Authors Notes: Sorry it took almost a week to update beleive it or not I have the next four chapters wrote out on paper I just need to type them so I will get them posted ASAP also PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE (YOU REALLY DON'T WANT TO SEE ME BEG LIKE THIS NOW DO YOU?) PLEASE REVIEW
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After a quick knock on the door, Alanna the Lioness quickly came in dressed in a ladies night gown with her sword belted on and her hand on the hilt. The short red headed woman looked at Jon, Thayet, and then those violet eyes settled upon Tory's deep brown and everyone in the room could tell the two were sizing each other up. Automatically Tory sat up straight pulled her shoulders back, tilted her head upwards and raised her brows. Tory knew about the legend that stood in front of her but wasn't about to let herself be intimidated by her. She may be The Lioness but I am The Abyss no one will make me quake She fights her battles in the open I fight mine in the shadows Tory thought to try and comfort herself. "George, Alanna, please sit we seem to have rather important company" the king told the new arrivals and gestured to the two remaining chairs.
"What's all this about Jon?" Alanna said to Jonathan but her violet glare never leaving Tory. 'That's what we're trying to find out so Ms. Lum—Tory, was it" Tory nodded in agreement "Could you please begin your explanation of your – unpredicted arrival? Our introductions can wait a few moments." The king's smile was warm that slightly relaxed her. "First your majesty " she gave a small bow in her chair, "I WAS expected" They all looked at her with strong curiosity.
She let out a small sigh and continued "George Cooper your whisperman" gesturing towards George "knows my actions quite well but doesn't know where my counterpart and I plan on striking" "you're confusing even me miss what do you mean" said a man with eyes that were usually twinkling that had gone stern, his nose was to large to be considered handsome but she could tell a certain amount of charm reverberated around this man.
"Before I explain any more, you" she looked particularly at the Lioness "need to know I am trained as a knight and a shang" she took a deep breath "My counterpart and are known as The Abyss and The Cursing, I am the Abyss." They were all wide eyed looking shocked when George finally stuttered " Mithros, Great Mother, and Crooked God ---impossible, the abyss---" Tory cut him off "doesn't wake the victims, trip any alarms magic or human , or leave any other bit of evidence, nothing zip zilch hence the name THE ABYSS" He looked at her mouth ajar and tried to speak again "T-T-The C-C-Cursing" to be cut off again "The cursing makes a VERY bloody mess first striking fear into his victim then hacks off the head and skewers it through the victim's back with a long rod."
They all looked at her astonished until Alanna broke the silence "Why are you here?" the simple Question was turned into a threat ,and insult at the same time coming from this short red head. The Liones and Abyss both shifted at the same time one in case she had to free her sword the other in case she needed to free a dagger. Geoorge quickly put his hand on his wife's shoulder holding her down but his eyes flicked to Tory and held. No one other than Tory saw his hand shift b to grab the hilt of a dagger near his belt "Yes why ARE you here?" he began in a threatening way I should have expected them to assume the worst and jump to all conclusions a killer can't be trusted you know HA she thought to herself and looked at George and the king "If I may have no more interruptions" her glare landed on Alanna then back to George "I will give you all the explanations you would like."
"Please continue before my champion completely loses her temper" replied the king "Very well my name is Lady Torrianne Lumbershot of Larstspur a small fief here in Tortall near the Gallan border. 12 years ago I was five and I was kidnapped while hunting with my cousins and I strayed off. I was taken to Galla where I was sent to a school For assassins I was told that if I tried any 'funny business' my family would be killed and if I did exactly as I was told my family would receive 50 gold nobles on their doorstep every month."
She paused and looked up the Queen had tears in her eyes as she began "Larstspur. We sent a rider group up there we couldn't find you we assumed raiders and the worst." The queen looked down "we tried really" "Don't worry now where was I oh I was trained as a knight, noble, shang, spy, commoner and anything that might come in handy. At fourteen I was sent on my first mission where I established my trade mark" she took a small dagger with a clear glass hilt from a sheath on her forearm and handed it to George, " I was to kill " it was George's turn to cut her off "the Tusaine financial advisors" She nodded "After that it was just a blur but you are more interested in why I'm here right" they all looked at her intently "Well my mission was simple damage the realms that could put up a fight against Galla. Such as Carthak, The Yamani Islands, the copper Isles, and Tortall." They all stared waiting for her to continue. "Well I was sent to Carthak to kill the eldest advisor then I took a ship to my trickiest part of the mission. I had to kill the Copper Isles spymaster."