Queens And Assassins

Well Hell Has Always Been Fun

 After the night had finally passed, all the men of the Queen of Darkness were up by three in the morning. Everyone was sitting around the dining hall waiting for the assassin guild to get up and get moving. 

 "How long do we have to wait?" One of the girls asked. The queen sighed, "They are coming back with us so hence we have to wait for them," was her reply. The girl just sighed and poured herself another drink. The queen's main guy Ash also known as Deathstain, sat down next to her, poured himself a drink to, downed it in one swallow and then poured another and downed it to,"What's got you wound up?" She asked. "Everything about this is what has me wound up," He answered as he downed another drink. "Careful, I wouldn't drink to much, you still have to keep an eye out when we do eventually leave," She answered. "When we do eventually leave, at this rate we won't leave till late," Ash answered as he downed another. "Queen Achyls, we have a problem," She told the queen. "What is the problem?" She sighed, getting fed up with all their complaining. She answered," Because your best guy is getting drunk and we have a long day of traveling and he keeps downing drinks." The queen looked over at him, "Why? Just why?" Ash shrugged his shoulders. "No, you know!! Now tell me now!!!" The queen ordered. "What are we yelling at?" Nix asked as he walked in with several of his men. "Nothing, we were just having a discussion," Achyls replied, "Are you ready to go back to my castle?" She asked hoping to change the subject. "Alright, you don't want to tell me, that is fine, and yes, we will be ready in about an hour," he replied, and at that moment Ash hit his head on the table, took another drink, "I'll be outside." 

 After he left,"He not in a good mood?" Nix asked. One of the girls' passed by and said," He wakes up at 5 am and works out, then he wanted to leave by 6 am, so we can get there earlier, so you can say he is not in a good mood." She walked past,"Well, this trip will be fun," Nix said to the queen. "Just stay out of a few of my soldiers way and we will be good, don't mess with their weapons or their horses, don't ask them any questions about their past or anything like that, or there will be issues," The queen ordered in a nonchalant way. She walked away and left Nix standing there with a few of her other soldiers. "So...you guys looking forward to the trip?" Nix asked. They all looked at each other and got up and left without saying a word, which left Nix standing alone.

*An hour later*

Everyone was on their horses and waiting for the other guild to get going, "Alright let's go!!" Ash yelled. "Ash, Nix and his people are not ready," The queen informed him. "Yah, I know but I am done with waiting, I want to get to there before it is to dark," He responded and started moving, to which everyone in his group fell in line and pulled the queen as they continued to go. 

 They had gone about 20 minutes before the other guild caught up,"Did you not feel like waiting?" Nix asked. "I tried to wait but Ash did not want to wait any longer, and when he makes up his mind he sticks to it," She responded back. "So another words, you have no control over your men," He added. "Can we kill them?" One of her female assassins asked. "Not yet, some other time," Ash responded. She just shrugged. "But they follow him?" Nix asked. "They would follow him through hell and back, he is a great leader," She responded. "You trust him?" He asked. "I have trusted him with my life more than once," She replied. Everyone just rode on in silence.

After a few hours, Ash stopped, which made everyone stop. He then rode off at full speed. "What is going on?" Nix asked, reaching for his sword. "I have no idea," Achyls responded.A few more of her people took off as well after him. Another one rode up the hill and waited there, just watching whatever was happening. She then came down from the hill and sent a few more of her men after the others. "What's going on?" Achyls asked. "Just some trouble up ahead," She responded. Nix signaled for his men to go up there to. "No, they're handling the situation," She responded. She waited in the front, and then they heard swords clashing, all the horses moving around and everyone holding their weapons. She was fingering her knives, waiting just in case something was going to happen, but just as soon as the sounds started it stopped just as fast. After a few more minutes they came back over the mountain. "What happened?" The queen asked. "Nothing, just ran into some trouble, we are going to go around," He ordered. 

 After 6 more hours they arrived at the castle, everyone was tired, but they all took their stuff off the horses and gave them food and water. Then headed upstairs and assigned everyone rooms and after that they all turned in for the rest of the night. 

 Everyone slept with their weapons by them.