"Are you still paying attention!?"
"What? Oh! I'm sorry..."
The old man grunted, "Hpmh. As I was saying...You'll need to kill the Gourmet, of course, but what's more, you'll need to get his Writ of Passage, so you can take his place. Oh, and if you can, hide the body. The longer it takes for anyone else to determine his real identity the better."
"So find Anton Virane, make him talk, kill him, find the Gourmet, kill him, take the invitation, and hide the corpse. Right?"
"Preciously. Now, off with you."
Jade nodded turning back to the main room, walking as she looked down at the floor, abruptly stopping as she ran into a wall. The wall grabbed her shoulders and looking up she realized it was Arnbjorn. "S-sorry, I should been watching where I was going." Speaking in a frantic apology.
"Been looking for you morsel."
"What is it Arnbjorn? Is it about Veezara?"
"Babette said he should be fine, but...what I wanted to say was..." He mumbled a bit, "Don't take the names to heart, beef roast. I'm a werewolf. Hard not to think of you as a snack."
A smile curled at her lips, "Is this your way of thanking me for helping you?"
He snorted, "In your dreams," returning to his usual place by the forge.
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A Fool's Blade
FanfictionForced to spend some time away from the guild, Jade wonders about looking for work and comes across a strange-looking imperial man. He claims to be transporting his deceased mother, but is there more behind this story? After the encounter, Jade beco...
