He was in the midst of mirroring her expression when the pig suddenly leaped from the young woman's arm. His eyes went wide, less from the shock of the piglet's escape—(it would have been far more shocking, and much more amusing, he thought, if it had grown wings and flown away)—and more from the woman's mad dash after it.
Merlin's beard.
Feeling completely ridiculous and even more exasperated, Edric took after the woman and her maid, who he'd now officially dubbed Miss Piggy. "Miss, please," he breathed as he finally caught up to her, catching her wrist between his fingers. "A young woman such as yourself has no business running through the streets- or, er, an alleyway in this case." They'd finally come to a halt, but no piglet—nor criminal—was in sight.
Merlin's beard.
Feeling completely ridiculous and even more exasperated, Edric took after the woman and her maid, who he'd now officially dubbed Miss Piggy. "Miss, please," he breathed as he finally caught up to her, catching her wrist between his fingers. "A young woman such as yourself has no business running through the streets- or, er, an alleyway in this case." They'd finally come to a halt, but no piglet—nor criminal—was in sight.
— set by MJ! —