Leaves260Please respect copyright.PENANAOD0hkAWNUV
fell from trees and branches danced lightly as a light figure raced through the260Please respect copyright.PENANAgGlE9D741X
trees of the Wyrmwood, it was swift and sure, anyone looking up into the trees260Please respect copyright.PENANAycvNt2Stfd
would have seen nothing but a blur, maybe even the hood that concealed its260Please respect copyright.PENANA9c1LAjKBDv
head. Not that anyone else was foolish enough to venture this deep within the260Please respect copyright.PENANAkfyZj3YT5n
woods. This person however, had a reason and as it pranced from limb to limb260Please respect copyright.PENANAkfsqpxKUvt
its hood came loose, revealing the soft facial features of a woman in her early260Please respect copyright.PENANACd0FXzZExw
twenties, her long white blond hair flowed along behind her giving away her260Please respect copyright.PENANAwuq0LEGr3s
soft pointed ears. She smiled as she saw a small clearing ahead, knowing she260Please respect copyright.PENANA8mOl0yzptC
had finally reached her goal. She landed with a soft mildly perceptible thud on260Please respect copyright.PENANAnQpLjCLU04
a tree branch just at the edge of the glade she looked around the clearing but260Please respect copyright.PENANANTT2ZwhncC
saw nothing. The elf girl stared in disbelief at the glade for a moment before260Please respect copyright.PENANAVU454sJxdh
silently cursing under her breath, she quietly reached into a small pouch at260Please respect copyright.PENANAoOQPmjtbIJ
her waist and took out a small glass vial containing a swirling silver liquid,260Please respect copyright.PENANAjSCUS83N64
then with one fluid motion she removed the stopper and downed the liquid.260Please respect copyright.PENANAAJ2qoAZuM8
Suddenly her natural blue eyes changed to a swirling rainbow of colors, and she260Please respect copyright.PENANAEAYUqTjfp0
finally saw what she wanted. The clearing was filled with a variety of woodland260Please respect copyright.PENANAdqboFjuDX5
creatures munching on the grass that grew there, yet although the sight was260Please respect copyright.PENANAEtb6JpFk1k
stunning in its own right, her attention was grabbed by a single white deer260Please respect copyright.PENANAyBAnAckabV
that stood in the center of the glade, its eyes trained on her “I’ve got you260Please respect copyright.PENANAZArBPlgJd6
now” she smiled as she removed an intricately carved bow made of bones from her260Please respect copyright.PENANAk6yjXN5UAC
pouch and pulled the drawstring, as she did so an ethereal arrow formed in her260Please respect copyright.PENANANm4h935Hxp
hand. The elf trained the arrow on the deer it260Please respect copyright.PENANADXrSJ7Iju0
definitely sees me, so why doesn’t it run? She thought to herself doesn’t matter I suppose, once I claim this260Please respect copyright.PENANAEi9Rmi9gII
kill the others will have to start respecting me she took a deep breath and260Please respect copyright.PENANAYbM44Qjc9E
steadied her aim “Princess Andraste, you do know that those of the royal260Please respect copyright.PENANARTnKx0iRol
bloodline are allowed in the Wyrmwood right?” a harsh voice sounded beside her,260Please respect copyright.PENANAxf7tPD0O3y
she screamed as the voice startled her causing the elf to jump and fire the260Please respect copyright.PENANAwApD6dHfDo
arrow into a nearby tree. Andraste fell from her perch and landed with a splash260Please respect copyright.PENANA6sxq1gvvLE
as she fell into a patch of mud “such a fitting place for you, your highness”260Please respect copyright.PENANASWFlb8FYsO
the voice sounded behind her this time and Andraste jumped to her feet to face260Please respect copyright.PENANAiTCD74tU5b
it “you really should learn not to sneak up on people, master Brinn” she smiled260Please respect copyright.PENANAGS366BBLj2
at the hooded figure before her
“And260Please respect copyright.PENANAEvY93bPhHE
you should learn to keep your cool under stressful situations, my pupil” Brinn replied,260Please respect copyright.PENANACwj0UCbALK
a cheerful note to his voice this time “and the last time I checked, sneaking260Please respect copyright.PENANAtjszDXxv3m
up on people was my job”
Andraste260Please respect copyright.PENANA1LtemDTsZO
smiled at the man, he could be cold and cruel at times but she knew he was a260Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5e8mTGGju
good person deep down in the darkest crevasses of his soul. “Why are you here260Please respect copyright.PENANA1DMxVGYVlc
then?”
