Chapter 1

"This feels good now don't it." The light brown skinned elf muttered as she grinded herself on top the noble shemlens lap, he groan gently while he rested his hands on her waist as he muttered"You have know idea knife ear, here let me make things a little more comfortable for the both of us."

"As you wish."the elf remarked playfully as she slowly opened her eyes, she studied him with her light purple eyes while he touched the bottom of her elven blouse. Her own motions slowed to a stop as she raised her arms up, the shemlen grinned while the elf quickly covered her breast and turned her head to the he reassured her "Don't get shy on me now, the fun is about to begin."

"Who says I am shy?"the elf asked as she slowly leaned forward, she made certain her bare breasts touched the noblemen shirt causing him to groan again. Daere kissed his lip then nipped gently while her hand slowly trailed to the tops of her boots, the nobleman smiled while resting his hands on her back and muttered" I hope you are much better the the whores in the blooming rose. "

"Well my lord you will have to see now won't you. "Daere murmured as she nipped his lip playfully, carefully her hand rested on the handle of a small silver blade that was nestled close to her ankle. She teased the noble with her body while his hands rested on the seams of her pants, he started to pull down while she pulled the blade out. Slowly she pulled back causing him to question"Something the matter knife ear?"

"No I just don't want to make too much of a mess over myself. "Daere replied softly as she stared at his chest, the noble opened his mouth to question what she mention but paused as he noticed her eyes had harden. The noble opened his mouth to scream, but Daere was quick raising her hand with a swapping motion the blade cut right across his throat. Slowly Daere stood up as the blood started to spray from the nobles neck, with a gently tug she reclaimed her blouse while she started to walk across the room. The gurgling noise behind caused her to stop Daere turn her head and watched as the nobleman struggled to walk over to her, he fall while she started to put on her blouse then shook her head and muttered"Shame the last one lasted longer, but I guess we all have to die sometime. "

She looked around for the payment he had owed her for a contract that had not fallen through, Daere allowed a small smirked to play on her lips as her eyes fall upon the small coin bagging on the dead nobles table. Slowly she looked back at the noble, their eyes met as he stared at her another word she wiped the blade against her pant leg then bent over to place the blade back into it's sheath as she listened to the people outside of Jader moving around, slowly she stood and made her way over to the front door while thinking 'Last one before home, I wonder if Trevor would allow me to stay for a few more days he should not complain this time I got the money'

Gently she opened the door allowing the cool breeze greeted her as she stepped out into the early night air, Daere closed the door behind her as a horse drawn carriage drove right past her. She brought up her cloaks hood as she walked away from the crime scene then slipped her hand within the bag and pulled out a couple of silver from ease as she passed a poor family Daere dropped the coins right at a scanny looking man's feet, he looked down then shouted at her"Ma'am you dropped something. "

All she did to respond to them was wave her hand in the air as she contured on her way, Daere conture to walk until the familiar tavern appeared within her sights. Without hesitation Daere lowered her gaze to the ground as a couple of drunk shemlens left, with ease she slipped past them as they started to kiss each other in the doorway. She made quick work pulling back her hood as she made her way to the very front of the tavern, Daere grinned sheepishly as she flopped onto a bar stool causing Trevor to state sharply"I am not giving you another night in a free room,Daere."

"Ouch that hurts and here i thought you loved me, it is ok though i got the money this time plus interest if you want it. "Daere replied innocently as she reached over to her side and grabbed the small coin bag, with a small toss the coins fall out an cluttered as they split onto the table. Trevor stopped then looked at them while remarking "By now i know better than to question why you have that much on you."

"You know how good the pay is if you don't have to work with any partners,speaking of working has Blair said anything on my next target or am i finally heading home?"Daere inquired not hiding her own curiosity as she finally pulled back her hood, her hands moved to the table as the door opened behind paused as he looked past her towards the doorway, Daere close her eyes as she heard a demand"Everyone in this traven will need to vacant or there will be hell to pay."

"this is a joke right?"a male voice questioned behind her causing her to slowly turn her head to see what was going on, Daere could recognize the man that had spoke was a member of the seekers by looking at his outfit but that alone did not seem to faze the mage or his men. She watched as the unmarked soldier nod while he slowly turn his attention to his crew behind watched as the swordsmen moved his hand to the hilt of his boardsword then unsheathed it, the seeker had no time to react the seeker had no time to react as the unmarked soldier ran him through.

Time felt as it had stilled as the patrons watched in disbelief, the seeker fall to his knees fall to his knees as the blood started to develop in the corner of his watched as the blood ran swiftly on the blade before the soldier kicked causing the room to fall watched in shock as the seeker fall to his knees, blood ran swiftly on the blade before the soldier kicked the seeker dead body.A scream broke out as Daere turned around, she rolled her eyes as she muttered"Of course it seems it won't be a quiet night after all, hey do you think you can get me something to drink Trevor?"

