A Familiar Void

Chapter 14

'Tristain Academy's Vault,' Fouquet stared up at the main tower of the Academy, eyes hungrily staring at the second highest floor from their spot.

'So many things to steal.' Indeed, as within the vault that they were thoroughly ogling from afar were various magical artefacts. With some of them possessing potent magical affects that could make a mage a very powerful Noble.

Or a thief very rich.

There were many things inside that Vault that was valuable. Magical staves topped with gems used as focus, which could be plucked off and sold. Rings that allowed magical enchantments, that could be offered at a high price. Magical lanterns that allowed transport to farther locations, talismans that could read the thoughts of others, mask that could contain magical elements and form them into golems, and so many more.

But among them, one object in particular had her attention.

A powerful wand said to be able to bring out even the weakest of mage's magical power, turning even jokes into veritable monsters on the battlefield. The wand itself was made of a rare ore that was almost impossible to find, the metal forged from it would somehow allowed the magic to past through it and amplify it. All the while it gave an aesthetically pleasing pale glow.

The Soul Wand.

Fouquet could only imagine how mages Mages would clamour to get their hands on such a powerful weapon, how metal smiths would beg for such a rare element, and how collectors would do anything to get one in their grasp.

And Fouquet could imagine how much she'd get from selling it.

Now the only problem was, with a vault filled with so many valuable objects it was defended heavily by both the guards and magical means. So powerful were the enchantments that not even her level of transmutation could actually alter the walls outside.

And from her scouting, the guards barely left any of gaps in their formations. And she couldn't hope to try and approach the Vault from different angles, as the map that she held told her that there were too little blind spots.

But an event was coming up, one that would mean all the guard routes would be different, leaving behind gaps that wouldn't exist. It was risky, because with the gaps came with more guards.

But what was a heist without a little risk?

Fouquet smiled.

And if she couldn't be quiet as a mouse, then she might as well be as destructive as a rat.

[Scene]

A small pink nose peeked out of the hole in the wall. It twitched a couple of times, the whiskers close to it vibrated as well, as it took in the scent of the morning air. Slowly the rest of the snout came out, revealing the rat that it was connected to.

The rodent turned it head left and right, looking around the area. It was hidden from the sun by a large wall in front of it, and the smaller wall that it was coming from. Black beady eyes took in everything around it, and besides the grass, fountain on the right, and insects, there was nothing that could harm them.

It crawled out of the hole, and turned to the hole. It gave a couple of squeaks, towards it.

Two smaller rats came out of the hole, squeaking the whole time. They looked around as they did.