The Silver Assassin
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  • Parts 1
  • Time 17m
Ongoing, First published Oct 05, 2015
A half-fairy assassin struggles between saving her family, and retaining her humanity as she is forced to kill one of the most influential men in her world. Short story. 

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*Exert from story*

A flash of red caught my eye, it was a pair of guards making their way towards Lord Qwarth, pushing through people, not caring who saw as they approached the Lord, his plate emptied enough to be deadly. One leaned down and whispered in the Lord's ear and I saw him shout in shock, and barely heard through the thick glass as he exclaimed, "A young woman murdered? Here? An assassin? Here?" He was screaming in anger and shock by the end, oblivious to the murmur spreading throughout the crowd and Lady Ennel raised a hand to her mouth, jumping to correct conclusions. I knew my blood-covered dress was discovered, young Chrysstail was no more. My orders came back to me sounding as fresh in my mind as the day I had heard them, "See it through, watch him eat it then..."

"Run."
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