"Of course, Daere." Trevor replied as he shook his head while he walked away to pour her a glass,it did not take long until one of them made their way over to mage stopped right behind her then rested his hand on the table in front of her, slowly he bent over and threatened close to her ear"Did you not hear my kind officer?Get your lousy ass up you filthy knife ear and disarm "

"Kind sir I have paid for my room already, I will not disarm because you had asked me in such a manner. If you want me so badly to do so you might as well disrobe me, which I don't see happening so please get your filthy stench away from me you stupid shemlen." Daere replied coldly, Trevor placed some ale in front of her while he looked nervously at the could hear the other patrons being moved outside as the mage turned his attention to the filled cup, Daere moved her hand over but stop as the mage knocked over her drink. The mage threatened the scared tavern owner while he turned to look at him"What about you?Do you have something to say or are you going to move with the others? "

"Trevor, don't do anything the templars should be here soon to see what is going on besides the way he is dressed I don't see him doing anything."Daere replied as she looked at Trevor with her own coldness in her eyes, she turned her head to face the mage as she got ready to snap at him. The mage backed away from her as he started to laugh hysterically, he wasted no time opening his palm while he allowed a fireball to develop. Trevor eyes went wide as he started to run but could not get far as the mage threw the fireball at him .Daere slowly looked back as she stood then stared at Trevor burnt body while the mage inquired hatefully "Still think I am full of hot air knife elf?"

Daere felt her angry rise while she looked at the mage, slowly while watching the mages movements with caution she unhilting her daggers from her side and placed them onto the table

waiting for the mage to drop his guard. She nearly lost hope as his eyes followed her every movement, then just as she was about to reach for the small blade within her boot he turned his attention to the door while one of his men entered. Daere fought the smile as the soldier spoke"The others are loaded up, we are just waiting for you what are we going to do with the knife ear? "

"What else you do with the.. "the mage replied as Daere pulled out the small blade, without making a noise her eyes went wide as she started to charge right at him. The soldier quickly cut the mage off as Daere got closer. "Sir! "

"No you don't you sneaky fox. "the mage sneered as he moved to the side allowing his spell to vanish, Daere landed hard onto the table. He grabbed the back of her hair before she could recover from her mistake, swiftly he slammed her head into the table then let her go as she fall backwards. The mage stared down at her, his voice sound far as he asked his men"Do we have a spare empty cart or are all full."

"We have a spare one but you know we cannot use it.."The soldiers voice faded as Daere slowly closed her eyes, she could feel her body grow light as faint whispers surrounded her. The air changed swiftly as she opened her eyes, part of her already knew her own mind was in the fade asshe seat she muttered under her breath"well shit. "

Slowly she got up while looking around the simi familiar green glowing rocks, then moved down the small hill as she sighed. Her father's words drifted into her thoughts almost like haunting echo 'while in the fade da'len show no emotion, for if you show the slightest demons will take your soul'

"It is not like I would be missed if I did die out here."Daere muttered more to herself as a black figure moved behind a faded looking tree, she paused then shook her head as she tried her best to keep her nerve. Daere took a breath as she ignored the creature she knew was starting to follow her while she walked on, with a snicker Daere muttering"I wonder if this is how Darcy feels when he sleeps?I wonder what type of spirits has he came across?"

'where are the spirits anyways? ' Daere wondered, her heart nearly froze as a deep growl drifted to her from her wits Daere threatened

"If demon or mage ar tu na'lin emma mi, so you might as well show yourself and stop stalking me I don't appreciate it. "

"Ma emma harel, da'len, is this how the elves on the earth are now being raised? You lack respect" a male voice scolded her with some annoyance as they spoke, Daere clenched her fist together as she lowered her a sigh she smirk as she slowly lifted her head up, Daere turned around to face who it was then paused as she saw the black wolf armor he wore did him no justice to the stories she had been told during her childhood, Daere watched as the evanuris walked closer to her. Her mind went into a panic as she thought 'tonight just is not my night is it?Alright body I think it is best i wake up.'

"Well are you not going to answer my question, da'len? Or are you to afraid? "The evanuris inquired calmly, his voice sounded almost like honey spoke again as he stopped in front of studied the black wolf helmet as her eyes harden, her angry replaced her fear as she sneered at him "Even if I should be, I am not Fen' presence alone is why I should have questioned about the lack of spirits, but foolish me I didn't now did I? "

"You are foolish thinking you could get away with those words, such a darkness clings to your very essence."He remarked calmly as his eyes started to shine while he reached out towards her,Daere tried to step back as she felt the tingle against her skin then he stopped himself while the blood started to appear on her forehead. She brought her fingertips to her face then slowly pulled away as he spoke"I see now."

"Does this mean you have lost all interested in killing me? "Daere softened her tone, he shook his head while he explained"I am not interested in killing you, my interest is why you of all things are here and the others in camp are not. So yet I see you are not completely conscious not are you aware of your surroundings, maybe next time we can keep our conversation civil."

