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AN: This is a joint story between myself and the-only-english-rose, so credit to both of us ok. This chapter is kind of boring but it is very important to the plot!!! so read!!! and review!!!!
Prologue
A dark figure lurked in the foliage outside the castle. He had been there for hours, waiting for the party to end. He sighed. He
didn't feel comfortable about his mission. Why send an assassin to kidnap a baby? It wasn't right to take on an opponent who
didn't have a chance to fight back, it seemed somehow dishonest.
There was no use complaining though, if he didn't complete the assignment, who knows what sort of punishment he would
receive. He was nearing the end of his career as an active assassin, hoping to retire to his job as head of the Academy, but if
he failed here, he could be demoted to some cushy job as a Librarian or Secretary. Not that there was anything wrong with
libraries, of course. In fact, he had the utmost respect for books, and those who learned from them.
Once more he ran through his orders in his head.
"Take the youngest boy child of the Deepcar Fief, Tortall. He is to be brought back to the Academy to study here and become
one of the Night Fighters, for reasons which can not be disclosed."
Silently, he climbed up the rough stone walls to an open window on the first floor, which he presumed was part of the
servant's quarters. Pulling himself through the small space, he was satisfied with his guess as to where the window lead;
it was some sort of broom cupboard.
Staying close to the walls, he crept along the corridor and to the stairs. He climbed them swiftly. They didn't have the chance
to creak. At the end of the second floor hall, there was one room with a faint blue light seeping through the crack under the
door. He pushed this door open to find two small children laying asleep. One looked about 3 years old, and the other about 2.
Suddenly, he heard a noise from below and he quickly pulled out a handkerchief which has been soaked in a sleeping spell. He
placed it over the younger child's mouth, and heard his breathing deepen significantly. Content that the baby would not wake
up, he took it from the cot, and place it in a large fold of material which hung from his front.
Once he was sure that that child was safe, he ran over to the large window and opened it, jumping out onto the soft grass.
He ran through the night for around ten minutes where he reached his jet black horse. He climbed on him, whispering, "Come
on, boy, time to go home," In gentle Carthaki.
The next few days until he reached the Academy passed quickly, and soon he was sitting in the head of Military's office.
"You have the child?" General Azul asked.
"Of course," the assassin replied, setting the child on the desk. The general unswaddled the still sleeping child. Both men
stared at it in shock. The child was a girl.
Ok, hope you thought that was okay. The next chapter (which is the real story) should be up very soon, before the end of the week probably.
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