Sage crept onto the palace property easily enough, evading the few guards that were out and about at the moment. Most of them seemed to be inside, congregating around some sort of gathering. The more he looked around, the more he figured out he'd landed at a perfect time to creep in and steal some things.

All the big fancy rich people were in one room, and by the looks of it, were just getting started with some sort of long, and no doubt very boring, meeting if some kind. Good. That made things a hell of a lot easier for him.

He watched through a small window for a few minutes, just making sure that's what was happening. Once the meeting started though, he chuckled to himself and moved to peer upwards, looking at the wall.

Like most other building built by the rich of the country, it was made of stone. Perfect. It would be solid enough to hold his weight, and jagged enough for plenty of places for his feet and hands to find hold.

He took his shoes off, tying them to his belt, and then gripped the first bit of stone above his head, slowly making his way up the tower. He made sure to stay still when guards came by, but none of them were focused on the tower wall ... probably because it was the hardest part to climb. Maybe they thought it couldn't be done. Most people probably couldn't.

But sage had experience with this sort of thing...and he'd figured out tricks and tips to get himself up to a window. He peered in, eyeballing the shiny and expensive looking things he could see. Good ....he'd found the room of one of the royal people. A lady, by the looks of it. Jewelry and such were strewn about, as if they were just toys.

He didn't see anyone in the room, so he slowly moved to reach out and push on the window. To his surprise, it opened right away, letting out only a very small squeak as it swung inwards.

He moved to climb onto the window sill, balancing there for a few more moments before creeping into the room and moving to grab a few things he could find quickly. Some jewelry, some expensive fabrics, and a few coins he could find.

He didn't need a lot...there was a lot here, so if he could get in and out quickly, they may not even notice anything was gone. Maybe he could come back another time, and get more, if need be. But a few bits of jewelry and such would hold him over for a while until he could get another job.

He froze when he heard voices coming from the room next to him. Evidently, the entire royal family wasn't at the meeting. He crept closer, peering through a small crack in the door adjoining the rooms. The princess and a guard were arguing, and neither seemed to suspect anything of him being there, so once the guard left he waited for a minute before going back to whatever he was doing.

Sage felt himself tense up again when the girl turned in his direction, and this time he knew she'd seen him.

Shit. That wasn't supposed to happen.

Oh well. It could easily be dealt with. He didn't really want to kill her. Murdering the kingdoms only heir wasn't exactly the way to solve the issue. But he could always knock her out. Poison her. At least then her sick comment would make sense when she woke up tomorrow.

He cocked his head in response to her comment, a soft hum rising in his throat. "Depends who's asking," he noted quietly. He knew exactly who she was...and he really couldn't care less. He had no respect for her, or the rest of her family.

He didn't make any sort of move to attack her, though, or feel threatening. In fact, he'd relaxed completely by then. His weapons were hidden, as well as the few bits and bobs he'd already taken. They weren't anywhere someone could see them.

He sort of moved to walk around the place a few steps, running a finger along the top of the desk. And peering at the finger. It was well maintained, at least. He knew that already, of course, but the casual, dismissal action would infuriate the princes, decreasing the likeliness of her calling for a guard or anything.

Sage glanced over at the girl when she snorted and started talking, honestly only half listening. He wrinkled his nose after a moment, moving his gaze to settle on her for a brief moment from where he'd been previously eyeing a necklace on the table.

"First of all, who makes their child Hugh," he snorted. "Second of all, that means if you don't know my name, then you can't hunt me down or some shit like that," he added, passing another few coins down his knuckles and into a hidden pocket as he passed the table.

He'd perfected his stealing techniques...people could be staring straight at him and not notice the slight movement of his fingers transferring an item from table to pocket in less than a second. This girl would, undoubtedly, be no different. He didn't feel bad stealing money from her anyway ...she had plenty of it laying around.

He rolled his eyes when she asked if he could leave and not kill her. "This was supposed to be an empty room," he grumbled, shooting her an accusatory look. Then, he chuckled slightly and gave her a quick shake of his head. "If I'd wanted to kill you, both you and your friend who was in here earlier would have been dead a while ago," he pointed out, eyebrows arching upwards slightly.

It didn't really matter ...she wouldn't really be a threat, and he'd gotten what he'd come for. So, he just plucked an expensive looking bag up from the counter, and tossed a handful of coins in it. "I'll just take this and leave you to your night then," he chirped in a fake cherry voice, moving back towards the window.

He was, admittedly, itchy to get out of here before someone else came in, or something unexpected happened. Well ...something else unexpected.

Sage had slipped out the window after trying the bag of coins to his belt, climbing back down the castle wall and quickly making his way back down to sild ground.

Once he made it to the treeline, he pretty much just waltzed right out of the royal property, hopping up and out of the castle gate without any issues.

He then moved to hide the things he'd stolen, tugging a brick out of a building he lingered nearby usually and storing them inside. Then he reconsidered, and tugged out three more bricks, and spreading his spoils out amongst all the bricks he managed to pull out. That way, if someone did by chance find one, they wouldn't find it all. He'd be safe.

He moved off a little way, then, leaning with his back against the wall in the back of the alleyway, squinting up at the sky. A storm was coming ...he could smell it in the air. Ugh. He'd be wet tonight. Maybe he could find a dry outfit the next day. Steal it or buy it. Trade for something, maybe.

Sage had sat in the corner for a while, keeping himself curled up in a ball to preserve as much heat as he possibly could. He did fall asleep everntually, though it was a light one, since he knew he wasn't exactly safe out here. He knew better than to slip into a deep sleep.

As the sun came up though, and shops started to open, he forced his stiff lips up with a sort of shiver, pretty well soaked to the bone by then. It didn't take long for him to sweep through the town, grabbing some pants from one shop and a tunic from another at the opposite end of the square.

Then, all he had to do was find a decent place to change and hide his clothes while they dried out. He sort of wandered around for a while, attempting to look for a spot like that. He found one in an old stall...there was a door and everything, and it was locked, but he could slide in the back area since he was so small and it was backed up against a natural rock face. not many people could fit in here....maybe he could even sleep there in bad weather. The roof was leaky but it would be better than just out in the open.