The trip to Hunters Village had been relatively uneventful. A few bandits here, a few lizard men there. Nothing Jevin couldn't handle. but the really feat was about to come.
Casually walking into town as to not attract attention. Jevin tried to blend in with the various other hunters walking in and out of the village.
Hunters Village was frequently teeming with Hunters and Assassin of all makes and models. So blending in would not be a problem. The problem would be if he was spotted by a Murder member or a friend. That would draw un wanted attention to himself. He wanted to see Eldrich, the current leader of Murder, and get this whole mess straightened out. But first he would have to visit an old friend and get some information.
Wandering into one of the nameless taverns in Hunters, he spotted his old friend and mentor Vesarius. Walking over he tapped him on the shoulder and waited. "Dammit! Can't I have one drink without being inter-" seeing Jevin was the one who tapped him on the shoulder a wide smile appeared on the old man face. "Well, I'll be. Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Or is that really you Jev?" chuckling Jevin nodded his head "Nope your eyes are fine old man, it really is me." throwing an arm around Jevins shoulder Vesarius turned to the bar and shouted "Hey Maggie! Get me another Ale for ma pal here...wait you liked wine right?" "Vesarius I have no time for drinking. This is urgent. I must speak with you immediately," he lowered his voice "I need to know how to get into Murders HQ without being seen."
Vesarius set his Ale down on a nearby table and looked around and whispered "So, what I heard was true. You decided to leave Murder." Jevin nodded "Yes, and they already sent and assassin named Sera after me"
"Aye, she is one of their better assassins. Eldrich must really want you dead. Well, lets head up to my room so no one will over hear us." They made their way up the stairs and to the last room at the end of the hall. After closing the door, shutting the windows, and lighting a single candle they sat at a table and talked.
"OK, so you need to know an easy way to get into Murder HQ eh. Well, I figured since you were a member of Murder for what two...three years you'd know how to get in there the best."
Looking around the room than back at Vesarius "I may have spent alot of time in Hunters but that does not mean I spent my time in the Murder hall. I had another agenda to keep. Now give me a way in."
Sighing Vesarius shook his head "Well son, luckily for you there was a rather large hit about a day or two ago and many of the Murder assassins are out. The only way I can guarantee you getting in safely without running into booby traps would have to be....the front door."
Sighing and leaning back in his chair Jevin was lost in thought for a moment "Very well, if I ever want to live peacefully I'll have to go for it." standing up and offering his hand Jevin said "Well, V, you've been like a father to me. I can't thank you enough. If I live through this I'll stop by and have that drink with you"
Gripping Jevins hand tightly and shaking Vesarius just looked up and nodded. Pulling his hand away he shouldered his longbow and headed for the door. He would have to wait for night fall to make his move.
Jevin waited patiently for hours in an bandoned house near Murder hall. Once the sun and fallen and the moon had risen he stealthily made his way down the street.
Spotting the first guard near the door, he crept around into an ally and waited for the man. When the man was directly in front of him he snuck up behind him and slammed the butt of his dagger upside the mans head. The man was knocked silently.
After the man had fallen he quietly dragged him into the ally and slumped him against the wall. Hopefully passers by would think him just another drunk. Sneaking back around he waited till the other guard had his back turned then made a break for the door. He silently opened and closed the door, the guard never knew what happened.
Murder hall wasn't very spacious. Even though it was where Murder was centered their where still many safe houses scattered all over Aden where the Assassin could choose to reside. On this occasion Vesarius had been right. The place was nearly deserted.
He didn't find much resistance on his way to the second floor. A couple of guards where quickly knocked out and tied up. He silenced a servant with a couple gold coins. And made his way to the two large oak doors where Eldrich resided.
Removing the dagger from his belt he silently opened the door half way.
"I knew you'd come back Jevin." sighing Jevin pushed the door open the rest of the way and walked in. "How'd you know I was out there Eldrich?" chuckling Eldrich, a human who was in his late thirties took a sip of the glass of whiskey he had and looked up at Jevin. "Simple my young assassin. When you train someone you tend to know their abilities and flaws. To put it simply, I knew you would defeat Sera and come to Hunters. I knew you'd go to Vesarius. I knew you'd wait until dark. And I knew you would come here immediately. All I had to do...was wait. And I'm very good at that"
"Then you should also remember the not of resignation I gave to you a couple weeks ago." chuckling Eldrich stood up "tsk tsk tsk, Jevin. You of all people should know that once you're in Murder, you're in it for life." opening a drawer Eldrich produced a throwing knife and pointed it at Jevin.
Still holding his own dagger Jevin looked at Eldrich squarely in the eye "then I'll just have to get rid of you and go."
Eldrich was silent for a moment than started to laugh "You can run Jevin, but we'll find you. Even if you do kill me, you have been branded a traitor. The next leader will keep sending assassins after you. And once they know your weaknesses and friends they'll send people after them."
Staring blankly at Eldrich Jevin responded "I have no true friends and you won't discover my weaknesses. Your efforts will be in vain."
"You have weaknesses boy and we will find the-...Sera?" suddenly an arrow sped past Jevins head and embedded itself in Eldrichs neck. The man flew back over his chair where he thrashed violently for a few seconds that died.
Spinning around Jevin saw an arrow pointed right at his heart, and the person holding the bow was none other than Sera.
They were both quiet for a moment than Jevin said "Well, are you going to kill me or not?" smiling Sera replied "I should kill you. You left me tied up and naked in the inn in Dion. Although the city guards you called never caught me. I was forced to leave my dagger behind. And that was expensive. On the other hand," she slowly lowered her bow and walked toward Jevin "you did clear the way for me into this place and gave me a clear shot at that bastard Eldrich."
Glancing back to where Eldrichs body lay Jevin looked at Sera quizzically "But why kill Eldrich?" laughing Sera put an arm around Jevins neck "Silly boy, don't you know the law? He..or she..who kills the leader becomes the leader. As of now, I am officially leader of Murder. And don't worry. I'll have the Kill on sight order taken off your cute little head. It might take a few days to spread the word though." giving him a quick kiss on the cheek she gracefully moved around Jevin and made her way to the over turned chair. She looked at it, than Eldrichs body than back at Jevin and smiled.
"Thank you Sera." without another word Jevin turned to leave "Oh, and Jevin." he turned his head towards Sera. "Don't be a stranger. I do enjoy your company" giving him a quick wink she turned around and made her way to the window. A slight smile tugged at the corner of Jevins mouth as he made his way out of the Murder hall. Stopping he turned at looked up at the building and could see a silhouette against the window he knew to be Sera. He lingered there for a moment than turned and headed for the Tavern. He still needed to have that drink with Vesarius.
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((Thats where Jevin has been the past week. And if you didn't notice I kind of wrote this one carelessly. I'm tired and figured I'd get this out of the way. So I wouldn't have to worry about it
www.purevolume.com/matchbookromanceIf you go there and click the song "You can run, but we'll find you" thats the song I had in mind when I started to write the second part. I like the song and I think it kind of fits with it