The Daughter

Chapter 13

Slowly opening my eyes to find myself laying on a long wool blanket. The ground beneath me was moving and shaking occasionally. Leisurely sitting up to find myself sitting on the floor of a wagon. Two others laid asleep in front of me. One a girl with purple pixie colored hair, tanned colored skin, mid slim body. She was wearing a black hoodie, leggings, red mask, and laying bed her was a bow with arrows. The other a boy dark colored, short hair, the starting of a beard, a large but not heavy body. He was wearing black pants, shirt, red mask, and equipped with a gold dagger. Looking out the gap to get out to find us in the forest. Abruptly the wagon stopped, the wagon shock as the driver got off. "Is she here?" a familiar girl voice asked. "Yes mis she's in the back of the wagon." a guy said. "Good." the girl said. Someone walked past the wagon up to the opening. Standing on the ground was a women her hair auburn shoulder length, her eyes were a forest green, her skin was light, she was extremely short. She was wearing a black jacket, purple scaled shirt, black leggings, and satcheled across her was a crossbow.

Recognizing who it was I sped off the wagon. Went up to her and wrapped my arms around her quickly. Then quickly let her go. "Stephanie it's been so long since I've last seen you." I said. "Yes it has." Stephanie said. "Why did you bring me here?" I asked. "I'll explain more let's get inside before we freeze." Stephanie said. I gave a node, and the two of walked away from the wagon up up to a hill side. The hill slowly opened to a gap with stairs leading down into it. Walking down into the lower room. It was just how it was when I was younger. The ground covered by red carpeting, and the walls a dark cobble stone with wood edges. Tables and chairs stood in the back, a tiny bar in the back corner, a long hallway at each wall, and weapon stands along the walls. Painting hung along the stone walls, with a image of each great their or assassin and there name. And a long red flag dropped down in the middle of the room. With gold symbols of a wand, and theives guild symbol. Underneath it a large dining table stood surrounded by chairs placed neatly. People sat around the bar talking to one another, or in group of two to five. "Welcome back home." Stephanie said. "Thanks." I said.

"Attention!" Stephanie yelled commandingly. Everyone went silent, and the groups looked up at us. "This is Sydney, she like you, was once a thief, and part time assasin. I expect all of you to treat her with respect. That is all for now get to work!" Stephanie said. The people then quickly grabbed tools off the weapon stands. Then came to us and left through the gap behind us. "Please come sit with me." Stephanie said going to over to the bar. Walking over both me and her sat at a small table. "So why did you bring me here?" I asked. "During the time you where gone the theives guild had been able to spread in different areas of the Ru'uan." Stephanie said handing me a map. The map had black circles on it. "We have are's here in Meteli for the magical theives run by me. One in Nahakra for the high ability theives. And one in Scaleswind for all other theives. Then the one in the forest where we all gather." Stephanie said pointing at the circles.

"So you've gotten larger, and have spread out across the region. But that still doesn't explain why you brought me here." I said. "Two years ago the leader of the normal theives in Scaleswind had passed. We had called up two passed theives that had left us a short period after you. But both were uninterested, and have a family or higher job now. So we had called you up to see if you would like the job." Stephanie said. "Stephanie you know that after Baldrick died it was hard for me to even come back here after that." I said. "I know that you and Baldrick were close. I planned a head for this we'll have announcement during dinner tonight for people if they wanted to sign up for tryouts to find a good new leader. How does it sound to you?" Stephanie said. "The idea sounds great Stephanie I think it will work out perfectly." I said. Abruptly the sound the gap opening echoed through the room. Looking over at the stairs to see groups of people covered in large scratches, and bleeding greatly. Some of them where holding people in there arms. Both me and Stephanie rushed over to help them all in. Till half the guild was either laying unconscious on the ground, or sitting next to them.