"Assassins? I have had my fair share of assassins and I can assure you. I am not interested in being one." Oliver stomped off leaving the man in the hood in the dark alley.

It was another typical night in Starling City, between the crime fighting and his love life there wasn't much time for anything else. Now things were finally some-what normal, no villains to chase or monsters to capture. The city was quiet for a change and that's the way Oliver intended to keep it. He didn't want to join some creed of Assassins and fight someone else's war. Oliver clenched the bow in his hand letting an arrow soar through the air grabbing hold of a ledge near by. As it lifted him higher he heard what he thought was an eagle screech, followed by a large shadow diving off of another building just a short distance from where he was. Thinking it quite odd, he decided it wasn't worth looking into and finished his crime-fighting for the night.

Finding his way back to the cave he heard Felicity and Diggle discussing something in what seemed to be whispers.

"Diggle, stop being ridiculous the reactor that we sent Star Labs is fine. They will have an analysis for us in a few short days and then we will find out what happened, OK?" Felicity took hold of Diggle's hand to reassure him that everything would be alright.

"What's going on?" Oliver strolled into the room placing his bow and quiver down on the table next to him.

"Nothing, everything is fine. How did the hunt go tonight?" Felicity smiled.

"Fine." Oliver thought it necessary to keep his little encounter a secret."

"Well, then that's that. Why don't we head home? Its getting late and I could use a nice.. hot.. shower." Felicity, kissed her love on his cheek, said good-bye to Diggle and dragged Oliver out of the cave and into their BMW.

When they finally pulled up to the small Victorian house Oliver got out and walked around the car opening the door for the beautiful woman in the passenger seat. The two walked up the stairs and unlocked the door. Just then Oliver stopped, took Felicity's hand and put a finger up to his lips. He grabbed the gun that sat holstered on his side. As he crept around the side of the house he saw the shadow that he had seen earlier, or so he imagined. He ran to the back of the house and as he turned the corner there stood three men. All in long jackets with a hood hanging over their head making it difficult to make out who it was behind the hood. Which felt odd considering it was usually him that hid behind the hood. Oliver pointed his 9mm at the men and warned them to show themselves.

"Oliver, please that is not necessary. We are here because our Mentor said you had refused his offer. We wanted to come and ask you to please reconsider. Our creed is, as you say, a dying breed. You have the skills and requirements needed to be one of the best assassins known to man. To help us restore our creed. We are and have always been a creed of good-natured men who only want the best for this world. It has also been brought to our attention that Starling City is a dying city. If you help us, come with us and learn the ways of our creed. We can help you, we can rebuild this city back to its former glory."

"Leave, Now." Grumbled Oliver

"Oliver, what's going.." Felicity stopped dead in her tracks at the three hooded men standing in front of her. "Umm.. who are they?"

"No one. They are leaving and don't even think about coming back. Do you hear me?" Oliver grasped the gun harder, firmer.

"I am leaving this card here, on the ground. If you change your mind please come to this address. I think you may know where it is." Oliver and Felicity watched as the three men quickly jumped over the fence that guarded their back yard. They proceeded to climb up the neighbors house and jump from roof top to roof top until they were no longer seen. Once they were gone Oliver, hesitanltly, walked over to the card that one of them set on the ground. The front of the card read "Nothing is true; Everything is permitted." On the back of the card was a very familiar address. Oliver gritted his teeth in anger.

"What does it say Oliver." Felicity slowly approached him.

"1407 Graymalkin Lane." Oliver said with a sigh.

"The Queens Mansion, your mansion?"

"Well, at least we know who bought it from Thea now."