Secret of the Blue Forest (COMPLETED)

Part 2

Lord Dake Artis was walking to his castle with his loyal servant Renald. Lord Artis is a well-built man with brown hair and he is in his fifties. Renald was short twenty five years old. They were talking about the death of Lord Henry. Lord Artis' lands were beside Lord Henry's lands.

Lord Artis: What is the reaction of locals?

Renald: They think Red Shadow is behind this.

Lord Artis: and why is that?

Renald: No snake with the black fry poison is in Blue Forest plus his camp was heavily guarded, no simple assassin can get past the guards.

Lord Artis: no guard was killed? Or any guard saw anything?

Renald: Nope.

Lord Artis: Well send my respects to his locals, I will visit them myself in afternoon.

Renald bowed then turn around and walked out towards the fruit farms which belonged to Lord Artis.

Lord Artis stood watching him until he walked out. His face indicated that he is in deep thoughts. Then he walked in his castle, he passed his hallways. His ancestor's pictures were hung on the wall. He was going to his study but when he passed his bathrooms, he heard someone taking bath and singing.

He became angry as these were his personal baths and no servant was allowed to use them. He rushed into baths and yelled.

Lord Artis: Who the hell thinks they can use my baths....come out, I will skin you alive.

Lord Artis noticed that bathroom was dark, only one torch was lit and others were out. A voice came from behind the curtain.

"Relaaax, it's just some water."

Lord Artis recognized the voice and quickly locked the bath door.

Lord Artis: Oh it's you Red, I was wondering who in my servants became brave enough to use my bath.

Red: hahaha, I waited for you in your study but going through the forest made me tired, Bath always make me fresh.

Lord Artis asked anxiously: So?

Red: Yes, it does make me fresh.....

Lord Artis face showed a little anger and he said.

" Talking about your assignment "

Red: oh yeah, that is done.....was pretty easy.

Lord Artis: Locals are already saying it was you. You used Black fry to kill him.

Red starts to wear cloths behind curtain.

Red: I had to make a little announcement, I could kill him with any poison but it's kind of my mark. How would I receive any more assignments if no one knows that a big man like Lord Henry was killed in his own tent.

Lord Artis watched him as he came out from behind the curtain, he was wearing his black leather armor with a sword on the side. They both came out of the bathroom and starts to walk towards his study.

Lord Artis: Not going to lie...I tried some other paid killers but no one wanted to go after Henry and those who agreed, did not want to go in the Blue forest.

They entered the study and both sits on chair face to face.

Red: Who else agreed to kill him??

Lord Artis: That young boy "Rio", I heard his name a lot, locals fear him now.

Red: eh, just a new kid......well let's talk some gold, shall we?

Lord Artis smiled and opened his desk; he took out a medium sized sack.

Lord Artis: as requested.

Red took the sack and looked in while Lord Artis pour some wine in two glasses. Then he think about something and pour it back in the jug.

Red stood up, shook his hand and said.

Red: you can drink the wine, nothing in it.

Lord Artis: Na, cannot risk it, in fact I will open a new barrel ...

Red smiled and walked towards the back gate, no one can see him with Lord Artis or leaving his castle.

Lord left out a big breath of relief, his face showed happiness, he walked to the gate but stopped.

He turned around and came to the pad on which he leaves instructions for Renald, he picks up a pen from the ink pot and wrote on the pad

"Waste all barrels of wine, and stock new ones, immediately"