Leaves367Please respect copyright.PENANAvrtdRYsvzC
fell from trees and branches danced lightly as a light figure raced through the367Please respect copyright.PENANA7rhGvHEp80
trees of the Wyrmwood, it was swift and sure, anyone looking up into the trees367Please respect copyright.PENANAZSlKyoybHJ
would have seen nothing but a blur, maybe even the hood that concealed its367Please respect copyright.PENANAZd5MMvxHnu
head. Not that anyone else was foolish enough to venture this deep within the367Please respect copyright.PENANAgljtlMdk5d
woods. This person however, had a reason and as it pranced from limb to limb367Please respect copyright.PENANAhsLfD0RAU9
its hood came loose, revealing the soft facial features of a woman in her early367Please respect copyright.PENANAibuL5ItDD6
twenties, her long white blond hair flowed along behind her giving away her367Please respect copyright.PENANAuniaCJ0oZm
soft pointed ears. She smiled as she saw a small clearing ahead, knowing she367Please respect copyright.PENANAiBpBV39ZRU
had finally reached her goal. She landed with a soft mildly perceptible thud on367Please respect copyright.PENANATZs5I1qqkz
a tree branch just at the edge of the glade she looked around the clearing but367Please respect copyright.PENANAjpp3nGAQ7K
saw nothing. The elf girl stared in disbelief at the glade for a moment before367Please respect copyright.PENANAkj6M382B28
silently cursing under her breath, she quietly reached into a small pouch at367Please respect copyright.PENANAZuEoppeoc6
her waist and took out a small glass vial containing a swirling silver liquid,367Please respect copyright.PENANAeqEwrgYUXN
then with one fluid motion she removed the stopper and downed the liquid.367Please respect copyright.PENANATvMJ70yDKl
Suddenly her natural blue eyes changed to a swirling rainbow of colors, and she367Please respect copyright.PENANAX1nEItGi04
finally saw what she wanted. The clearing was filled with a variety of woodland367Please respect copyright.PENANARdOLM4sWw3
creatures munching on the grass that grew there, yet although the sight was367Please respect copyright.PENANAmKpp9KYiSV
stunning in its own right, her attention was grabbed by a single white deer367Please respect copyright.PENANAuzWGQqiaIU
that stood in the center of the glade, its eyes trained on her “I’ve got you367Please respect copyright.PENANAoC7ANxzCDF
now” she smiled as she removed an intricately carved bow made of bones from her367Please respect copyright.PENANArn0l5FenLn
pouch and pulled the drawstring, as she did so an ethereal arrow formed in her367Please respect copyright.PENANA3h94nNt0sO
hand. The elf trained the arrow on the deer it367Please respect copyright.PENANAvpnD6zvA5e
definitely sees me, so why doesn’t it run? She thought to herself doesn’t matter I suppose, once I claim this367Please respect copyright.PENANAlWhqRL6WpD
kill the others will have to start respecting me she took a deep breath and367Please respect copyright.PENANAjmxryf8eNH
steadied her aim “Princess Andraste, you do know that those of the royal367Please respect copyright.PENANALrHbIasNTi
bloodline are allowed in the Wyrmwood right?” a harsh voice sounded beside her,367Please respect copyright.PENANAbIM04a98wn
she screamed as the voice startled her causing the elf to jump and fire the367Please respect copyright.PENANAbhgRhSoBlP
arrow into a nearby tree. Andraste fell from her perch and landed with a splash367Please respect copyright.PENANAkQAptTAluW
as she fell into a patch of mud “such a fitting place for you, your highness”367Please respect copyright.PENANAPkEYSHyYiB
the voice sounded behind her this time and Andraste jumped to her feet to face367Please respect copyright.PENANA6mQyzENbiY
it “you really should learn not to sneak up on people, master Brinn” she smiled367Please respect copyright.PENANAGR5Ipc1GmB
at the hooded figure before her
“And367Please respect copyright.PENANAxFQOCtomFv
you should learn to keep your cool under stressful situations, my pupil” Brinn replied,367Please respect copyright.PENANA7fBViLgE6F
a cheerful note to his voice this time “and the last time I checked, sneaking367Please respect copyright.PENANAGBrKItCMwM
up on people was my job”
Andraste367Please respect copyright.PENANAsZb5vrSGq5
smiled at the man, he could be cold and cruel at times but she knew he was a367Please respect copyright.PENANAaLQ21uQh2u
good person deep down in the darkest crevasses of his soul. “Why are you here367Please respect copyright.PENANAVgOwCUNfmo
then?”
