Leaves132Please respect copyright.PENANAW7yj5aIWO7
fell from trees and branches danced lightly as a light figure raced through the132Please respect copyright.PENANAOzllU4l2za
trees of the Wyrmwood, it was swift and sure, anyone looking up into the trees132Please respect copyright.PENANAxjJPEN15HN
would have seen nothing but a blur, maybe even the hood that concealed its132Please respect copyright.PENANAYJHZtzwM7E
head. Not that anyone else was foolish enough to venture this deep within the132Please respect copyright.PENANAZCvcuHveuh
woods. This person however, had a reason and as it pranced from limb to limb132Please respect copyright.PENANAg4ULb6g0xS
its hood came loose, revealing the soft facial features of a woman in her early132Please respect copyright.PENANAT1dYXmsggp
twenties, her long white blond hair flowed along behind her giving away her132Please respect copyright.PENANAINexVDjfMG
soft pointed ears. She smiled as she saw a small clearing ahead, knowing she132Please respect copyright.PENANA85RoG7wXeC
had finally reached her goal. She landed with a soft mildly perceptible thud on132Please respect copyright.PENANAa8t0Y34kwf
a tree branch just at the edge of the glade she looked around the clearing but132Please respect copyright.PENANAxv6rCjB3h8
saw nothing. The elf girl stared in disbelief at the glade for a moment before132Please respect copyright.PENANAa4SRAk87AE
silently cursing under her breath, she quietly reached into a small pouch at132Please respect copyright.PENANAS4DaTRl0s6
her waist and took out a small glass vial containing a swirling silver liquid,132Please respect copyright.PENANAPEQ88koEFz
then with one fluid motion she removed the stopper and downed the liquid.132Please respect copyright.PENANAYTYuLNhpIK
Suddenly her natural blue eyes changed to a swirling rainbow of colors, and she132Please respect copyright.PENANANaeMeeCz14
finally saw what she wanted. The clearing was filled with a variety of woodland132Please respect copyright.PENANAEmNAY80P66
creatures munching on the grass that grew there, yet although the sight was132Please respect copyright.PENANAIsrEwtOBP1
stunning in its own right, her attention was grabbed by a single white deer132Please respect copyright.PENANAsyqmYBkoTH
that stood in the center of the glade, its eyes trained on her “I’ve got you132Please respect copyright.PENANAQS9BOxs0Oh
now” she smiled as she removed an intricately carved bow made of bones from her132Please respect copyright.PENANAWxj0ddcZ4q
pouch and pulled the drawstring, as she did so an ethereal arrow formed in her132Please respect copyright.PENANAtJNyxaITDk
hand. The elf trained the arrow on the deer it132Please respect copyright.PENANAErBBpSf4NA
definitely sees me, so why doesn’t it run? She thought to herself doesn’t matter I suppose, once I claim this132Please respect copyright.PENANAY5uqYrWjVM
kill the others will have to start respecting me she took a deep breath and132Please respect copyright.PENANAXq8Z6z6iZg
steadied her aim “Princess Andraste, you do know that those of the royal132Please respect copyright.PENANAO7S58rIA17
bloodline are allowed in the Wyrmwood right?” a harsh voice sounded beside her,132Please respect copyright.PENANAiTTu6w8xhV
she screamed as the voice startled her causing the elf to jump and fire the132Please respect copyright.PENANAZP912vgz4S
arrow into a nearby tree. Andraste fell from her perch and landed with a splash132Please respect copyright.PENANAQVAAzc986C
as she fell into a patch of mud “such a fitting place for you, your highness”132Please respect copyright.PENANA7adyQ4sCRC
the voice sounded behind her this time and Andraste jumped to her feet to face132Please respect copyright.PENANAxMCLcQAREu
it “you really should learn not to sneak up on people, master Brinn” she smiled132Please respect copyright.PENANAiwXZcdfhOn
at the hooded figure before her
“And132Please respect copyright.PENANAk4LBuJXjE8
you should learn to keep your cool under stressful situations, my pupil” Brinn replied,132Please respect copyright.PENANAruy1berxYB
a cheerful note to his voice this time “and the last time I checked, sneaking132Please respect copyright.PENANAHYz9rccUXQ
up on people was my job”
Andraste132Please respect copyright.PENANAGPvmbB1wjn
smiled at the man, he could be cold and cruel at times but she knew he was a132Please respect copyright.PENANAsLiTcXnlqL
good person deep down in the darkest crevasses of his soul. “Why are you here132Please respect copyright.PENANAAi9xWT8ciX
then?”
