Leaves133Please respect copyright.PENANAb6fcpeR6dJ
fell from trees and branches danced lightly as a light figure raced through the133Please respect copyright.PENANArQQO2bD7v3
trees of the Wyrmwood, it was swift and sure, anyone looking up into the trees133Please respect copyright.PENANAGseGmJJbpF
would have seen nothing but a blur, maybe even the hood that concealed its133Please respect copyright.PENANADK1OPleo8k
head. Not that anyone else was foolish enough to venture this deep within the133Please respect copyright.PENANAwX6LhHs09T
woods. This person however, had a reason and as it pranced from limb to limb133Please respect copyright.PENANAzMJxF4dyZj
its hood came loose, revealing the soft facial features of a woman in her early133Please respect copyright.PENANAwovYbMQ0iR
twenties, her long white blond hair flowed along behind her giving away her133Please respect copyright.PENANAXEHgYxoBoF
soft pointed ears. She smiled as she saw a small clearing ahead, knowing she133Please respect copyright.PENANA6AbJVQVUdE
had finally reached her goal. She landed with a soft mildly perceptible thud on133Please respect copyright.PENANAgv306fkYRc
a tree branch just at the edge of the glade she looked around the clearing but133Please respect copyright.PENANAy4oK9iLjt2
saw nothing. The elf girl stared in disbelief at the glade for a moment before133Please respect copyright.PENANArtKQLsmMZr
silently cursing under her breath, she quietly reached into a small pouch at133Please respect copyright.PENANAXp6sVndzU2
her waist and took out a small glass vial containing a swirling silver liquid,133Please respect copyright.PENANAcjSKC1SWss
then with one fluid motion she removed the stopper and downed the liquid.133Please respect copyright.PENANARSQEeRI7D6
Suddenly her natural blue eyes changed to a swirling rainbow of colors, and she133Please respect copyright.PENANAMCOnZBjg0w
finally saw what she wanted. The clearing was filled with a variety of woodland133Please respect copyright.PENANA8eG4Xqlmro
creatures munching on the grass that grew there, yet although the sight was133Please respect copyright.PENANAyjPvgy8glz
stunning in its own right, her attention was grabbed by a single white deer133Please respect copyright.PENANADHQhaodFWA
that stood in the center of the glade, its eyes trained on her “I’ve got you133Please respect copyright.PENANAnwMltjdMGj
now” she smiled as she removed an intricately carved bow made of bones from her133Please respect copyright.PENANA5VkFg0tWIt
pouch and pulled the drawstring, as she did so an ethereal arrow formed in her133Please respect copyright.PENANAQMuENTILK7
hand. The elf trained the arrow on the deer it133Please respect copyright.PENANAIkdgsc3U2Q
definitely sees me, so why doesn’t it run? She thought to herself doesn’t matter I suppose, once I claim this133Please respect copyright.PENANAuApK7sUjq5
kill the others will have to start respecting me she took a deep breath and133Please respect copyright.PENANAFrblnUWMcT
steadied her aim “Princess Andraste, you do know that those of the royal133Please respect copyright.PENANAYkUsmYvX4R
bloodline are allowed in the Wyrmwood right?” a harsh voice sounded beside her,133Please respect copyright.PENANASYqNvyUc5D
she screamed as the voice startled her causing the elf to jump and fire the133Please respect copyright.PENANAMtcYPguWoB
arrow into a nearby tree. Andraste fell from her perch and landed with a splash133Please respect copyright.PENANAKhnBUGZteZ
as she fell into a patch of mud “such a fitting place for you, your highness”133Please respect copyright.PENANAef7pUCYcEq
the voice sounded behind her this time and Andraste jumped to her feet to face133Please respect copyright.PENANAqsu3XjYwkL
it “you really should learn not to sneak up on people, master Brinn” she smiled133Please respect copyright.PENANAu262pPD2Da
at the hooded figure before her
“And133Please respect copyright.PENANAFLDjNcAuKs
you should learn to keep your cool under stressful situations, my pupil” Brinn replied,133Please respect copyright.PENANAwrF2pCTfoX
a cheerful note to his voice this time “and the last time I checked, sneaking133Please respect copyright.PENANAz0U1v6x9vz
up on people was my job”
Andraste133Please respect copyright.PENANAzizKxQNQ3j
smiled at the man, he could be cold and cruel at times but she knew he was a133Please respect copyright.PENANANhHPEdsUPi
good person deep down in the darkest crevasses of his soul. “Why are you here133Please respect copyright.PENANAjHEuxzHS2k
then?”