“His260Please respect copyright.PENANACaK3eDzq82
majesty is holding a special meeting, he expects all the nobles and councilors260Please respect copyright.PENANAZV3AfxFLf1
to attend” he replied, disgust painting his voice
“Why?”
“I do260Please respect copyright.PENANAjqMQbCwvtc
not know, and that troubles me” he looked away from her and sighed “I do not260Please respect copyright.PENANAN174lau71A
like not knowing things”
“Well260Please respect copyright.PENANASIDko9a0iX
then, we’d best get a move on shouldn’t we?” she stepped forward and removed260Please respect copyright.PENANALJYcetsHkk
her dirty hooded cloak revealing the tight fitting brown leather pants that260Please respect copyright.PENANABoTopi36qq
wrapped her legs as well as a matching corset which hugged her chest leaving her260Please respect copyright.PENANAiLBvWXV7g2
belly bare. She stretched her curved lithe body and motioned to her master260Please respect copyright.PENANASwWterl5CU
“Race you to the edge of the woods?”
“All260Please respect copyright.PENANAHQhiefno1G
these years and you still fail to understand the difference between racing260Please respect copyright.PENANAs0vL6NmbQE
someone and following them” he laughed as he vanished in a blur
“Hey,260Please respect copyright.PENANAb0LHGKc4pq
no fair!” she shouted as she took off behind him.
Princess Andraste shifted260Please respect copyright.PENANAJ11QkoY3YV
nervously from foot to foot, she stood in a large throne room, the high walls260Please respect copyright.PENANANdyichyrfv
were adorned by portraits of the past rulers of the kingdom. The room was260Please respect copyright.PENANA9pojYZp52v
currently filled with all the noblemen and women of the land who were all busy260Please respect copyright.PENANAnxYdeYubAk
chatting amongst themselves, seemingly forgetting they were in the presence of260Please respect copyright.PENANABeUZYbKxt9
their princess. They were anxious to know what this was about, and so did she.260Please respect copyright.PENANArWnYVLq4Ur
She glanced at the empty throne behind her and sighed, she spun on her heels260Please respect copyright.PENANAIFTnHKWGYt
and exited the room through the door behind the large imposing throne. She260Please respect copyright.PENANA0dTkFdWcpI
Stumbled as she almost collided into Brinn “Not like him to be late…” he said260Please respect copyright.PENANAoTHuM9Lt19
as Andraste stormed past him, she paid him no attention as she continued down260Please respect copyright.PENANAPBBqwbmWPG
the narrow corridor. She passed by tens of doors along the260Please respect copyright.PENANAiJLsfvUxYf
sides, until she came upon a door at the end of the tunnel, she gently eased it260Please respect copyright.PENANACQfHLsVRMS
open and entered into a small study from behind a large bookcase. Andraste260Please respect copyright.PENANAG1kcqtpGYa
looked around the room, there were books strewn across the floor then her eyes260Please respect copyright.PENANANnsIGtt3U3
rested on the only chair occupying the room, on it sat a large man wearing260Please respect copyright.PENANAfnSzsM4yAa
exquisite golden robes, he held a golden jeweled crown in one hand and a piece260Please respect copyright.PENANAwuOPg7TRyI
of paper in the other, he looked at her and despite the haggard expression the260Please respect copyright.PENANA3vPtgyp3BG
man wore on his face he somehow still managed to look intimidating. “Hey there260Please respect copyright.PENANATNlr2qllCY
little sis” he smiled weakly
“What260Please respect copyright.PENANAIbn3FagD3a
is the meaning of all this?” Andraste gestured at the room her voice was260Please respect copyright.PENANAwVTNGXy22p
tainted with worry, in all her years she’d known her brother she had never seen260Please respect copyright.PENANAIDQ2vNGqSW
him so weak, and vulnerable. The man waved the paper at her and she walked260Please respect copyright.PENANAalrCPmuWI0
slowly over to him and took it and read silently. “Oh no!” Andraste gasped as260Please respect copyright.PENANATqHgRU5X5o
she fell to her knees and clutched the letter. She closed her eyes as they260Please respect copyright.PENANAkYxVl6POEv
started to stream tears.
