ran out of the shed, Ashito floating behind her.
"Ashito, just so you know, me being..."
"The daughter of this Empire's enemy's king?"
"Yeah. That. We're gonna be outlaws. This is probably your last chance to turn back."
"Well actually that was a while ago, when they started chasing us. But that doesn't matter, because I'm already All In!"
"Well, OK then. We need to lose these guards."
"Yeah we do... By the way... You keep talking about this Empire... What is it called anyway."
"You really don't know anything do you? Anyway, that's not important right now, I'll tell you later."
Akane said and continued running.
After a while of running and looking around Ashito noticed drying clothes in a side street and called out to Akane.
"Wait, Akane! Come here."
"I don't really know where to go, so sure."
Akane said and followed Akane into the nearby street.
Ashito ran up to the drying clothes and used his psychic powers to take a big blue dress and tossed it over to Akane.
"Put this on, quickly." Ashito said and looked around and saw a basket filled with fruit's and vegetables which he also took and gave to Akane as he flew into the basket, "And hold this."
Akane did as Ashito said and put on the blue dress over her current one and held the basket. Ashito looked up at her and noticed something.
"You should probably take off that tiara. It really makes you stand out."
It did make her stand out quite a lot since it was unusually big and covered the top of her head almost completely.
"I am sorry... But I simply cannot..."
"What? Why? Oh no, they're coming act normal."
Ashito was right and not a second later Akane also noticed the guards, but this time only two. Shocked, in an attempt to hide her tiara she covered as much as she could with her free hand as she held the basket with Ashito in other, right arm.
"Where the hell did they go? I saw them going here!"
"They probably ran further or took another turn we have to keep looking."
The guards had a brief conversation and ran off, not even noticing Akane and Ashito.
Waiting a few second before saying anything, Ashito, relieved spoke to Akane.
"Fhewww. That was close, but I think we're in the clear."