"I doubt that dread wolf."Daere replied as she looked at him oddly, his image slowly started to vanish as the fade disappeared behind him. The sound of the soldiers soon filled her ears as she felt herself awaken, he stood there and nodded as his image thinned more while muttering as he grinned with amusement under his helmet"we will see."

"I am telling you sir the elf is probably died or close to it, half the time you don't even know your own strength."a woman voice broke out as Daere began to groan in pain while cracked her eyes open, the swordswoman stopped talking while Daere turned her head to face them. The swordswoman shook her head in detest as the mage raised his hand and ordered her "Leave us I want to talk to our prisoner."

"Your funeral sir. "the swordswoman remarked as she walked away, the mage looked back at Daere then studied her before their eyes met. Softly he spoke"I apologize for the treatment but you did not make it easy for myself to get you here, now how much would an elf like yourself cost with your eyes alone."

"Give me less then ten minutes maybe five tops and i would gladly show you how lively i am shemlen."Daere replied sweetly as she glared at the mage, she tried to move her arms only to find they had tied them tightly. The mage wasted no time explaining as he studied her again with his greenish brown eyes

"After what you did at that tavern I am not taking that chance with you not being untied , but you should know I did manage to get somewhat of a good look over to see if there was a reasonably pricing." the mage replied, there was a pause before he added"I have also consider the possibility of keeping you to myself. "

"What's holding you back, afraid that i wont sale?"Daere sneered not hiding the snappiness to her tongue, he looked to the others in the camp slowly he changed his gaze to her while he replied gently "I got many reasons like who made your blades? And I can tell by your hands you have done a lot of kills up until now so I got to know who you work with? You know the small basics,besides if I do sale you I don't want you coming and stabbing me in my in truth something tells me there is more than meets the eye with you and usually my gut instinct is never wrong."

"You come into a tavern and kill an innocent man, you kidnap these people who have family..must I add you fucking slammed my head into a table when must i say all i wanted was to relax before going you want to do small talk? "Daere snapped, the mage smiled slightly as one of his soldiers walked over to soldiers stopped next to the cart, he looked at them as one asked with little concern"Sir some of the prisoner seem ill what do we do with them?"

"Kill them we can't afford any sickness spreading through the carts if we are going to make some profit before heading home."The mage replied as Daere moved her hands to test the ropes strength,she stopped struggling as the soldiers walked away. The mage looked back at her to conture the conversation"If you were a good girl and listened maybe your friend would not have died in such a way or you would not have to worry about that scar you might be getting because you decided to play nasty, i need answers please if you work with me maybe i might be kind to allow you to eat something before we hit the town tomorrow morning. Better yet I could allow you to share a bedroll with me so you could stay warm for the night"

"to the abyss with you shemlen." Daere snapped as she looked at him with rage, she lifted herself up slightly from the carts floor and spit in his direction,the mage moved back as he glared at looking back he motioned one of his soldiers over to his side while speaking"I need you to get me a cloth ready so we can gag this one."

"yes sir." the soldier replied while he reached into his pocket, he pulled one out as they made their way to the front of the cart as Daere managed to sit up. She pressed her back against the bars as she watched the two entered. The mage paused as he held out his hand stopping the soldier while he spoke to Daere"Don't do what i think you are considering elf next time I promise you it won't end with you being knocked out."

Daere lowered her head slightly as she kept her gaze on the two, it did not take long before they moved forward as the soldier stretched out the ends of the cloth .Feeling the fighting urge she bite her tongue and resisted as best as she could as they moved closer, the mage proved he was not going to have it as they stopped in front of he grabbed the back of her hair then yanked while the intensity of the pain surged through her body, Daere gasped out while her eyes choked over her own scream as others stopped what they were doing to watched while the solder wrapped the gag in her mouth before tighten a knot behind her head. Daere reflex kicked in as she raised her leg up swiftly as she kicked the soldier in the groin, the soldier cried out out while he fall to his mage lashed out at her as he slammed Daere head back against the bars before turning to his soldier and shouted"Suck it up your a soldier, now get up. "

Daere blinked several times to clear the black dots that had formed as she chewed on the gag, she watched the soldier get up then painfully limped out of the cart with the mage right behind they had exited the two made their way off the ramp before the mage turned to glare at Daere, then slammed the iron door causing the cart she was in to shake.

Daere watched as he made his way over towards his men, one of the soldiers handed him a bowl before Daere shifted her gaze to the other side as her mouth slightly watered from the smell of the stew. She looked out at the trees that had surrounded then small makeshift camp, her eyes rested upon a blackbird sitting on a branch not to far from tilted her ear up in confusion before she blinked, as she opened her eyes shocked washed over her upon seeing the bird gone causing her to think with little care 'that was odd.'