“He260Please respect copyright.PENANAJFr8XYhSZB
killed her” she heard her brother say, his voice was strangely deadpanned “that260Please respect copyright.PENANAkbwnhw1eLD
monster murdered her, he and I had a deal”
Andraste260Please respect copyright.PENANAnkFz21Q7H6
stared up at him as he spoke, her face written in confusion “what of the knight you sent to secure her safety, what happened to260Please respect copyright.PENANAqXN7otmUWf
Lucien?"
The king260Please respect copyright.PENANAcYpdi3ZmAp
sighed heavily as he lowered his head into his palms "No word. The last260Please respect copyright.PENANAw7sSEQNq8f
letter he sent said he was on the outskirts of Avrym's domain......that was260Please respect copyright.PENANAXBAfimN1fI
five days ago"
"We260Please respect copyright.PENANAQppBVDv4og
need to ready or armies." Andraste's voice cracked as she spoke "This260Please respect copyright.PENANA1B9FfdBAyi
bastard has toyed with us enough."
“No, it260Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7rT3SI7Pd
doesn’t matter anymore” he replied coldly as he stood and placed his crown in260Please respect copyright.PENANAOy8dtmIdH5
place, brushing away some of his hair revealing his small rounded ears. As260Please respect copyright.PENANATpghuZvWO6
Andraste looked at him she thought she saw a look of fear, but she quickly260Please respect copyright.PENANA4fhzLK3crz
banished the stupid thought
“What?” she260Please respect copyright.PENANAsCJRXiwYFV
choked "YOU'RE JUST GOING TO LET HIM GET AWAY WITH MURDERING YOUR260Please respect copyright.PENANAKeGrnGyB7H
DAUGHTER?" The king completely ignored her words as he walked towards260Please respect copyright.PENANAS7nmEHtzK8
the exit. She couldn't see it, but his face was riddled with worry. Andraste260Please respect copyright.PENANA5c29fRKxny
took one last look at the letter in her grasp before crumbling it and following260Please respect copyright.PENANAm7GhCN7OzE
after her brother, swearing to herself that they were going to have a proper260Please respect copyright.PENANAtOZEMhRMVp
talk whether he wanted to or not.
The king sat upon his throne and260Please respect copyright.PENANAloUWQrIeV5
glared at the nobles gathered in the room, he felt a hand grip his shoulder and260Please respect copyright.PENANACTTkSXFgZZ
he looked up to see his sister smiling at him, her tears were gone and she had260Please respect copyright.PENANAl4hezTm4iI
an air of confidence about her. Though the two weren’t siblings by blood, they260Please respect copyright.PENANA9CbpKQbZDI
had always had each other’s backs, for nearly thirty years they have been260Please respect copyright.PENANACVPQtFidWt
inseparable, and now he felt that was about to change. He smiled back at her as260Please respect copyright.PENANACPPUV24rbg
she made to walk away to join the nobles, but he grabbed her hand “stay” he260Please respect copyright.PENANA7jnKbyCKJV
whispered. Andraste nodded without looking at him and brushed off his hand,260Please respect copyright.PENANA1GGeUCULI2
that was when he realized he was right, she would not be with him this time, if260Please respect copyright.PENANAfmg107w8hG
his nobles didn’t kill him now………his sister would. The king gulped as he260Please respect copyright.PENANAjrLnvtZ2Rd
cleared his throat to address his people, he severely doubted he could best the260Please respect copyright.PENANAfl7KEyghYK
nimble Elf in a fight. “First of all, I thank you all for answering my call” he260Please respect copyright.PENANAgJjJAFV4Nn
began, watching as they stiffened and stared dumbly at him. He had taken260Please respect copyright.PENANABbkQLZmZJi
advantage of all these people, and he knew he would pay the price today.
“I know it260Please respect copyright.PENANAx6rHGdJOew
was a bit short notice, but the matter was too urgent -"
"What260Please respect copyright.PENANAzYfxI09wFU
the hell is the meaning of this, Roland?" A voiced cried out from the260Please respect copyright.PENANAQDn48Z46zq
semicircle of nobles, cutting him off "I had important matters to attend260Please respect copyright.PENANAbS2SIWE1hv
to and not only do you call me here at such a time, you also have THE FUCKING260Please respect copyright.PENANAjdeE07ffgw
NERVE -"
There was a260Please respect copyright.PENANAXpDmVUSXUZ
flash of silver as something raced through the air cutting off the voice. It260Please respect copyright.PENANAVozuykZW7Y
was then followed by shrill scream. The nobles looked at the old man who was260Please respect copyright.PENANA1anTHnwkLU
now clutching his face. He opened his mouth to speak but was instantly cut off260Please respect copyright.PENANAmqojcjpX5M
by Andraste.
