Hero

CHAPTER 17: ELEANOR III

Eleanor Ferindale felt sick in her stomach. The sight of Robert Digbys body scattered into a million pieces was too much for her to bare. She was sitting alone in her tent preparing to leave with Ramsey Dunstrom and Tridion Hornwood into the city of Faremoor to find out information. She knew very little of Tridion other then the fact he is a skilled warrior with strange methods.

"Your father says it's time for you lot to head into the city." Called Nargor from outside of the tent, "He says to make sure you return."

"He couldn't tell me this himself?" Asked Eleanor from inside her tent.

Nargor didn't reply and instead walked away. She sat there still thinking about how much she craved her fathers love. She had heard that Berwyn was thought a loving person up until the death of his wife. Her mother that she knew so little about.

Eleanor's only memory of her mother was from when she was very young, her mother kissed her on the forehead and said 'goodnight my little one, remember to stay strong even when I'm not with you and rememeber I will always love you no matter what. Most of all have faith in yourself and you can achieve anything.' Berwyn had refused to tell Eleanor anything else about her mother which angered her greatly.

Eleanor walked out of the tent where she was greeted by a warm smile from Ramsey who sat atop his horse and a grunt from Tridion.

"Take your time yeah, take all day luv, don't bover me. Not like every prick here's relying on us." Laughed Tridion drinking out of his hip flask and walking off towards The exit of the camp.

"Don't mind Tridion now, he's an aquired taste," laughed Ramsey pulling Eleanor onto the back of the horse with him.

"Wait, are you telling me you actually like the fool?" Asked Eleanor who seemed shock.

"Oh of course not, he's vile, just said he's an aquired taste." Said Ramsey grinning.

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Eleanor Ferindale could see the gates to Faremoor City right in front of her eyes. She climbed off the horse with help from Ramsey. Tridion stood crouched in the bushes just in front of them.

"Um, excuse me, Mr Tridion sir, what exactly is the plan?" Questioned Eleanor who got no reply whatsoever from the strange intoxicated man in front of her, "Hello? You still with us Tridion? Tridion?!"

Tridion replied by telling her to shush which briefly put her in a bad mood until she was quickly calmed down by Ramsey who could see that she was getting agitated.

"The Golden Castle." Said Tridion with almost no emotion.

"The Golden Castle?" Asked Eleanor, "I don't see any golden castle here, everything here is more of a greyish colour and I certainly can't see any castles."

Tridion let out a laugh, "it's the name of the brothel I spent most of  mys yesterday in with a nice lil gem name of Hope. She was a good one. Tip if u ever go, I recommend her Ramsey. I know things can get Ard back in that shit hole camp. Not a wide variety of options."

Eleanor looked with disgust and was again calmed down by Ramsey. "I hate that little man." Said Eleanor attempting to whisper to Ramsey.

"Oi you come here." Requested Tridion pointing towards Eleanor but still with his back facing away from her. "Follow my lead. Ramsey you know what to do"

Before Eleanor could reply about how angry she was that they had planned this before, Tridion started to walk up towards the gate and really emphasised his state of being drunk. The guard from above looked down at him strangely. Eleanor realising she didn't follow finally emerged from the bushes and started walking in a drunken manner towards the gate.

"Who goes there." Shouted a guard from the top of the gate, "What brings you to Faremoor City?"

"Well as you can see here me and my friend here, well maybe a bit more then a friend if we come into your city tonight ey mate," laughed Tridion pulling Eleanor closer towards him. "Well as I was saying good fellow, me and my... Girlfriend here, need to get into your city so we can shag. So we all good. You gonna open up this gate now."

The guard laughed, "Im not going to let a drunken fool like yourself enter into our great city and ruin it's great reputation."

Tridion laughed, "I thought you might say that, so how about we make a deal. You let me in the city and I give you my girlfriend to do with whatever you see fit good sir free of charge."

"What, no I'm not going with him?!" Shouted Eleanor pushing Tridion away in anger.

"She's a feisty one mate, I bet you like em nice and feisty." Said Tridion smirking. "So we got a deal then?"

"I'm going to ask you one more time to leave or im gonna come down there and I'm gonna make you leave myself." Replied the guard who was trying to be imposing despite his weak looking exterior.

"What you waiting for then mate, haven't got all day, you and me, let's fight then, show me what you got big man, show me the great big fist of Faremoor City and shove it right up my arse." Said Tridion with some aggression with his voice and yet still laughing.

Before the guard could reply a sword went straight through his chest and he fell from above the gate landing on the floor in front of Eleanor and Tridion. Eleanor looked at the body shocked for a few seconds. It was the second dead person she had ever seen after Robert Digbys death the day before. She looked at where the guard had fallen from and Ramsey now stood in his place.

"So we got a deal then?" Repeated Tridion sarcastically.

"Why of course, let me open the gate for you dear sir and lovely lady." Replied Ramsey pulling the leaver and opening up the gate.

Tridion and Eleanor walked through the gate and entered into the city after hiding the body of the guard in the bush. "Welcome my dear to Faremoor City, the greatest city in thee ole of Fardawn. Well it's what I heard anyways a good friend once told me just before he died."

"How did Ramsey get up there anyway?" Asked Eleanor who was still very confused.

"Well I climbed the wall of course," said Ramsey appearing beside them both,"Pretty impressive I know. Then I got my sword and... Well you know the rest."

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The three spies had been walking around Faremoor City for around thirty minutes. Eleanor had know idea what the plan was as the other two had seemingly planned it all before and for some reason not told her any of it. She was also upset from walking through the streets seeing masters walking their slaves like dogs with big metal collars and whipping them when they didn't obey every command they were given. It made her feel sick in her stomach. Eventually when they turned into a quieter section of the city Eleanor spoke up, "Can one of you please tell me what the plan is?"

"To shut up, blend in for now, we continue in the morning, now I'm going to the tavern, you to find a place to sleep or you can come with me and actually enjoy a pint with these
fuckers before we kill them in a couple weeks?" Asked Tridion

Ramsey could tell that Eleanor didn't want to go so kindly rejected Tridions proposal, "We'll pass I think."

"Your loss mate," said Tridion walking off into the tavern, "Meet back right here and don't be late."

A smile came across Eleanor's face as she finally got to be separated from Tridion. "Soooooo." Said Ramsey breaking the awkward silence that had occurred since Tridions departure to the tavern.

"Soooo.....ummmm.... Sleeping. Any ideas of where?" Asked Eleanor.

"I've got a feeling there are some stables just down the path over there." Replied Ramsey pointing down into an alleyway next to them.

They walked down the path that Ramsey had pointed down and ended up at an old barn like place that had a sign on that said 'Dunstorm Stables'. Ramsey looked puzzled at the sign and then at Eleanor who had know idea why it said his surname on it. Underneath the sign was another that said 'property of Juxley, Lord Of Justice'. Something suddenly clicked in Ramsey's head.

"Eleanor... I'm one of them... I'm related to Juxley."