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"I didn't hire you simply to get us across the Fold." Kaz spoke to the man that was sitting in front of him. Inej, Jesper, Sabo, Arken, and Kaz were sitting in a carriage towards Novokribirsk, West Ravka.
Even though Arken was hired on a job after Sabo tried to kill him, he wasn't in a bad mood. He looked like he had found a new purpose. Sabo didn't know what to think of it.
"You're with us because you smuggle Grisha out of the Little Palace and that's the location of our target." Kaz continued before Inej interrupted him.
"Sun Summoner."
"Alleged." Kaz replied irritated. Jesper shared a look with Sabo, trying not to laugh at his friends in front of Arken.
"They wouldn't keep a fraud in the most secure location in all of Ravka." Inej grumbled. Kaz ignored her as he looked back towards Arken.
"You said you have a contact who can get us inside, a Heartrender." He asked. Arken nodded at him. "How do I know that we can trust her?"
"Nina grew up there." Arken explained, still holding his bag.
"Most Grisha grew up in the Little Palace." Kaz stated, looking through the window of the vehicle. They were almost at their destination. "Very few would betray their general and fewer still would help foreigners kidnap their most prized possession."
"Nina's a radical." Arken insisted. "She thinks Grisha should get to choose if they serve the Crown. She despises involuntary service more than she does Fjerdans."
Sabo shifted in her seat. "I like her already." Inej grinned at her.
"Talking about staying at a hotel for the night-" Jesper tried.
"Nobody was talking about that." Kaz interrupted him.
But Jesper continued, pretending not to hear Kaz. "-I wouldn't mind spending a night in Novokribirsk."
"Where is she staying?" Kaz demanded, looking back towards Arken.
"We're almost there."
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The crew stepped out of the small carriage. They were in front of a building that served as an inn. The walls had cracks in them, rubble lying beneath it.
"This is nice." Jesper noted, looking at the hotel in front of them.
"Wouldn't mind staying here while we're on a job." Sabo replied. Kaz shot both of them a look as he walked inside.
When they entered the inn the man behind the counter didn't look up at them, too busy counting his kruge.
Sabo took another glance at the money. It wasn't kruge. It was krydda. The currency used in Fjerda.
Something was wrong.
Kaz looked from the krydda to Sabo who was standing next to him, sensing that she had noticed it too. Sabo ignored his look as she started scanning the inside of the inn. She observed the room, searching for threats. She could feel her body tense up.
Kaz noticed her body language change and started looking around too, wondering if she had seen something. Sabo concentrated as she looked up the stairs, hoping to hear someone before they got attacked.
Jesper looked at his friends, not understanding what was going on. He walked up behind Sabo and tapped her on her shoulder.
"What are we looking for?"
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The FlameKeeper - Kaz Brekker
Fanfiction"Just because you escape one trap, doesn't mean you will escape the next." Arabella Opjer's life has been a series of unfortunate events. If she had been born in Ravka, she'd been worshiped for her abilities. She was the FlameKeeper. A legend waitin...
