((Reza crossfire belongs to Shapeshifter89 and stars in "Two sides of me". So go read it. now. s/9129519/1/Two-Sides-of-Me .))
-Jaydon-
"Hello, my name is Reza Crossfire." She said greeting another member of the family. I watched from a corner of the room, a smile tugging at my lips when her gaze washed over me with no hint of acknowledgement. No doubt that she would have spoken to me if I hadn't been concealed within the darkness. It was a force of habit to me… and yet not many would have been able to spot me in the first place. I didn't exactly stand out when I was completely wrapped in black armor (with hints of red). My white skin may have given myself away but I handled that well with a mask and cowl to match.
Soon after the girl left on a mission, from Nazir of course, Astrid entered the room. She scouted the room with purpose and intent. Her eyes soon rested on the corner that I had buried myself in and she smiled.
"Found you." She grinned. Tch, she was getting better at spotting me, I should up my hiding spots. I left my safe abode and strode towards her with a fast pace. Nazir seemed a bit shocked that I materialized from nowhere but he soon lost interest and turned back to his meal.
"…" I stopped in front of her without a word. She handed me a piece of paper, there was no seal or anything, so this meant an informal mission. I reached out my hand to take it but suddenly stopped. Astrid looked at me with a questioning gaze.
"Whats wrong?" She asked, worry rising in her tone.
I pulled down my mask, and stared at the floor. "I…Astrid may I have permission to …shadow our newest sister?"
She crossed her arms and a smirk formed on her face. "Interested in Reza now, are you?" she asked with a hint at something more.
I opened my mouth to protest but clamped it shut a second soon. A neutral expression appeared on my face as I crossed my arms and awaited her decision. Since I was the only one in the Brotherhood who "deemed emotions useless", the others made it a game to try and make me "feel" some emotions. Frankly, I enjoyed the practice and welcomed the teasing or prodding. They kept a small score of whoever could make me react the most, but so far, I was winning.
"…"
Astrid sighed her smirk replaced with a grin. "Hey Veezara! Jaydon's got another one on us! Good luck catching up!" Groans from various members could be heard as I mentally tallied another point for my side.
She nodded approval to my request afterwards, murmuring a small "go" before handing the contract to Babette. She seemed to take it with glee and smiled a "thanks" to me before I left. I nodded back and left the sanctuary. Reza seemed to have already left.
I followed her to Whiterun and had to wince but smile at the same time. Whiterun was my home for a time. The inhabitants knew me and my sister and they were good to us. That however, was not enough to stop me from killing them whenever I had a contract. Though it still left me with bad taste.
I watched intently as she went for the kill, she seemed to…panic…? I watched as the target nearly got away before Reza seemed to…change. I faintly saw a smile from my perch as the target fell down after she buried her knife into his backside. The guards were investigating the noise as she hid in the shadows and seemingly melted away. I approved silently but I questioned what happened. Raising an eyebrow I reached for my bow and shot her closest pursuers before dropping from my perch. As expected the guards came towards my direction, I hid my bow quickly and exchanged them for swords, taking off my mask and cowl for a breather.
"Evening gentlemen, hard at work I see." I smiled to them in a friendly voice. The closest guard stopped in front of me.
"My thane, Good evening to you as well. Did you happen to see…" He began before trailing off.
"Whats the matter? Did something happen?" I asked with concern. I looked over to where the body had fallen, and eyes widened quickly.
"I saw someone running that way with haste! Perhaps he was the one who…" I trailed off and pointed opposite to the direction Reza had gone. The guards hastily ran off, thanking me quickly.
After making sure no one was looking I grabbed my bow and packed up, not wearing my mask until after I was out of range of Whiterun. If memory served correct, there was something that was going to happen today. I head back to the sanctuary double time, just in time to catch Reza speaking with…a jester? My mind had to take a second to wrap itself around that concept. A jester? In Skyrim?
"Alright then…" I muttered before walking past the duo. Normally people wouldn't care to notice me but I could feel that the Jester(as ridiculous as he looked) turn his gaze towards me. I almost stopped cold, I certainly did not drop my guard and took the longer way around to evade them but to notice me in an instant… There was no change in Reza as I kept striding through the layout. I did not turn to look at him but I felt almost disappointed, I had to give him some props though!
I went to sleep early again, I tend to in order to wake earlier than the others. I slept in a small rocky alcove I discovered and nobody seemed to mind my desire for privacy. I drifted off quickly into Vaermina's realm.