Don't Fear The Reaper *Izana x OC x OC* (COMPLETE)

Dealing With Death

Reza--

We make it to the castle without any further disruption but now with the addition of my latest attendant. I'm not sure if Kirini will end up backstabbing me, but I don't think she will. Kirini and I actually got along decently before I became the Reaper. I wouldn't have bothered, but right now any little bit of help will be worth it. I get help from Roman and Izana to scale the tree to get over the wall near the greenhouses. According to Izana, the guard positioning won't be near the buildings for another hour and a half. That gives more than enough time to get in and out. We climb down with Roman and Izana first and Kirini and me following behind. Izana leaves us in the shadows to go into the buildings. The herbalists should be asleep except one on night duty. Hopefully it's the one he needs, though he could always just order them to leave. After a few minutes, the door opens again and he ushers us inside.

I quickly find myself face to face with a blonde woman in a lab coat who smells like alcohol. She briefly looks me up and down before looking at the rest of our group. I'm sure this wasn't what she was expecting to deal with in the middle of the night. She yawns and runs a hand through her hair before turning to Izana.

"I don't even try to pretend like I understand anything that goes on in this castle, but you know my fee for no questions."

"Naturally. Just please check over Miss Reza's injuries and make sure her pain is taken care of."

"Yes Sir. Come this way."

She starts to lead me over to a bed with a partition curtain surrounding it but I halt us to tell Roman that I don't need to be followed as he tries to come with us. We aren't even leaving the room.

"Garak, have you seen that little dark haired creature that hangs around?"

"Obi? Not recently, but when he left he mentioned going to nap on the greenhouse roof."

Garak pulls the curtain closed around the bed and asks where I am injured after telling me to remove my cloak. I comply and begin to list my injuries, of course leading to me having to remove my top as well. According to her, Roman did a good job at dressing and tending to my wounds but I have a slight infection where my original stitches tore. She applies an antiseptic balm to my various cuts, scrapes, stab wounds, and stitches before bandaging me up again. She leaves me behind only to return later with two small bottles. One is an antiseptic balm and the other is a pain reliever. I drink the pain reliever and pocket the balm in one of my thigh pouches.

"Thank you."

"No problem, even though your group caused me to have to do a lot of work with very little alcohol..." She mumbles the last part and I laugh softly.

"If I survive this next part, you will receive two bottles of the finest rum from the Brolen Isles as a payment."

"I love you already."

I leave the curtain and find Roman standing guard against the wall beside it. I roll my eyes and assure him I'm fine as we rejoin the group, now containing Obi and to my surprise the little brother. Zen looks confused and Obi is twitching as if every nerve in his body is dying to kill me. His golden eyes meet mine and I smirk and offer him a small wave. He starts to lunge toward me but Roman and Kirini step in front of me and Zen and Izana both order Obi to stand down. Kirini looks utterly confused and mortified at being in the same room as both of the Clarines princes but seems to be holding her own well.

"Why are they here and not in shackles or fit for hanging?" Obi bites out.

"Bigger fish to fry, Obi Darling." I answer for him. "Izana has been oh so hospitable with providing assistance after we saved his life. Prince Zen, it's a pleasure to meet you again under less traumatizing circumstances." I offer him a slight nod.

"You say you saved his life yet you have tried to kill him repeatedly."

"Did you miss the swarm of Reaper wannabes that invaded the castle in search of Izana? The only reason he wasn't found dead in this building is because of me, so shut up. Again, bigger fish to fry. Izana, will you do the honors?"

Zen apparently was around when Izana went to find Obi and after calming him down, he insisted on coming along for 'whatever was going on'. I don't know exactly how safe things are with him around but I think we have a slight understanding of each other after I spared him and let him go to Izana in the cells. I listen carefully as Izana asks for use of Obi from Zen, then proceeds to recite our orders from memory. As he speaks, I can see Obi's eyes narrowing into a darker glare focused on me. When Izana is done, Obi turns to Zen.

"Master, you can't seriously be okay with helping her with whatever this mess is. She is an assassin who tried to kill Izana multiple times and her family attacked the castle! Who's to say this is even real? What is their 'plan'?" Obi argues and I sigh.

"Listen up, Stupid. If I wanted to go after either of them, I wouldn't have returned Izana and I would have simply killed Zen. Again, bigger fish to fry." I shoot him a glare before continuing. "My plan is to overthrow a secret society by killing the matriarch who happens to be my mother. If I kill her, the hits from the Reapers on me, Roman, and Izana will be canceled. Any person wearing the cloaks that is captured afterward is free game. In exchange for my kindness by not killing any of you, you will grant clean slates for Roman, Kirini, and myself. Any crimes committed afterward will be up for grabs if we are captured. You will not enter or interfere with the compound once the job is complete."

"What's in it for us?"

"Were you not listening? The hit is dropped for Prince Izana, you will lose the commander of the Reapers, you will have the opportunity to take down a questionable amount of thieves and assassins, I won't try to kill Izana anymore, and if I'm feeling generous, the kingdom may call on me for a single favor at any point in life."

"Master I-" Obi starts but Zen holds up a hand to stop him before crossing the room toward me.

I quietly tell Roman and Kirini to stand down as they start to move beside me and meet him in the middle. He holds out his hand and I smirk as I shake it, making sure to look Obi in the eye.

"We have a deal, Reaper."