Adventures with Von

[6]

TOGETHER, WE WALK
(Part II)

A silhouette of a man running could be seen under the moonlight. The man jump on top of the rooftops. With this, it was easier for him to outrun the knights who was after him. When he found a narrow street, he went down there to hide. He stop for a minute to catch some air.

A smile drew to his face. "Mission completed." He whispered.

He first surveyed the area to check if there's still some knights who's after him. It is to be sure if it'll be safe for him to go where he left Beatrice, a friend of his, earlier.

"With this, the plan to escape this place tomorrow should somehow workout." the man thought to himself.

When the man returned to their base, he was immediately welcomed with Beatrice's embrace.

"Kurt... I thought they already caught you" the young lady worriedly said, almost wanted to cry.

"They won't be able to do that, Beatrice. I'm the most skilled assassin, after all" Kurt proudly said to reassure Beatrice. With that, Beatrice somehow calmed down.

"Hmm! You're right! I believe in Kurt" she agreed. Kurt smiled with her response. It also makes Kurt feel relief just by knowing that someone trust him.

But Kurt didn't waste any more time. He quickly asked Beatrice, "Is everyone ready for tomorrow?"

"Yes. Although some of them was against the idea since they know that it's impossible to run away" Beatrice reported.

"I see. Who were they? We can't let them live or else we'll be the one who's gonna get in trouble. They might spill some of our plans to the knight, whether it is accidentally or willingly"

Even though Beatrice is against to Kurt's idea about killing the people who won't join them in their escape, she still doesn't have any choice but to follow his orders and told him who they were. He is right anyway. If they let them be, their plan will go to waste.

All they want is to live peacefully without being chased by the guards or knights. They want to change and give themselves a second chance. They want to prove themselves that even though they were been forced to be trained as a thief, murderer or as an assassin, they too can change. They, too, could live as a normal being.

But everyone was against it. Everyone could only see their mistakes and flaws. All of them believe that a person like them doesn't deserve a second chance.

That is why they decided to escape from the fate that the world decided for them and live in a far away place to start anew.

Beatrice and Kurt is an orphan who was trained to become an assassin, while the others was to become a thief. The young and naive Beatrice and Kurt believed that was the only way to live.

One day, an adventurer once saved their lives when they are on the verge of getting caught. The adventurer then said something along this line,

"You guys are wasting your youthful life from doing something utterly stupid. The world is so colorful and yet you guys are tainting it into black. It's like the only color you know is nothing but grey and black. Hmm, but... grey is not a bad color. Black is also a good color to be honest. It makes an art more interesting. Well, I can't blame you if this kind of things are what makes your blood boils. Just a piece of an advice though, try to use or look for a different color sometimes. There might be a color you'd get fond of. There are a lot of different colors, after all. "

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Morning came.

Just like how Kurt and the others planned, the palace got caught in a fire. It caused panic to many, and this was their chance to escape.