A cold breeze tugged at Talon's hood as he stepped silently through the cobbled streets of Noxus. However, Talon was oblivious to the cold as his confident strides took him into dark, dirty back alleys. A small flutter of pride warmed his heart at a job well done, but Talon quickly ended that thought. Pride lead to carelessness, and carelessness was an assassin's greatest downfall. Talon would not let himself fall prey to such weakness.

He was almost there now, and the wind was biting into his shoulder and stinging his eyes. Finally he came to his arranged meeting point. He did not have to wait as his superior was already there.

"Talon," a voice emanated from the darkness.

"Swain," Talon managed a stiff salute, into no particular direction.

"I would congratulate you on your success, but I know you would not heed my words," the voice drawled.

"Sir," Talon replied, knowing now where the bird was due to the faint smell of burnt flesh drifting from his direction. Swain continued with a completely different, more business-like tone.

"Now, as to your next target." Talon nodded in agreement. "You may know him, as a champion of the League, but perhaps not by name. Therefore, I have taken the time to equip you with a suitable photograph." A slim envelope was passed quietly and subtly between the two. "I believe that is all Talon. You are dismissed."

"Sir," Talon once again managed a stiff salute. He turned back on his heel and walked back the way he had come. It was going to be a long walk back. He did not bother looking at the envelope.


Author's Note:

Well thanks for reading my prologue, I hope you enjoyed it! My friends say my fiction is normally pretty good but I often find my openings are clichéd and generally awful. This is my first fiction, so constructive criticism is really appreciated! I am normally OK with spelling and grammar but if something slips past me when typing (I suck at typing) please don't hesitate to let me know. While on the subject of grammar, I find commas (and full stops etc) around speech marks slightly confusing at times so feel free to pull me up on that and correct me.

Once again (yes I realise this is dragging on), thanks for reading and I hope the story is at least decent!