“His132Please respect copyright.PENANAkokREojgK9
majesty is holding a special meeting, he expects all the nobles and councilors132Please respect copyright.PENANAKl57EhLRFr
to attend” he replied, disgust painting his voice
“Why?”
“I do132Please respect copyright.PENANAMk8rrKRsy4
not know, and that troubles me” he looked away from her and sighed “I do not132Please respect copyright.PENANAVFsXH0ISiT
like not knowing things”
“Well132Please respect copyright.PENANACNCMvQNyGx
then, we’d best get a move on shouldn’t we?” she stepped forward and removed132Please respect copyright.PENANAaWhky9FNTe
her dirty hooded cloak revealing the tight fitting brown leather pants that132Please respect copyright.PENANApbSPMmKBiE
wrapped her legs as well as a matching corset which hugged her chest leaving her132Please respect copyright.PENANAGRtF14IDRU
belly bare. She stretched her curved lithe body and motioned to her master132Please respect copyright.PENANAwZNQTfECir
“Race you to the edge of the woods?”
“All132Please respect copyright.PENANASDHh0aPfdR
these years and you still fail to understand the difference between racing132Please respect copyright.PENANABoWizZf4KE
someone and following them” he laughed as he vanished in a blur
“Hey,132Please respect copyright.PENANArpVOhtVSqh
no fair!” she shouted as she took off behind him.
Princess Andraste shifted132Please respect copyright.PENANAxesnrexbvQ
nervously from foot to foot, she stood in a large throne room, the high walls132Please respect copyright.PENANArw8BHZgQdi
were adorned by portraits of the past rulers of the kingdom. The room was132Please respect copyright.PENANAzHNLflfqDN
currently filled with all the noblemen and women of the land who were all busy132Please respect copyright.PENANATFAF2yheya
chatting amongst themselves, seemingly forgetting they were in the presence of132Please respect copyright.PENANAgcfZNF240I
their princess. They were anxious to know what this was about, and so did she.132Please respect copyright.PENANAPjBIxO1Awp
She glanced at the empty throne behind her and sighed, she spun on her heels132Please respect copyright.PENANACICxuutMmK
and exited the room through the door behind the large imposing throne. She132Please respect copyright.PENANAAqzKV1qZNg
Stumbled as she almost collided into Brinn “Not like him to be late…” he said132Please respect copyright.PENANAaCLmOrJyZe
as Andraste stormed past him, she paid him no attention as she continued down132Please respect copyright.PENANAQcUHCS5NWB
the narrow corridor. She passed by tens of doors along the132Please respect copyright.PENANA8YIglMsp6p
sides, until she came upon a door at the end of the tunnel, she gently eased it132Please respect copyright.PENANAYATQcNcssI
open and entered into a small study from behind a large bookcase. Andraste132Please respect copyright.PENANAbXm8bhdnG2
looked around the room, there were books strewn across the floor then her eyes132Please respect copyright.PENANAt7kv8yFntj
rested on the only chair occupying the room, on it sat a large man wearing132Please respect copyright.PENANAXDqKArkUVp
exquisite golden robes, he held a golden jeweled crown in one hand and a piece132Please respect copyright.PENANAhDrAOJgeVq
of paper in the other, he looked at her and despite the haggard expression the132Please respect copyright.PENANA8knOdBO389
man wore on his face he somehow still managed to look intimidating. “Hey there132Please respect copyright.PENANA6COv9FCaRH
little sis” he smiled weakly
“What132Please respect copyright.PENANAK9uWAtxnAZ
is the meaning of all this?” Andraste gestured at the room her voice was132Please respect copyright.PENANAoSYKhKpm07
tainted with worry, in all her years she’d known her brother she had never seen132Please respect copyright.PENANAI4a8qZZrLT
him so weak, and vulnerable. The man waved the paper at her and she walked132Please respect copyright.PENANANrIhWgbHMH
slowly over to him and took it and read silently. “Oh no!” Andraste gasped as132Please respect copyright.PENANAWX0uZsaAU6
she fell to her knees and clutched the letter. She closed her eyes as they132Please respect copyright.PENANADjH8sqOkdx
started to stream tears.