“His367Please respect copyright.PENANA0UBqThJY1f
majesty is holding a special meeting, he expects all the nobles and councilors367Please respect copyright.PENANAkIMuGhF2qD
to attend” he replied, disgust painting his voice
“Why?”
“I do367Please respect copyright.PENANA1jf5hetcE9
not know, and that troubles me” he looked away from her and sighed “I do not367Please respect copyright.PENANA7p11eOB6ID
like not knowing things”
“Well367Please respect copyright.PENANAV82wTwqkt3
then, we’d best get a move on shouldn’t we?” she stepped forward and removed367Please respect copyright.PENANA56KndKH6G7
her dirty hooded cloak revealing the tight fitting brown leather pants that367Please respect copyright.PENANANlwJZogDX3
wrapped her legs as well as a matching corset which hugged her chest leaving her367Please respect copyright.PENANA7n61AjWFNC
belly bare. She stretched her curved lithe body and motioned to her master367Please respect copyright.PENANAejPdRDzyZA
“Race you to the edge of the woods?”
“All367Please respect copyright.PENANAf2JfOs3nJb
these years and you still fail to understand the difference between racing367Please respect copyright.PENANAdcUVqQJGzu
someone and following them” he laughed as he vanished in a blur
“Hey,367Please respect copyright.PENANARfbaia0QKw
no fair!” she shouted as she took off behind him.
Princess Andraste shifted367Please respect copyright.PENANAftPJKyvQEl
nervously from foot to foot, she stood in a large throne room, the high walls367Please respect copyright.PENANAvzAawN5Pkb
were adorned by portraits of the past rulers of the kingdom. The room was367Please respect copyright.PENANAH9XcDVUUsV
currently filled with all the noblemen and women of the land who were all busy367Please respect copyright.PENANAHCXcPOov97
chatting amongst themselves, seemingly forgetting they were in the presence of367Please respect copyright.PENANAxkpBtEdEN8
their princess. They were anxious to know what this was about, and so did she.367Please respect copyright.PENANAslHJAd0qFg
She glanced at the empty throne behind her and sighed, she spun on her heels367Please respect copyright.PENANAITgM8nD9yp
and exited the room through the door behind the large imposing throne. She367Please respect copyright.PENANAfA0ogyxW55
Stumbled as she almost collided into Brinn “Not like him to be late…” he said367Please respect copyright.PENANAMcRw1mtu8p
as Andraste stormed past him, she paid him no attention as she continued down367Please respect copyright.PENANAJwNgIoX1w5
the narrow corridor. She passed by tens of doors along the367Please respect copyright.PENANAWRfXmoPaEw
sides, until she came upon a door at the end of the tunnel, she gently eased it367Please respect copyright.PENANAxsEDKPNoQK
open and entered into a small study from behind a large bookcase. Andraste367Please respect copyright.PENANA9kceEmKWDt
looked around the room, there were books strewn across the floor then her eyes367Please respect copyright.PENANAwkv3KTIi0r
rested on the only chair occupying the room, on it sat a large man wearing367Please respect copyright.PENANArre8db0yRC
exquisite golden robes, he held a golden jeweled crown in one hand and a piece367Please respect copyright.PENANAq5T4bTEEM3
of paper in the other, he looked at her and despite the haggard expression the367Please respect copyright.PENANADPuhdUOukb
man wore on his face he somehow still managed to look intimidating. “Hey there367Please respect copyright.PENANAORrdHDLaEp
little sis” he smiled weakly
“What367Please respect copyright.PENANAZcn6SeGHOw
is the meaning of all this?” Andraste gestured at the room her voice was367Please respect copyright.PENANAiKOAackl93
tainted with worry, in all her years she’d known her brother she had never seen367Please respect copyright.PENANAKk84lvndzW
him so weak, and vulnerable. The man waved the paper at her and she walked367Please respect copyright.PENANAhU4pjiErgw
slowly over to him and took it and read silently. “Oh no!” Andraste gasped as367Please respect copyright.PENANAK0owWz9BMc
she fell to her knees and clutched the letter. She closed her eyes as they367Please respect copyright.PENANAmZWZjroIze
started to stream tears.