"The260Please respect copyright.PENANAi2NnYftKbQ
next person to interrupt this meeting will leave this room missing a260Please respect copyright.PENANASxewCkXueZ
tongue." The gulped as he heard her words. He rose his hand and spoke once260Please respect copyright.PENANAgm3n5fyHSi
more "As I was saying, I'm terribly sorry for calling you all here at such260Please respect copyright.PENANAhzcebFRolY
an hour, but I'm afraid I had no choice. As I'm sure you're aware, there have260Please respect copyright.PENANA1bTUzGntDG
been rumours circulating the kingdom for the last six months, stories about how260Please respect copyright.PENANApjzlrOdZLu
you nobles have been sending the kingdom assassins to villages on the edges of Lanatheas260Please respect copyright.PENANAp0tJWSJYBv
to kidnap young girls from their homes."
"Permission260Please respect copyright.PENANABJZjdvcjGH
to speak, sire?" A young man spoke up from the group
"Granted"
"Those260Please respect copyright.PENANAR7PIccLmF8
rumours have been nothing other than, well......rumours." he paused before260Please respect copyright.PENANAmzgDlrv4dD
continuing "you had us all investigated by your Spymaster, Lord Brinn that260Please respect copyright.PENANAsdAa5KzdLD
is, and as I'm aware....those investigations yielded no results260Please respect copyright.PENANAnylyaYjfkL
whatsoever"
"I'm260Please respect copyright.PENANA8eMq5ZcAuS
afraid that's simply because Brinn was ordered to not carry out an actual260Please respect copyright.PENANALzzSgUWklU
investigation....."
"Pardon?"260Please respect copyright.PENANALqw5mqEw7X
His confusion was echoed by everyone else in the room, including Andraste.260Please respect copyright.PENANA19ijJTu1R4
"What do you mean by that brother?" She asked as she looked down on260Please respect copyright.PENANAI0YWNQbvFr
him. The king looked at her and shook his head, her eyes were cold and he felt260Please respect copyright.PENANApQyEgA3FdB
like she was going to cut open his throat after his next words "I'm260Please respect copyright.PENANAx6Rp9YDhsh
ashamed to admit the rumours are indeed true" he paused and then continued260Please respect copyright.PENANAyzpWjpPxdT
before anybody had the chance to react "In fact.....those assassins were260Please respect copyright.PENANAlOJBsUL76q
sent out by me, and were led by none other than Brinn" before he had even260Please respect copyright.PENANAq5dh1UN6Tk
finished talking, the nobles were shouting and demanding answers. They wanted260Please respect copyright.PENANALlxbIkK0Es
to know what he had done, as well as why. In the uproar they had all forgotten260Please respect copyright.PENANAfDm1nV0naD
Andraste's threat, all but one man who was trying to leave his seat before she260Please respect copyright.PENANAEqsuOfw7di
noticed him. The nobles, realising that he had no intention of answering them260Please respect copyright.PENANACWcjNIYpPF
then started to rush towards him on the throne, but before the got close260Please respect copyright.PENANAfiYxuzlHHX
Brinn's cloaked form fell Infront of them from the ceiling. He stretched out260Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7nDXlX0cu
his hands, showing the throwing knives between his fingers "Who dies260Please respect copyright.PENANAxIepzdSsqZ
first?" He asked sneering. The nobles gasped as they backed away slowly,260Please respect copyright.PENANAlU3avU0K2A
Brinn glanced behind him and saw Roland running through the back doors. Brinn260Please respect copyright.PENANAgm2Oqya1ts
knew the king wasn't afraid of the weaklings before him, so he figured he must260Please respect copyright.PENANAmbBDvN08T8
have been running from his sister. Brinn might have been the one to teach her260Please respect copyright.PENANAdpoI4VcbOx
everything she knew, but even he wouldn't be able to inflict injury on her260Please respect copyright.PENANA19loVdHOCn
before his head rolled. Without looking at her he sheathed his knives and went260Please respect copyright.PENANAbwS85UTl5d
after the king.
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All of this260Please respect copyright.PENANAofuvjQiN9p
had happened before the princess had even finished processing the information260Please respect copyright.PENANA7OMfmMH727
she was just given. She didn't notice any of the events that had just260Please respect copyright.PENANA0veY4IN8BY
transpired.