𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐩 II 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐜

𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕩𝕩𝕚𝕩

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They sat grim faced on one of the haysacks of their hideout spot. Kaz kept staring at the envelope, trying to make sense of it all,while Inej and Jesper discreetly whispered, thinking of who could have done it.

Lynn and Vivienne were equally as shocked talking amongst themselves, while Zephyr was creating a little ragdoll with the hay.

Vivienne sat down beside him "what will you name it?"

He looked at her for a moment.

"Mobo," he said almost immediately " it means freedom."

He worked his way, to the doll's torso sticking up the head of the doll above it

"You seem skilled at it."

"When I first uh, came to Ketterdam, I didn't have a job. I would sell little dolls to kids, and put a little of my power in them. Wanna see?"

Vivi nodded excitedly, as Zephyr smiled a little.

Zephyr then brushed his hand against Vivi's, and then swallowing a gulp, entertwined fingers, with hers, his soft callouses being warm .there was a chilly glow coming from his hands, like a cloud full of storms

Zephyr, then closed his eyes and muttered a hymm, his fingers squeezing Vivi's. His smooth, warm voice made her feel safe in a way. After he was done, he abruptly pulled away blushing.

"Now uh- now, put your hand up like this"
Vivi raised her hand up, and so did the ragdoll

"Woah" she was awestruck "I didn't even know you could-"

Zephyr grinned, covering his face to hide the blush.

"Mobo is so cool right?" Zephyr grinned at Lynn who held a thumbs up

"Get a room you both" Lynn grumbled, Vivi giving her a glare which made her shut up.

"Zephyr" Kaz called, a haystick on his mouth "Can you peel off this crow drawing for me?" he gestured towards the envelope, handing it to Zephyr

"I'll try" he said, and as he held the envelope, looking at it with furrowed brows, and flexed his fingertips, producing a white smoke.

"Stay back" he warned everyone "This will melt your organ legitamately." making everyone practically run back. The white smoke melted the oil paint, tranquil. The smell of acrylics was stromg enough. A stamp appeared beneath the now melted painting.

Kaz snatched the envelope back, thinking Zeph quite literally burnt the envelope, but then widened his eyes. A stamp from Hellgate. Fjerda.

"Fjerda. Something's there." Inej said "We have to go to Hellgate"

Vivi and Lynn passed a terrifying glance to one another, and Zeph just shrugged, his shoulders slumped.

"I sure as hell am not going there. I'll turn into actual ice" Jesper violently shook his head.

"It might be a trap." Inej warned.

"I. . .this might be a trap, but it will lead us to something. I asked for the envelope because I knew Van Eck was upto some fishy buisness, but this isn't usual. This is something much bigger."

"Bigger than our parem heist?" grinned Jesper
"Might be" mumbled Kaz, might be.

"How will we get there? We don't have much left?" Inej asked, biting her lip

"I would burn Wylan's lab then go there. But then there must be something there. Something about you both bimbos especially" he eyed the two girls.

Kaz stood up, his gloved grip strong on his crow cane, his gaze as if he was lost in his own thoughts

"Scheming face" Lynn and Vivi giggled

"Jesper. I need you to prepare the carriage. Inej call Nina, Matthias and Wylan. Make them buy and create some weapons Zephyr and Vivienne go steal some kruge from the menagerie-"

"excuse me- from the what?"

"Lynn you stay here, you'll need to heal before we leave. Once Nina renders you, you both go and find a week's worth of food."

"The money?"

"Steal it you idiot"

"No, she will rest." Inej said abruptly, "She is injured.

"We don't have time." Kaz started walking towards the door. "We go now."

"I don't have a good feeling about this" Lynn muttered

"Bitch I'm literally going to Tante fucking Heleen"

Vivi hugged Lynn tightly.

"You are gonna squeeze the little remaining blood I have out of me." Lynn managed to croak, vivi abruptly backed away glancing at her friend's injured arm.

"Sorry." Vivi said sheepishly, as Lynn waved a nonchalant hand at her.

"Tante? Really?" Jesper said narrowing his eyes at Kaz, "I know you probably don't care about their safety but I do. You know what that old hag is capable of."

Kaz simply answered him with a cool stare making Jesper mutter incoherent words to himself.

"Kaz" Inej said, Kaz glanced at the suli girl beside him, "What if they get. . . "

Inej couldn't complete her sentence, as she bit her nails in worry. Kaz got the urge to grab her hands gently and touch them with his lips, he closed his eyes relinquishing the thought.
They won't." He said firmly as he stared at her black eyes, "I promise."

Inej nodded, as she got up. Kaz watched as she smiled at the others and whispered something to Vivi and Lynn that made Vivienne giggle. Everything was ruined. Everything. All the years of hardwork. But somehow Kaz found himself twitch his lips upward and slightly smile as Inej glanced at him and smiled. Then she swiftly she got out of the raggedy door of their small hideout to bring in the other crows.

"Take care of yourself." Jesper said raising a finger at Vivienne.

"Aye aye captain." Vivienne said as she mock saluted him.

"Seriously though, take care of yourselves. Both of you." Lynn said as she winced from the pain and sat straighter, "Blow her heads off if you can."

Vivienne nodded aggressively, as she thumped her chest and pointed at her friend making a face, "I got you, mate."

The others stared at her in a puzzled way, as Lynn laughed, "Why in the world are you acting like those daft boys in our class now ?"

"Class?" Zephyr asked, raising a brow.

"Yeap, back in our school." Lynn said and added, "Back from where we came from."

"Saints, sometimes I forget we barely know you two." Jesper said, "And you lot are so peculiar. We trust you two cause we've got close and I know you are of no harm but I don't know why Kaz trusts you."

"Who said I do?" Kaz said abruptly.

"It shows." Jesper shrugged, as he slung his one arm around vivi and the other around Lynn, "You two have grown a little on him and more than a little to us."

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