“He367Please respect copyright.PENANAJNovS25gPq
killed her” she heard her brother say, his voice was strangely deadpanned “that367Please respect copyright.PENANA0rZbEeIfDd
monster murdered her, he and I had a deal”
Andraste367Please respect copyright.PENANADlHRwCAfIn
stared up at him as he spoke, her face written in confusion “what of the knight you sent to secure her safety, what happened to367Please respect copyright.PENANAR2ymiJJnZO
Lucien?"
The king367Please respect copyright.PENANAZYuIw1m8qW
sighed heavily as he lowered his head into his palms "No word. The last367Please respect copyright.PENANAjXZvZ9vJRv
letter he sent said he was on the outskirts of Avrym's domain......that was367Please respect copyright.PENANADNatv17ftA
five days ago"
"We367Please respect copyright.PENANAAxABE1PuOQ
need to ready or armies." Andraste's voice cracked as she spoke "This367Please respect copyright.PENANANkJE9xXRUV
bastard has toyed with us enough."
“No, it367Please respect copyright.PENANA8fh1zhZHpY
doesn’t matter anymore” he replied coldly as he stood and placed his crown in367Please respect copyright.PENANA4RFqhrKcRE
place, brushing away some of his hair revealing his small rounded ears. As367Please respect copyright.PENANAc8hq3lc2mc
Andraste looked at him she thought she saw a look of fear, but she quickly367Please respect copyright.PENANAzymUpN0KTE
banished the stupid thought
“What?” she367Please respect copyright.PENANAnlMxDa9IiX
choked "YOU'RE JUST GOING TO LET HIM GET AWAY WITH MURDERING YOUR367Please respect copyright.PENANARu0saQK95S
DAUGHTER?" The king completely ignored her words as he walked towards367Please respect copyright.PENANAmBGLvuRGeo
the exit. She couldn't see it, but his face was riddled with worry. Andraste367Please respect copyright.PENANABDdjfh6nZI
took one last look at the letter in her grasp before crumbling it and following367Please respect copyright.PENANA3YNuzCkzhs
after her brother, swearing to herself that they were going to have a proper367Please respect copyright.PENANAT51elzVdMc
talk whether he wanted to or not.
The king sat upon his throne and367Please respect copyright.PENANAjZPs80tKnJ
glared at the nobles gathered in the room, he felt a hand grip his shoulder and367Please respect copyright.PENANADDFSxnjIso
he looked up to see his sister smiling at him, her tears were gone and she had367Please respect copyright.PENANAGRqyKZjyel
an air of confidence about her. Though the two weren’t siblings by blood, they367Please respect copyright.PENANAQHKt82HqDz
had always had each other’s backs, for nearly thirty years they have been367Please respect copyright.PENANAzLRC1LhnwM
inseparable, and now he felt that was about to change. He smiled back at her as367Please respect copyright.PENANAXWj8CCDugL
she made to walk away to join the nobles, but he grabbed her hand “stay” he367Please respect copyright.PENANAi3pmM1xeOf
whispered. Andraste nodded without looking at him and brushed off his hand,367Please respect copyright.PENANApB6j791oF8
that was when he realized he was right, she would not be with him this time, if367Please respect copyright.PENANA91tFcy5Nxs
his nobles didn’t kill him now………his sister would. The king gulped as he367Please respect copyright.PENANAPHInRSsNVF
cleared his throat to address his people, he severely doubted he could best the367Please respect copyright.PENANAfzEFU1HAIf
nimble Elf in a fight. “First of all, I thank you all for answering my call” he367Please respect copyright.PENANA4XnMjI0TjW
began, watching as they stiffened and stared dumbly at him. He had taken367Please respect copyright.PENANAnojTI7LLFC
advantage of all these people, and he knew he would pay the price today.
“I know it367Please respect copyright.PENANA7HjsWPzzTb
was a bit short notice, but the matter was too urgent -"
"What367Please respect copyright.PENANATR00EPPZjU
the hell is the meaning of this, Roland?" A voiced cried out from the367Please respect copyright.PENANAbeQ7pAHgjN
semicircle of nobles, cutting him off "I had important matters to attend367Please respect copyright.PENANAhNykYlXyee
to and not only do you call me here at such a time, you also have THE FUCKING367Please respect copyright.PENANAKyXY6Eyg3X
NERVE -"
There was a367Please respect copyright.PENANAGsR1wD9omB
flash of silver as something raced through the air cutting off the voice. It367Please respect copyright.PENANAnIVtH5qtRw
was then followed by shrill scream. The nobles looked at the old man who was367Please respect copyright.PENANAqqZya46ZLx
now clutching his face. He opened his mouth to speak but was instantly cut off367Please respect copyright.PENANAYE33xYtRcG
by Andraste.
