Six Of Crows

I Prefer The King's Crown

Hello everyone! 

I have not been on for quite a while and I apologize. Life is crazy, isn't it!

Anyways this is a new style of writing and a totally different type of subject...and what have you. 

Anyways you may thank my friend 'in your head' for winning a bet which resulted in me writing this piece so don't blame me if you don't like it!

If you do like it, however- I'll gladly take all the credit.

Enough of me rambling, here's what you need to know.

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One gender change (you'll figure it out pretty quickly)

With a lowkey uncommon ship (because it was a part of the bet)

Takes place after Crooked Kingdom and the crow's ages are changed a little- mainly Kaz and Jesper here (for the first chapter if you like it. )

Matthias- 19

Nina- 18

Jesper- 18

Inej- 17

Wylan- 17

Kaz- 16 (lmao I'm wheezing- sorry)

And a bit out of character because welp.... maybe I forgot how to write- so what!

That's it- enjoy...

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Obviously, the second she decides to go for a walk to clear her head, something in the universe has to go wrong.

Jesper is visiting his da's farm for another month or so so she doesn't have to worry about his whereabouts for a while. Wylan is claimed to be on a business trip, although he's really taking a well-earned break traveling the countryside with Mrs. Hendriks. Inej is still off collecting slavers' souls on her ship, and Nina and Matthias should be in Shu Han for a while yet. So yes, she's alone; with no Dregs in sight but that's fine, being alone is nothing new.

Walking on the damp cobblestone in the West Stave district, her Durast made heeled, lace-up boots almost touched the Goedmedbridge, when she heard shuffling boots and whispering hisses behind her. She glanced to the side as if minding her own, and spotted a group of Stadwatch Guards. She knew she hadn't done anything wrong that they can prove, so they had no reason to arrest her at least tonight. Although she thought so, based on their reaction to her walking swiftly away from them as if she was taking a stroll- 'she was but what does that matter in Ketterdam'  they reacted.

"Hey, you stop!" Idiot 1 exclaimed before idiot 2 and 3 shouted after.

"There she is!"

"Get her!" It was time for a show, she acted startled and gasped a little before taking off.

Honestly, what did they expect? It was just past 13 bells, and she was a female walking alone in Ketterdam, not to mention that every other gang had it out for her one way or another. Were they so foolish to expect a woman, let alone Kaz Brekker to stop and listen to a group of men who haven't identified themselves- after yelling 'stop' and had also said 'get her' right after?

After running and nearly slipping on the wet cobblestone past a handful of blocks now, they were still after her. Let it be known that sitting at a desk for several hours prior was not good for her leg beforehand, but straining her leg to run and not slip after sitting for several hours might be worse. Not to mention the fact that she was turning and twisting about trying to lose the foolish Stadwatch guards who were panting after her, mind you she was doing this in heeled boots.