“He132Please respect copyright.PENANAm2BRCYQN7I
killed her” she heard her brother say, his voice was strangely deadpanned “that132Please respect copyright.PENANABwDXOO2Agc
monster murdered her, he and I had a deal”
Andraste132Please respect copyright.PENANAn18zCgWhmJ
stared up at him as he spoke, her face written in confusion “what of the knight you sent to secure her safety, what happened to132Please respect copyright.PENANAHM3dEUupfE
Lucien?"
The king132Please respect copyright.PENANAuEKp4zS9Ic
sighed heavily as he lowered his head into his palms "No word. The last132Please respect copyright.PENANAfKzFdwingB
letter he sent said he was on the outskirts of Avrym's domain......that was132Please respect copyright.PENANAcmg77NtbG4
five days ago"
"We132Please respect copyright.PENANA3YHGRyR8ao
need to ready or armies." Andraste's voice cracked as she spoke "This132Please respect copyright.PENANA4pomonSUMb
bastard has toyed with us enough."
“No, it132Please respect copyright.PENANA8Fdo6vKzhI
doesn’t matter anymore” he replied coldly as he stood and placed his crown in132Please respect copyright.PENANAARYQBsfol5
place, brushing away some of his hair revealing his small rounded ears. As132Please respect copyright.PENANA9Gz3KbpKPr
Andraste looked at him she thought she saw a look of fear, but she quickly132Please respect copyright.PENANAa0Lr4fuC6r
banished the stupid thought
“What?” she132Please respect copyright.PENANAwr74QOLlQJ
choked "YOU'RE JUST GOING TO LET HIM GET AWAY WITH MURDERING YOUR132Please respect copyright.PENANABG0dYaFxmz
DAUGHTER?" The king completely ignored her words as he walked towards132Please respect copyright.PENANANExqR06nYC
the exit. She couldn't see it, but his face was riddled with worry. Andraste132Please respect copyright.PENANAZKPrfrAwH2
took one last look at the letter in her grasp before crumbling it and following132Please respect copyright.PENANAtgFi87ywfn
after her brother, swearing to herself that they were going to have a proper132Please respect copyright.PENANA7W7Kr7o8BG
talk whether he wanted to or not.
The king sat upon his throne and132Please respect copyright.PENANAXLAb4uRvKY
glared at the nobles gathered in the room, he felt a hand grip his shoulder and132Please respect copyright.PENANAAFgTgfdS2s
he looked up to see his sister smiling at him, her tears were gone and she had132Please respect copyright.PENANAvBiFxNgNUX
an air of confidence about her. Though the two weren’t siblings by blood, they132Please respect copyright.PENANAwoGJWiwXvt
had always had each other’s backs, for nearly thirty years they have been132Please respect copyright.PENANAvBFwXewQ4S
inseparable, and now he felt that was about to change. He smiled back at her as132Please respect copyright.PENANAUmfZqoQ4IW
she made to walk away to join the nobles, but he grabbed her hand “stay” he132Please respect copyright.PENANACqIAf4Q0C8
whispered. Andraste nodded without looking at him and brushed off his hand,132Please respect copyright.PENANAIBj4RtZFws
that was when he realized he was right, she would not be with him this time, if132Please respect copyright.PENANA7qN4E3LI4p
his nobles didn’t kill him now………his sister would. The king gulped as he132Please respect copyright.PENANAOOFasRjOXo
cleared his throat to address his people, he severely doubted he could best the132Please respect copyright.PENANAZGjVpqR3O1
nimble Elf in a fight. “First of all, I thank you all for answering my call” he132Please respect copyright.PENANA8r3kmyQIxq
began, watching as they stiffened and stared dumbly at him. He had taken132Please respect copyright.PENANAaRYSfM4OQD
advantage of all these people, and he knew he would pay the price today.
“I know it132Please respect copyright.PENANApUEP7IcEm8
was a bit short notice, but the matter was too urgent -"
"What132Please respect copyright.PENANASLNb0RfGwV
the hell is the meaning of this, Roland?" A voiced cried out from the132Please respect copyright.PENANAanjSP1Ff4v
semicircle of nobles, cutting him off "I had important matters to attend132Please respect copyright.PENANANZqPlmSydX
to and not only do you call me here at such a time, you also have THE FUCKING132Please respect copyright.PENANAhY3HjQgIXK
NERVE -"
There was a132Please respect copyright.PENANAECn8RJFg17
flash of silver as something raced through the air cutting off the voice. It132Please respect copyright.PENANATYnLEqCDwv
was then followed by shrill scream. The nobles looked at the old man who was132Please respect copyright.PENANAqDWNfniuM0
now clutching his face. He opened his mouth to speak but was instantly cut off132Please respect copyright.PENANAo8UmAyF9UF
by Andraste.
