The Shadow and His Moon

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

The boat ride has made Y/N a little nauseous. She was tired, no she was exhausted and utterly so. Her Braid had long since needed to be redone but she lacked any energy. Her migraine and slight motion sickness had completely taken over her and she wanted to go home. To the dingy old slat, and barley there sheets and musty old room. The room that was right across from Kaz's office/room in between Inej and Jespers. She knew they all needed rest desperately, even the devil himself looked like he may actually lay down once getting into Ketterdam.

Alina and Mal had gotten off the boat in Novi Zem and were hopefully safe. Y/N was quite attached to the girl despite only meeting her briefly. She imagined it had to do with her new found powers. Dear Lord did she have a lot to unpack.

the boat finally docked and Y/N had never seen Jesper move quite as quickly as he did getting off the retched boat "Home sweet home" He let out a deep sigh leading the way off the boat.

"Straight off the boat from Ravka and no one's waiting to kill us" Y/N said smirking slightly knowing the joke would only be true for so long. But Lina had given them a necklace that would at the very least set Y/N free, so there was that silver lining. Something wasn't quite sitting right with Y/N but she figured that was simply her own paranoia setting in.

"Yay" Jesper was overall giddy from the lack of people attempting to kill him at the moment "That's a good sign right?"

Jesper was ever the optimist and no one ever felt like bringing him down unless it was necessary, but they'd all lived in Ketterdam long enough to know that this was simply the quiet before the inevitable and inescapable storm that was their lives. But for moments he decided to let himself live in the lack of threats.

"I think I might celebrate with a little dice and debauchery." Jesper was skipping, at the thought but it was soon killed.

"No Debauchery" Kaz asserted clearly already in another mission already

"Dice then" Jesper was trying to get in a little fun before the hell that semed to follow them caught back up with them.

"No dice, we have stops to make" Kaz wanted to get to relax truly he did but first they had to deal with everything he had done to get Y/N across the fold.

"What's first?" Y/N questioned "Tante Heleen?"

"We go to the Crow Club." Kaz watched Y/N deflate a little. He knew she was eager to get her freedom but as of right now none of them had the home they were desperate to get to, he needed to check on his club first.

Just like that they rounded the corner to their club seeing that the sign had been replaced by a sign that read the Kaelish Prince. Y/N was confused, for about half a second then she turned to Kaz remembering what he had said about how he had used the club as leverage to get her across the fold.

"Kaz, Why does Pella Rollins own the Crow Club?"

He was getting ready to answer, truthfully he wasn't sure how Rollins had gotten his filthy hands on the Crow Club but he could come up with something. But Jesper had to voice his worriers first

"Where does that leave us?" He questioned

"Are you saying we have no home?" Inej finally interjected after not speaking for awhile.

"All my suits and my hats" Jesper was on the verge of tears of his very illustrious collection being gone, or at the very least out of his reach.

During this time Y/N had looked over and seen something absolutely bizarre. Her face was plastered on a poster along with Alina and the Darklings. She'd only been in his presence for mere minutes how was she wrapped up with him in this way. She looked over and saw another poster that included her three friends also wanted for what reason she did not get to read.

The stand watch were quick to see them and fall upon them. "You four stop right there"

The four of them put their hands up begrudgingly, sending glares to the officers.

Kaz Brekker, Jasper Fahey, and Inej Ghafa, you are all under arrest" The officer in the middle looked like he'd just won the very best prize. "and you, you darling are wanted back in the palace, they're paying a pretty penny for you"

Y/N was utterly disgusted by the man's use of the name darling, no one had ever called her darling in a way she'd enjoyed. it was quite obvious that Y/N would not be able to slip away but Inej could and she did, gone was the wraith and no one even noticed.

"You're all wanted for murder and crimes against the crown." One of the officers claimed his colleagues holding their guns tightly.

"What? We just got back in town." Jesper was exasperated and had yet to subdue any of his ever instant itches now he was being arrested. "Unless it’s a crime to kill Volcra."

"Very funny gunslinger" the same guard remained insistent " Now, slowly, hand over those shooters. And you. Give up the cane.And you, spy…" In that moment they realized Inej was gone

"Oi! Where’d she go?" One of the ever so brilliant guards questioned lowering his gun momentarily

"Yeah, she does that" Y/N quipped applauding her once apprentice for her silence.

"Threes enough for now. Come on"

The guards dragged the three into the a tight prison cart. They were shoved into three empty spots between very very dingy and dirty looking people. they were shackled together and then left in the dark.

Kaz couldn't think, the water around him started rising and he couldn't breath. He was hyperventilating. The waves were seconds from crashing down when he felt Y/N lean forward. she reached into her hair and grabbed a very thin blade that she always carried. She threaded it out and placed it and Kaz's hand.

Kaz was shacking. He knew she wanted him to pick the lock put he couldn't move. Jesper was talking beside him incessantly but Kaz didn't here a single word. Y/N could see there wasn't any escaping because she could feel Kaz's shoulder rough pressed against her. The touch was sending him haywire so she tried some thing else. She summoned a little bit of light into her hand and cantered it into the blade. The blade cooled to the point that it froze over a little, Y/N then placed the freezing blade and Kaz's upper leg.

The sudden cold shocked him and he snapped his head to her, she kept the blade where it was. Kaz was able to focus solely on the freezing blade and the soft glow coming from Y/N's eyes. His breathing was a bit better a bit more under control but then the carriage stopped.

the jolt caused Y/N to lose her grip on the blade and it clattered to the floor. Before any of them could reach for it the guard opened the door and dragged them out.

in response to their protest the nasty guard snarled at them "Somebody paid good kruge to spend some time alone with you three."

and just like that bags fell over there heads and it all went black.