War Of Conquest: Book 1

Chapter V Alester

    The next day, Alester woke up, his vision was blurry.

    He got up from the bed, and his vision returned to normal.

    "Sleep well?" said the mysterious woman who's sitting on top of a shelf.

    "What..? Where am I? Who are you..?" Alester blurted out.

     "Does it even matter. You're warm, and dry and still alive. Much more so then that member from the thieves guild you killed." the woman replied. "My name's Cerenna by the way."

    "You know of the thieves guild?"

    "Most of the East knows. A member from the thieves guild gets murdered in his own house. Most things like that tend to go around. I'm not criticizing, but it was a good and quick kill. You saved many others from getting butchered. But... there seems to be a problem." Cerenna said. "One of the targets for that thieves guild member, Samsworth was looking for the StarHood, for me and my associates. That thief you killed, is Armund, an elite thief and killer within the thieve's guild. Armund was a target for the StarHood, you stole that kill. Now you must repay for that kill. Killing the people behind you, chained."

    "Which one do you want me to kill?" Alester said.

    "I've collected my guests from....well... doesn't really matter. Killing one of them is." Cerenna replied. "One of them is a target for StarHood, we're getting paid good gold and silver for these targets. That guest can't leave the room alive, pick which one, I'm sure you can figure it out. Make your choice, find the one to kill. I'll just sit here and observe. Repayment of your debt is just a single kill away."

    Alester turned his head towards the chained guests. He pulled out his Enchanted Fire Dagger and with one strike. All of them burned alive. He turned and walked towards Cerenna as his puts his dagger in its sheathe.

    "Well, three victims, three possibilities, why not just take the risk and kill them all, eh?"

    Alester stayed silent.

    "Hmph. When someone speaks, you listen. You think. You understand to just follow my orders and kill, then your debt is repaid." Cerenna said.

    "Am I free to go now?" Alester asked.

    "Why of course. You've repaid your debt, in full. Take this key, that leads to that door. That's the Entrance." Cerenna said as she points her finger to the door. But, why stop here, why not take our relationship to the next level, what do you say? I give you an invitation to join the StarHood. By the right side of Polens Bay, there's a forest next to it. In between, you'll find a door."

    Alester ran out of the room.

    By nightfall, Alester had found the door. He opened it and went inside. He walked down the stairs and straight where he found Cerenna.

    "Finally, you got to the place with ease. Hope you found the place alright." Cerenna said.

    "What happens now?" Gaemon asked.

    "Now, you're part of StarHood." Cerenna answered. "This is our sanctuary, the safest and most secured place in Sunyos."

    Alester remained silent.

    "Hm... staying silent gives you an air.... of mystery. Now, down to business. I'm setting up an assignment for you currently. In the meantime, ask my commander of assignments, Sansa for stuff to do." Cerenna said as she began to walk away.

    "Oh! I almost forgot. A welcome home gift. The armor of StarHood along with the weapons. This is the best steel-forged armor in the lower area of Sunyos."