“His133Please respect copyright.PENANAAbDhOk7gvU
majesty is holding a special meeting, he expects all the nobles and councilors133Please respect copyright.PENANAYk7RngcbSq
to attend” he replied, disgust painting his voice
“Why?”
“I do133Please respect copyright.PENANAue4pZcQjNE
not know, and that troubles me” he looked away from her and sighed “I do not133Please respect copyright.PENANAWDRcGfvYws
like not knowing things”
“Well133Please respect copyright.PENANAW3MoaZMC7r
then, we’d best get a move on shouldn’t we?” she stepped forward and removed133Please respect copyright.PENANAoNuyb8oUDs
her dirty hooded cloak revealing the tight fitting brown leather pants that133Please respect copyright.PENANA3yURc69ZV1
wrapped her legs as well as a matching corset which hugged her chest leaving her133Please respect copyright.PENANAzhMc7ozQdA
belly bare. She stretched her curved lithe body and motioned to her master133Please respect copyright.PENANAFJ97avdfQs
“Race you to the edge of the woods?”
“All133Please respect copyright.PENANAoqihC7LpWu
these years and you still fail to understand the difference between racing133Please respect copyright.PENANAd5cqCLa4OU
someone and following them” he laughed as he vanished in a blur
“Hey,133Please respect copyright.PENANAiKvdnUKK5a
no fair!” she shouted as she took off behind him.
Princess Andraste shifted133Please respect copyright.PENANAaMuba3PtrL
nervously from foot to foot, she stood in a large throne room, the high walls133Please respect copyright.PENANAXtVjrnl4VI
were adorned by portraits of the past rulers of the kingdom. The room was133Please respect copyright.PENANArxTFN6CiAU
currently filled with all the noblemen and women of the land who were all busy133Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1heOilBdr
chatting amongst themselves, seemingly forgetting they were in the presence of133Please respect copyright.PENANAPWNTQ5C5Pu
their princess. They were anxious to know what this was about, and so did she.133Please respect copyright.PENANAbZlDx6Q2Ii
She glanced at the empty throne behind her and sighed, she spun on her heels133Please respect copyright.PENANAiR2cGc0eC0
and exited the room through the door behind the large imposing throne. She133Please respect copyright.PENANAPQibjwOxXZ
Stumbled as she almost collided into Brinn “Not like him to be late…” he said133Please respect copyright.PENANAIVbU6ARwOH
as Andraste stormed past him, she paid him no attention as she continued down133Please respect copyright.PENANA9tsyhYebkj
the narrow corridor. She passed by tens of doors along the133Please respect copyright.PENANATOIQutZtYe
sides, until she came upon a door at the end of the tunnel, she gently eased it133Please respect copyright.PENANAyUzcWH5aVB
open and entered into a small study from behind a large bookcase. Andraste133Please respect copyright.PENANAr9bhkoHezd
looked around the room, there were books strewn across the floor then her eyes133Please respect copyright.PENANAdxzVGDatZM
rested on the only chair occupying the room, on it sat a large man wearing133Please respect copyright.PENANAxAj4xJJKgZ
exquisite golden robes, he held a golden jeweled crown in one hand and a piece133Please respect copyright.PENANAjWGUjNSDik
of paper in the other, he looked at her and despite the haggard expression the133Please respect copyright.PENANAGMiBQwNEwC
man wore on his face he somehow still managed to look intimidating. “Hey there133Please respect copyright.PENANAV79ozWeAbo
little sis” he smiled weakly
“What133Please respect copyright.PENANA9yAqAtKfnG
is the meaning of all this?” Andraste gestured at the room her voice was133Please respect copyright.PENANA0CoVw6pE72
tainted with worry, in all her years she’d known her brother she had never seen133Please respect copyright.PENANAf2XpBddE67
him so weak, and vulnerable. The man waved the paper at her and she walked133Please respect copyright.PENANAEM8bTbWLgn
slowly over to him and took it and read silently. “Oh no!” Andraste gasped as133Please respect copyright.PENANAbU2RqnAgLP
she fell to her knees and clutched the letter. She closed her eyes as they133Please respect copyright.PENANAiz2NxCFe3L
started to stream tears.