"The367Please respect copyright.PENANAtPcZ6EUDbO
next person to interrupt this meeting will leave this room missing a367Please respect copyright.PENANAYyv8QW92p7
tongue." The gulped as he heard her words. He rose his hand and spoke once367Please respect copyright.PENANA7A2ZbZQ8Dl
more "As I was saying, I'm terribly sorry for calling you all here at such367Please respect copyright.PENANAxZIGUQij2H
an hour, but I'm afraid I had no choice. As I'm sure you're aware, there have367Please respect copyright.PENANA2a769TP5vR
been rumours circulating the kingdom for the last six months, stories about how367Please respect copyright.PENANAsc4enF022m
you nobles have been sending the kingdom assassins to villages on the edges of Lanatheas367Please respect copyright.PENANAEnbGo72v9s
to kidnap young girls from their homes."
"Permission367Please respect copyright.PENANAgnV3EqvKcA
to speak, sire?" A young man spoke up from the group
"Granted"
"Those367Please respect copyright.PENANAY4JC6YgOem
rumours have been nothing other than, well......rumours." he paused before367Please respect copyright.PENANAGTImrmjiVP
continuing "you had us all investigated by your Spymaster, Lord Brinn that367Please respect copyright.PENANAwNzGREYIiP
is, and as I'm aware....those investigations yielded no results367Please respect copyright.PENANA4TEdupMb4N
whatsoever"
"I'm367Please respect copyright.PENANAVFWDrEvksz
afraid that's simply because Brinn was ordered to not carry out an actual367Please respect copyright.PENANAccx7F5M2Ft
investigation....."
"Pardon?"367Please respect copyright.PENANANVk0Cf9mMh
His confusion was echoed by everyone else in the room, including Andraste.367Please respect copyright.PENANADGWVBg21Qm
"What do you mean by that brother?" She asked as she looked down on367Please respect copyright.PENANAWLZMsWTBHJ
him. The king looked at her and shook his head, her eyes were cold and he felt367Please respect copyright.PENANANckuYFTnYp
like she was going to cut open his throat after his next words "I'm367Please respect copyright.PENANANr2IsDoFot
ashamed to admit the rumours are indeed true" he paused and then continued367Please respect copyright.PENANAVV0jJXAxbO
before anybody had the chance to react "In fact.....those assassins were367Please respect copyright.PENANAaLqgoHar9o
sent out by me, and were led by none other than Brinn" before he had even367Please respect copyright.PENANAEOXsH0ma3F
finished talking, the nobles were shouting and demanding answers. They wanted367Please respect copyright.PENANAW1HNK3Wkh1
to know what he had done, as well as why. In the uproar they had all forgotten367Please respect copyright.PENANA14edECSDAa
Andraste's threat, all but one man who was trying to leave his seat before she367Please respect copyright.PENANAFp2eN04hss
noticed him. The nobles, realising that he had no intention of answering them367Please respect copyright.PENANAat1Xq40kza
then started to rush towards him on the throne, but before the got close367Please respect copyright.PENANAvY7vfht2XV
Brinn's cloaked form fell Infront of them from the ceiling. He stretched out367Please respect copyright.PENANAygldkWrLfO
his hands, showing the throwing knives between his fingers "Who dies367Please respect copyright.PENANAUeylPIlTc9
first?" He asked sneering. The nobles gasped as they backed away slowly,367Please respect copyright.PENANAE6yHJC0FeZ
Brinn glanced behind him and saw Roland running through the back doors. Brinn367Please respect copyright.PENANA3tGbIpevmp
knew the king wasn't afraid of the weaklings before him, so he figured he must367Please respect copyright.PENANAfPsM7uEmdT
have been running from his sister. Brinn might have been the one to teach her367Please respect copyright.PENANAFjaXrplwbQ
everything she knew, but even he wouldn't be able to inflict injury on her367Please respect copyright.PENANAh12nHEtbeY
before his head rolled. Without looking at her he sheathed his knives and went367Please respect copyright.PENANAoaPI9A8plP
after the king.
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All of this367Please respect copyright.PENANAFwsnuzzHEF
had happened before the princess had even finished processing the information367Please respect copyright.PENANA37VnO3WHDZ
she was just given. She didn't notice any of the events that had just367Please respect copyright.PENANAASQ27Q0gBG
transpired.