𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐩 II 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐜

𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕩𝕧𝕚𝕚𝕚

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It was the night before the ball. They all sat around eachother by the bonfire, the sizzling silence and the blazing warmth of the fire.

"Ah Inej! make sure to keep these two in your prayers for tomorrow." Jesper yelled jokingly as he leaned on to Vivi's shoulders who pushed him off as Jesper dramatically gasped and started poking Wylan and complaining about Vivi.

"I hope you two have figured out a plan by now." Kaz said, as he rested his chin on his cane.

"Yes sir." Lynn said, as she saluted making Kaz lift his cane so she quickly put her hand down.

"Well what's your plan?" Matthias asked, as he put some more logs in the fire in front of them.

"Let Nina tailor our hair, put on some cool masks, get into the ball, dance with the enemy and steal the envelope." Vivi proudly smiled , and Daphne snorted from her other side.

"We better get your coffins ready then." Nina joked, but the two girls were now pale.

"Tell me your real plan." Kaz said looking at the two and widened his eyes a little realizing that,"that" was their so called plan.

"You're joking" shrugged Lynn

"I want to un-crack the crack we took" Vivi grinned
All while Kaz watched them, intently.

"Done with jokes? Good. Once Nina tailors you and you get in, how will you get past the guards? How will you be standing in a position such so that you get partnered with the men? How will you sneak the envelope? What hidden weapons will you carry? What are your emergency exits?-"

"Kaz" Inej scolded him as he got quiet. Matthias piled up the fire with more log to fill in with the awkward silence.

Even Jesper and Daphne had stopped laughing now.

Kaz got up from the logs and went inside, the girls afraid they'd offended him

"Are you coming with me or not" he scowled as the girls scrurried hurriedly towards him.

He led them to his room. They'd never walked in there before, simply out of fear.

Not that there was much.

A bed, with a table at the centre, and a cupboard. Vivi smiled when she spotted Inej's saint locket on the table.

Kaz opened the cupboard, and bought out a huge map, apparently a one of the castle they'd be entering.

"And this" he smirked "Is where the real plan begins"

He layed out the map across the table.
"The castle is huge"
"Yeah no shit"
"Shut it you both"
"There are only two entryways. The one at the front" He pointed with his finger.

They both had the sudden realisation that he didn't have his gloves on

"And the caterers at the back. Now listen to me carefully. Vivienne, you will enter through the front. Keep yourself composed and eloquent as you get through, most of the guests will be royalty and they despise.."
he looked at them both in disgust "certain habitualities you both own".

"There will be guards there Vivienne. You will have to talk your way past them. The ones at the front may be easy, but the ones guarding the main doors, are fjerdan soildiers. You will have to think quickly and practically."

"Lynn, you will enter from the back. You need to hide from all the guests there and keep yourself beneath one of those rolling tables till you reach the main kitchen. There, Daphne will be working as the chef who will pretend to escort you out. He will lead you to the main hall where you'll meet Vivienne and Zephyr".

"Vivienne, once you get past the front doors, stick along to some royal guy and pretend he's your date. Introduce yourself as a royale invitee. Talk to him all the way through the main hall, and there will be Zephyr, who will be working as the waiter. He will carry the table that Lynn will be underneath and lead you all the way to the dance hall, where Daphne and Vivienne will walk in pretending to be dates"

"Your two targets, Hugo and Renecc may arrive late. Keep yourselves busy, blend in. Once they both arrive, persuade them to dance with you. Take their envelopes and exit as soon as you possibly can. Do not linger around for any longer, I mean it. Even if you do, prepare to get yourselves killed then."

"So you had a plan figured out, and yet nearly gave us a stroke." Vivi said, as she watched kaz take out a dagger from a shelf.

"Now-"

"Yea, go on ignore us." Lynn murmured.

Kaz looked at the two and glared at them, immediately silencing them.

"There will be other gangs who will be after this envelope so we have to steal the envelope before them. Now, the other gang i have heard, are working under van eck, who keeps trying to cross us and cause us trouble."

"Oh that bitch, yes of course." Vivi groaned, "Why can't he leave you all alone for fuck's sake."

"Yea, hasn't he already done enough." Lynn snapped, "Him not giving you and the other crows, the money after completing the heist and oh taking inej. Don't even get me started on how he treated Wylan. I hope that hag dies a horrible death."

"How do you know that?" Kaz raised a brow, looking at the two. "how do you know about us if you are from the future?"

"Well, there is a book written about you all." Vivi said reaching out to pat him but immediately withdrew her hand remebering about Kaz and how he feels about touch. "Hey, Leigh Bardugo must be your grand daughter or something."

"A book?" Kaz barked a laugh, "You expect me to buy that."

"Uh yes ? because that's the truth." Lynn shrugged.

Kaz shook his head, then grabbed another dagger and pushed it towards them from the table.

"Keep these with you, keep it hidden under your fancy dresses for tomorrow. Jesper may lend you some guns, if he is kind enough." Kaz said and dismissed them with a wave.

"Goodnight to you too, Kazzle Dazzle." Vivi said, and kaz shrugged and looked at them hopelessly and in a flicker of the moment he seemed like a boy again and not a criminal known to be dirtyhands.

Kaz even though, not trusting the two girls couldn't help but hope they will come out alive from tomorrow's mission and he also knew the rest of the crows would hate him if they even got hurt at the slightest.

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