“He133Please respect copyright.PENANAenkqa4c91y
killed her” she heard her brother say, his voice was strangely deadpanned “that133Please respect copyright.PENANA5NwtQOiZKr
monster murdered her, he and I had a deal”
Andraste133Please respect copyright.PENANAAmx4ay4ZJT
stared up at him as he spoke, her face written in confusion “what of the knight you sent to secure her safety, what happened to133Please respect copyright.PENANAUAhk4G5m98
Lucien?"
The king133Please respect copyright.PENANAqqijdBMob5
sighed heavily as he lowered his head into his palms "No word. The last133Please respect copyright.PENANAB2wBADqoxz
letter he sent said he was on the outskirts of Avrym's domain......that was133Please respect copyright.PENANAlha6mnZhZb
five days ago"
"We133Please respect copyright.PENANA8VZwE59pAR
need to ready or armies." Andraste's voice cracked as she spoke "This133Please respect copyright.PENANAN5PkQENbEC
bastard has toyed with us enough."
“No, it133Please respect copyright.PENANAYSXWmVTbak
doesn’t matter anymore” he replied coldly as he stood and placed his crown in133Please respect copyright.PENANAM0PfEE7l2Q
place, brushing away some of his hair revealing his small rounded ears. As133Please respect copyright.PENANAgcDkt8BY3N
Andraste looked at him she thought she saw a look of fear, but she quickly133Please respect copyright.PENANAwk8pHr0PIW
banished the stupid thought
“What?” she133Please respect copyright.PENANA8Ycqphtj8a
choked "YOU'RE JUST GOING TO LET HIM GET AWAY WITH MURDERING YOUR133Please respect copyright.PENANAWdSvK1RTOc
DAUGHTER?" The king completely ignored her words as he walked towards133Please respect copyright.PENANAZ74gdUQ00m
the exit. She couldn't see it, but his face was riddled with worry. Andraste133Please respect copyright.PENANAbZqkhbPXT1
took one last look at the letter in her grasp before crumbling it and following133Please respect copyright.PENANAHDL6dxBzxx
after her brother, swearing to herself that they were going to have a proper133Please respect copyright.PENANAjf9A6Twz6i
talk whether he wanted to or not.
The king sat upon his throne and133Please respect copyright.PENANAOGTO2hnHfx
glared at the nobles gathered in the room, he felt a hand grip his shoulder and133Please respect copyright.PENANAeaSq9N7jVS
he looked up to see his sister smiling at him, her tears were gone and she had133Please respect copyright.PENANA4JOB3zonD9
an air of confidence about her. Though the two weren’t siblings by blood, they133Please respect copyright.PENANAcLGYlqi53h
had always had each other’s backs, for nearly thirty years they have been133Please respect copyright.PENANABpKMEjQC7Q
inseparable, and now he felt that was about to change. He smiled back at her as133Please respect copyright.PENANAmPPgDU88g3
she made to walk away to join the nobles, but he grabbed her hand “stay” he133Please respect copyright.PENANAGZtpgJM6vV
whispered. Andraste nodded without looking at him and brushed off his hand,133Please respect copyright.PENANAtx8LT3WQWB
that was when he realized he was right, she would not be with him this time, if133Please respect copyright.PENANAb7a2vY5TN4
his nobles didn’t kill him now………his sister would. The king gulped as he133Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0XGfT57dD
cleared his throat to address his people, he severely doubted he could best the133Please respect copyright.PENANAeMaq1Aflng
nimble Elf in a fight. “First of all, I thank you all for answering my call” he133Please respect copyright.PENANATJWummyL5K
began, watching as they stiffened and stared dumbly at him. He had taken133Please respect copyright.PENANA4IISUR3UpE
advantage of all these people, and he knew he would pay the price today.
“I know it133Please respect copyright.PENANAkSLuWYmSck
was a bit short notice, but the matter was too urgent -"
"What133Please respect copyright.PENANAYo4uQqqHur
the hell is the meaning of this, Roland?" A voiced cried out from the133Please respect copyright.PENANAE7cwqeCr5s
semicircle of nobles, cutting him off "I had important matters to attend133Please respect copyright.PENANAI2llHi3Yzt
to and not only do you call me here at such a time, you also have THE FUCKING133Please respect copyright.PENANA90qUzWS8Wl
NERVE -"
There was a133Please respect copyright.PENANA0QqRexUGCb
flash of silver as something raced through the air cutting off the voice. It133Please respect copyright.PENANAl2fFBRZQAK
was then followed by shrill scream. The nobles looked at the old man who was133Please respect copyright.PENANA3C9QDZjO20
now clutching his face. He opened his mouth to speak but was instantly cut off133Please respect copyright.PENANAgmxYXV52u6
by Andraste.
