Thread: Behind the Mask FoxWriter/HellRazor

The mention of people in the dark piqued Kalibars interest but he didnt push as it would have been untowardly. Sitting in the dark felt nice after the excitement on previous days. Goodnight Nova, he said, not sure if it sounded as warm as it should. He wasnt exactly use to tucking people in and seeing them off to sound sleep. Im not going anywhere, he said. Sitting in the darkness. He tapped his foot to signal the servant and the door opened to allow a bit of light to spill in from the gas lamps that lined the hallway. Just rest. The next few days were trying for Kailbar and his problem solving abilities. The young lady had developed a fever and was burning up to the touch, forcing him to go to his contact to get the doctors out again. It was a fairly simple thing, other than the worry for the project, fevers could be bad, but the doctors reassured her it was common in recover and that theyd made the appropriate additions to her medicines to account for it. It was about two days following that bode an ill wind for the operation when two men in long coats came trotting up the pathway from the main road. It was almost laughable but the two tried to be subtle as they talked to him to pull out information while looking around the place. He knew right away what they were and who they were looking for without much effort needed to figure it out. Sadly for them, and lucky for him, they were not very self-aware and took things for granted. The first man didnt even see his death coming when he slipped the blade from the sheath up his sleeve, slicing open his through quick and cleanly. Blood poured down his neck and chest as he collapsed to the ground. Kalibar was already in motion as the body fell, a flick of his arm and wrist sending the blade through the air where it connected with the other mans face, not sticking in but hitting him hard enough to daze him. It was enough to cross the distance and pull the knife from his waist, disarming the man and throwing him to the ground. He interrogated the man only to find out that they had focused on the area because of the mention of seeing a strange coach in the area of their expanding search grid. He buried the bodies in the forest out back but he knew it wouldnt be long before others heard something to draw their suspicion to this place. Despite his warnings, his employers hadnt taken precaution to secure another site they could use if this one was compromised but he wasnt too worried. Hed secured a long list of places and people over the years hed been doing what he did so he could swing something and charge his employers for it later. Of course that would have to wait for when the girl was on the mend and ready to travel, which who knew when that would be considering everything. So, he was a little surprised when the soon after the incident, he walked into Novas room to find a strange figure in her room and her not in bed. It took a moment to realize the figure was the young girl in the first place, smiling as he looked at her. What exactly are you doing, he asked, raising an eyebrow at her picking things up. At least the clothes work. Sorry about the clothes but its all we have. And I guess its good that you look less like a girl if we have to travel. Not that anyone could mistake you for a boy with those soft features. Soft like most Merchants.