Amateur Assassins

Amateur Assassins is an encounter in Melody of the Maze. It comes after The Plundered Dungeon, Five Kings, Immovable Object, Irresistible Force, or A Tale of Two Tullians.
==Enemies==
*Blundering Apprentice Assassin (1100 Gold, 120 Xp, 75 Energy, 5 HP Normal, 6 HP Hard)
*Lazy Apprentice Assassin (1100 Gold, 120 Xp, 75 Energy, 5 HP Normal, 6 HP Hard)
*Long-Suffering Instructor (1100 Gold, 120 Xp, 75 Energy, 5 HP Normal, 6 HP Hard)
==Transcript==
===Introduction===
"Now you try - sneak up behind me and assassinate me."
The overheard instruction catches you by surprise. But it's nowhere near as surprising as what you see when the speaker and his addressee come into sight.
A royal assassin stands with his arms crossed, facing a wall as though its stonework provides him with a source of deep fascination. A beastman looms up a short distance behind his back, clutching an immense two-handed mallet. The towering brute is wearing a white mask around his face - identical to the assassin's, but for the two holes which have been cut to accommodate his horns.
A third masked figure leans against another nearby wall. His blue-skinned body and languid pose identify him as a sloth demon. He's watching the other two with what appears to be a vague passing interest.
The beastman lumbers towards the assassin, his hooves clattering against the stone floor. Harp music echoes his footfalls, a crashing symphony reminiscent of breaking glass and tumbling castles.
He raises his mallet above his head before bringing it down toward the crown of the assassin's head. But the human slips aside, and the beastman stumbles forward with the blow's momentum.
"How did you do that?" the beastman asks.
"I heard you coming. I think there were people on the other side of the labyrinth who heard you coming."
"Tried to be quiet," the beastman grumbles.
The assassin sighs. He looks over to the sloth demon.
"You try."
"Maybe later. I'm not really in the mood."
"You're never in the mood!"
"Well, really, what's the-" The demon's voice becomes a long, drawn-out yawn. "What's the point?"
"How else will you be able to dispose of your enemies?"
"I'll just wait for them to die of old age. We demons live for quite a while, you know."
"I need better students..." The assassin sighs once more. "And don't think I can't hear you sneaking up on me. You may be stealthier than this lump of meat, but you're no assassin!"
"To the contrary," you reply. "I just felt like fighting you face to face."
===Conclusion===
"Good blade work," the assassin concedes, as your sword finds his kidney.
He explodes into a white and purple mist.
"Good vanishing trick!" the beastman says, addressing the space where his instructor once stood. "Can you teach me that?"
"I can," you say, drawing back your weapon...
Category:Melody of the Maze