"Good, now that's settled Creel tell Mr Eddershaw about his first target" Said Daud
"His name is Lord Montgomery Shaw. Well known friend of the Boyle sisters. He owns Shaw industries, specialist whale oil energy suppliers"
"Yes I've met him before, we had dinner together." Said Eddershaw
"How was it?" Said Creel
"Dreadful" He replied
"That is where you will be killing him" Said Duad
"There is a banquet at the Riddle estate. He will be attending, So will you."
"You will be taking the place of Lord Timothy Brisby. Owner of the Dunwall music industry" Said Creel
"I never liked him..." Muttered Eddershaw
"Well you have to pose as him whether you like it or not" Said Daud
2 Days Later
"Right the railcar is leaving to the Riddle estate is leaving in ten minutes you better get going" Said Creel
"Let's do this" Said Eddershaw
The railcar reached the Riddle estate. It passed over the greenhouses and ponds that were glistening in the moonlight. Finally Eddershaw arrived in the bay. A maid opened the door and made a gesture to the magnificent silver gate. There was 2 guards of the City Watch at the gate. One of the guards gave him a nod and said "Good evening Lord Brisby"
Eddershaw just gave him a small smile and waited for the guard to open the gate. He walked up the steps and through the front door. A maid led him to the dining room. It was extravagant, It had a long mahogany table and a large fireplace. There was a huge chandelier hanging from the high dome ceiling.
"Ah Timmy!" Said Shaw
"Monty..." Said Eddershaw
"It's amazing that you could make it, lets go see Tom shall we?"
Tom Riddle was the owner of the estate. Eddershaw had met him at a banquet at Dunwall tower. He was fairly tall and thin, he had black hair and a menacing smile.
"Timothy!" Said Riddle
"Tom...how are you?" Replied Eddershaw
"Fine, fine! Lets get some drinks."
Riddle led Eddershaw and his target into the reception room. There was three women and two men.
"Timmy, Monty you've met everyone here I trust."
Eddershaw recognised everyone in the room. All aristocrats like he once was.
Miss.Adele White: Fashion Designer she created all of the clothes for the Empress before she was murdered.
Mrs.Jane Blair: Manager of the Statesman Hotel. The best hotel in Dunwall, Maybe even the whole of the Isles.
Miss.Ella Triss: Dunwall's architect. She designed all of Dunwall's buildings and ports. She even designed Coldridge Prison. The place someone broke out of just six months ago.
Dr.Jack Ramsey: The Boyle's personal physician. Eddershaw had heard rumours of him and White being in some sort of sexual relationship together.
And finally Mr.Byron Alderdice: Dunwall's military leader. The harshest man he had ever met.
"Timothy, how nice to see you" Said White seductively as Ramsey gave her a sharp look.
A man walked through the double doors. He looked at everyone and simply said "Dinner is served"
It was five course meal, there was a ten minute wait in between each course. which gave Eddershaw time to sneak into the kitchen and poison Shaw's food. Of course Shaw being Shaw he was a vegetarian, this helped Eddershaw a lot.
They finished the third course. It was Hagfish, tough as hell raw but when boiled and roasted a treat.
Next up was their first desert. For Shaw, Snowberry mouse. For everyone else, Dragon tongue jelly.
Eddershaw stood up from his seat. "I am so sorry, this is terribly rude but, I really must go to the toilet" He said
"Not at all!" Said Riddle
"Just be back for dessert!"
They all laughed and Eddershaw left the room.
He sneaked downstairs into the kitchen. He could see Shaw's food, here was his chance before the guards noticed something suspicious. He took out the poison Billy Creel had given him, and poured it into the mixture for the moose which had not quite set yet.
Eddershaw went back upstairs to the Dining room.
"Timmy you took a long time didn't you?" White said in the way she did before.
"Well I had to make room for dessert" Said Eddershaw with a smile and laugh.
They waited another ten minutes before the fourth course arrived.
They bought out Shaw's last. Eddershaw watched eagerly for him to take a bite. His picked up his spoon and began to eat. Suddenly his head fell into his food. Blair screamed while White sat there in amusement. Then the dining room doors burst open and City Watch guards came flooding in.
"Nobody leaves this place until everybody has been searched" Shouted the head of security.
In all the confusion Eddershaw slipped away onto the balcony. He blinked down over to where his railcar was kept. The maid that he saw at the start was oblivious to everything that was happening inside looked at Eddershaw and said
"Leaving early Lord Brisby?"
"Yes I have a ......family emergency it seems"He replied
She opened the door and Eddershaw got in.
"We hope to see you soon Lord Brisby"Said the maid
"That's not likely" Muttered Eddershaw under his breath.
Eddershaw arrived back in the Flooded District in the early hours of the morning.
When he arrived at the station the sun was rising. He took a walk back to Daud's 'Office'.
The assassin's had built makeshift bridges out of rubble and debris. As Eddershaw passed by the old foundry, he saw a hoard of weepers traipsing around below him. He almost felt sorry for them. He chucked them a party favour he'd kept from dinner, they all gathered around it. He walked on. When he got back to Daud's place Billy Creel was asleep on the sofa, He looked at her.
"Beautiful isn't she?" Said Daud
"Um.....Shaw's dead" Replied Eddershaw
"I know, the news is already out" Said Daud
"This is Dunwall after all" Said Eddershaw
"Here's your share of the contract payment"
He handed over a bag of coin.
"There is more where that came from" Said Daud
"You should get some sleep, your room is just across the hall"
"Night Daud"
"Night Mr.Eddershaw"