"The133Please respect copyright.PENANAQhF0jyyKzt
next person to interrupt this meeting will leave this room missing a133Please respect copyright.PENANAZFA4jUEi4d
tongue." The gulped as he heard her words. He rose his hand and spoke once133Please respect copyright.PENANAZGh2jFAOjN
more "As I was saying, I'm terribly sorry for calling you all here at such133Please respect copyright.PENANACgR6AKtOXJ
an hour, but I'm afraid I had no choice. As I'm sure you're aware, there have133Please respect copyright.PENANAra72CYkKp6
been rumours circulating the kingdom for the last six months, stories about how133Please respect copyright.PENANAuIKoU5Nal5
you nobles have been sending the kingdom assassins to villages on the edges of Lanatheas133Please respect copyright.PENANA81iPmH1pFu
to kidnap young girls from their homes."
"Permission133Please respect copyright.PENANAVaKnRYqzAy
to speak, sire?" A young man spoke up from the group
"Granted"
"Those133Please respect copyright.PENANA66zdSILNYM
rumours have been nothing other than, well......rumours." he paused before133Please respect copyright.PENANAaLfX0GEwy9
continuing "you had us all investigated by your Spymaster, Lord Brinn that133Please respect copyright.PENANAjPBRKkPI6l
is, and as I'm aware....those investigations yielded no results133Please respect copyright.PENANA4eB31Ks7pI
whatsoever"
"I'm133Please respect copyright.PENANASUoxuPUtN7
afraid that's simply because Brinn was ordered to not carry out an actual133Please respect copyright.PENANAt9XMkIYo1a
investigation....."
"Pardon?"133Please respect copyright.PENANAIQc4y7k3Bh
His confusion was echoed by everyone else in the room, including Andraste.133Please respect copyright.PENANA5iCvZnNBs0
"What do you mean by that brother?" She asked as she looked down on133Please respect copyright.PENANA6t4r7YNRqg
him. The king looked at her and shook his head, her eyes were cold and he felt133Please respect copyright.PENANAw0xBUtSfkD
like she was going to cut open his throat after his next words "I'm133Please respect copyright.PENANAjOLUQ2nN8e
ashamed to admit the rumours are indeed true" he paused and then continued133Please respect copyright.PENANAesuTX5jzT2
before anybody had the chance to react "In fact.....those assassins were133Please respect copyright.PENANAJCI2vWZidg
sent out by me, and were led by none other than Brinn" before he had even133Please respect copyright.PENANACYJxRsPWvh
finished talking, the nobles were shouting and demanding answers. They wanted133Please respect copyright.PENANAojd4MWZvXe
to know what he had done, as well as why. In the uproar they had all forgotten133Please respect copyright.PENANAKfaY7h3UGb
Andraste's threat, all but one man who was trying to leave his seat before she133Please respect copyright.PENANAHNFJTqsiYN
noticed him. The nobles, realising that he had no intention of answering them133Please respect copyright.PENANAQtTY9vCcbJ
then started to rush towards him on the throne, but before the got close133Please respect copyright.PENANAYvST5DrpDE
Brinn's cloaked form fell Infront of them from the ceiling. He stretched out133Please respect copyright.PENANAbUPHAOljsP
his hands, showing the throwing knives between his fingers "Who dies133Please respect copyright.PENANATeSFZiHhps
first?" He asked sneering. The nobles gasped as they backed away slowly,133Please respect copyright.PENANAkbaz4Qb5JL
Brinn glanced behind him and saw Roland running through the back doors. Brinn133Please respect copyright.PENANAFDVsKljydN
knew the king wasn't afraid of the weaklings before him, so he figured he must133Please respect copyright.PENANAHJy57kIp3q
have been running from his sister. Brinn might have been the one to teach her133Please respect copyright.PENANA30Nv6n0swM
everything she knew, but even he wouldn't be able to inflict injury on her133Please respect copyright.PENANAH1KickoYJP
before his head rolled. Without looking at her he sheathed his knives and went133Please respect copyright.PENANAq508BY47Wi
after the king.
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All of this133Please respect copyright.PENANA8hzjmozEEF
had happened before the princess had even finished processing the information133Please respect copyright.PENANAKkps9I1o3r
she was just given. She didn't notice any of the events that had just133Please respect copyright.PENANARKQXeCxJ6l
transpired.