"The132Please respect copyright.PENANAl5YeYl4RDI
next person to interrupt this meeting will leave this room missing a132Please respect copyright.PENANAzKam2GX3Ez
tongue." The gulped as he heard her words. He rose his hand and spoke once132Please respect copyright.PENANAZTjZINZQ3I
more "As I was saying, I'm terribly sorry for calling you all here at such132Please respect copyright.PENANAExYDImaLfB
an hour, but I'm afraid I had no choice. As I'm sure you're aware, there have132Please respect copyright.PENANA0pbZK5voOG
been rumours circulating the kingdom for the last six months, stories about how132Please respect copyright.PENANASt25caFHbn
you nobles have been sending the kingdom assassins to villages on the edges of Lanatheas132Please respect copyright.PENANAHG0SqvStXU
to kidnap young girls from their homes."
"Permission132Please respect copyright.PENANA2F0eui0mMK
to speak, sire?" A young man spoke up from the group
"Granted"
"Those132Please respect copyright.PENANAKYlKjwKKVO
rumours have been nothing other than, well......rumours." he paused before132Please respect copyright.PENANACrhK0gddoo
continuing "you had us all investigated by your Spymaster, Lord Brinn that132Please respect copyright.PENANAKgJzc2xHUW
is, and as I'm aware....those investigations yielded no results132Please respect copyright.PENANA3N9Ot2Bf0l
whatsoever"
"I'm132Please respect copyright.PENANA2iUjEJHGhS
afraid that's simply because Brinn was ordered to not carry out an actual132Please respect copyright.PENANAA1XmIQAAwG
investigation....."
"Pardon?"132Please respect copyright.PENANAnwljxwgJoV
His confusion was echoed by everyone else in the room, including Andraste.132Please respect copyright.PENANAtyPUdCjgxe
"What do you mean by that brother?" She asked as she looked down on132Please respect copyright.PENANAOQ54YFnPsn
him. The king looked at her and shook his head, her eyes were cold and he felt132Please respect copyright.PENANAHm3If42CBQ
like she was going to cut open his throat after his next words "I'm132Please respect copyright.PENANA0EHKwDSHXl
ashamed to admit the rumours are indeed true" he paused and then continued132Please respect copyright.PENANAM76rfWnfYL
before anybody had the chance to react "In fact.....those assassins were132Please respect copyright.PENANAieiuwpDxw7
sent out by me, and were led by none other than Brinn" before he had even132Please respect copyright.PENANAlmMHRUjBvC
finished talking, the nobles were shouting and demanding answers. They wanted132Please respect copyright.PENANAkoEs9aCb7p
to know what he had done, as well as why. In the uproar they had all forgotten132Please respect copyright.PENANAyEt0aZQQ2Z
Andraste's threat, all but one man who was trying to leave his seat before she132Please respect copyright.PENANAe7g3z0vsC5
noticed him. The nobles, realising that he had no intention of answering them132Please respect copyright.PENANAZlbIjNHZPm
then started to rush towards him on the throne, but before the got close132Please respect copyright.PENANAta8AEFib91
Brinn's cloaked form fell Infront of them from the ceiling. He stretched out132Please respect copyright.PENANAt4EmmROXTd
his hands, showing the throwing knives between his fingers "Who dies132Please respect copyright.PENANAblEUsGsiNY
first?" He asked sneering. The nobles gasped as they backed away slowly,132Please respect copyright.PENANAKCs6Bx58w0
Brinn glanced behind him and saw Roland running through the back doors. Brinn132Please respect copyright.PENANA34VCmgQ81y
knew the king wasn't afraid of the weaklings before him, so he figured he must132Please respect copyright.PENANAIzEApwRyzY
have been running from his sister. Brinn might have been the one to teach her132Please respect copyright.PENANAUZy6Y5aLoz
everything she knew, but even he wouldn't be able to inflict injury on her132Please respect copyright.PENANARaVhlXXOvS
before his head rolled. Without looking at her he sheathed his knives and went132Please respect copyright.PENANAS2XjjBKWW0
after the king.
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All of this132Please respect copyright.PENANAXBOV2JzHxp
had happened before the princess had even finished processing the information132Please respect copyright.PENANAqVX1JWQWgO
she was just given. She didn't notice any of the events that had just132Please respect copyright.PENANAhLbmdFo6mM
transpired.