The Outcasts

Chapter 4

He made his way over the wall and now was behind the smelter of Warmaiden's. He watched the children that threw rocks at him the first time he met them run by. He then ran behind Warmaiden's and froze when he saw an older woman sweeping in her doorway but then noticed she had her back to him. He made his way past the pile of firewood and in the backdoor of Warmaiden's. Alexicus was nervous. He has stolen items before but never so close to people before. He was in the backroom when he heard Ulfberth laughing. Alexicus peered through the door and saw he just sold a two handed weapon to a customer who was now leaving. He saw him standing behind his counter polishing weapons. Alexicus took out one of his curved shuriken and with a flick of his wrist sent it flying upward onto the loft breaking something. "Damn rats!" Ulfberth exclaimed as he stomped his way upstairs. Alexicus needed to be quick as he dove behind the counter and started putting Dwarven Ingots in a bag he had with him.  He got his hands on more than half the ingots before he heard Ulfberth yelling. "SON OF A BITCH!!!"  he yelled running down the stairs. Alexicus grabbed one last ingot before booking it back outside and silently closing the door behind him. He turned around and begun to sneak back the way he came. "Ilija..." Alexicus froze as he heard that voice. It sounded so familiar to him yet he has never heard it before. He turned to see the older woman that was sweeping look at him from in front of her doorway. "Ilija." She said again. Alexicus wanted to leave and return to his room but something was drawing him towards the woman. He crept up toward her and made sure that no one was watching. "Why do you keep calling me  that?" The woman looked into his eyes. "Because it's who you are." Alexicus was in awe. "She knows who I am." he thought to himself. "How much do you know about me?" Alexicus asked. She adjusted her gaze. "Not much, but enough." Alexicus approached her. "Can you tell me?" he asked. She hesitated but eventually motioned for him to come inside. He followed her into the house and closed the door behind him.