Chapter 2: Twin Assassins, What?
Alexandria walks through London, wearing her blue dress, with her small top hat, cane in her hand, fan on her belt and a blue umbrella in her other hand, she walks by the streets as a few orphans ran up to her, they were giggling with smiles on their faces. "What have you brought me today?" she asks them, a boy reaches into his pocket and pulls out a coin purse. "I got it from a well arm man, I did." he tells her as she took the purse from him. "Well arm you say? That strange, I thought it was only I and Henry that wonder the city, was it a new fellow?" she asks him, the boy nods at her.
Then points behind her, she turns and saw two assassins walking out of the Alley. "Huh, you were right, well arm, indeed." she states, then places the coin purse in her pocket and rewards them with some coins. "Here, got buys yourself and your friends something to bite, you've earn it." she tells him, the boy's smiles widens. "Thank you so much miss." he tells her then him and his friends ran off. Alexandria giggles watching them leave and looks over seeing the two assassins looking around, she notice something about the two… "Wait… they're twins?" she mumbles then scoffs to herself. "Great twin assassins, I should find out more about them, and seeing what they're doing here." she mumbles to herself, she then turns and left. But then stops in an alley way and pulls out the coin purse.
Bouncing it lightly in her hand, "But I think they would gladly like their coin purse back." she mumbles with a smirk and vanishes in the shadows.
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The twin assassins stood on the roof looking for Henry Green's shop, but the man appeared behind them, they quickly turn to him. "Two Assassins. Equal in height. One female, one male. Two decades old, and though devilish smiles. You must be the Frye twins." Henry states. "And you are..." Evie asks him. "Henry Green at your service. I am sorry to lean of your father's passing." Henry gave his condolences. "Thank you." she states. "What can you tell us about Crawford Starrick?" Jacob asks of him. "I suppose the council desires news?" Henry asks them.
"London must be freed. To provide a better future for all its citizens." Evie states, taking a step forward. "Well thank goodness the council saw reason and sent you to aid us." Henry states as Jacob dashes his eyes a bit. "Yes, thank goodness." he mumbles. "Unfortunately I am the bearer of bad news. Today, Starrick sits at the helm of the most sophisticated Templar infrastructure known in the western world, every class, every borough, the gangs; expect for one. The industries –– His reach extends all across London." Henry informs them. "I always thought as myself as a gang leader. Firm but fair. We'll have uniforms. And I'll untie a mix of disenfranchised and outsiders under one name." Jacob mumbles under his breath as he got excited.
"That's it Evie. We can rally them to our side." Jacob tells her as she smiles at him. "Oh? Like the way you rallied those card players at the Oakbrook Tavern into the river?" Evie reminds him. "That was different, they beat me at whist. I can see it now!" he states as Evie got excited, "We'll call ourselves. The rooks." he states, Evie's excitement was then… gone. "You were never good at chest either." she reminds him. Henry looks over and saw a black hooded small figure watching them; they sat on the other roof across the way, one leg dangled over the edge as the other was pulled to their chest, he could see a smirk on their lips as they bow their head a little to him.
Henry was stock a first, he rubs his eyes and looks again to see, the hooded figure was gone, he sighs then turn back to the twins. "Have you got a better plan?" Jacob asks her, "Find the peace of Eden." she tells him, "Aw..." Jacob states, throwing his arms up. "Well. Let me show you the lay of the land, shall we." Henry tells them offering to be their guild of London, "The best way to see any landscape is from above." Henry informs them and Jacob climbs up to the top of the brick pipe, the other two then follow after him and they looks over London. "Look at what Starrick had done to the city. Whitechapel is riddled with crime– Child labor, despite regulation– there are two gangs that run the streets the first is the Blighters, the second is called the Blade; whose leader's identity still aloes me– and Templars manipulating behind the scenes. As in all other boroughs. We need to return this city to the people who built it in the first place." Henry informs them.
"We will free London from Starrick, you have my word." Evie promises him, "And my Rooks!" Jacob throws in, really wanting his own gang. As Henry smiles at her. "Miss Frye, your passion is inspiring. Come. Let us return to my shop and I can bring you up to date on the rest." he tells them.
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Alexandria watches as Henry jumps off and lands in a wheel barrow of hay, Alexandria stood up and makes her way to the other roofs on the other side of the street and trails them from above. "Keep quiet, Kaylock is looking for me." Henry tells the Frey twins as the walk on the sidewalk below Alexandria. "Who's Kaylock?" Evie asks Henry. "One of Starrick's gang leader." Henry informs her "Why does he want you?" Jacob asks him. "He's after some of my more arcane research one into Precursor artifacts." Henry states. "…The peace of Eden." Evie states. "So tell me about these 'Blighters' and 'The Blade'." Jacob asks him.
"In search of an army. Starrick gathered up the nastiest of the underworld. Some of the city's gangs tried to prevent it – and were slaughtered for their efforts. Now, only Whitechapel's Clinkers remain opposed. But they're not match for the Blighters." Henry informs them. "And what of The Blade Gang?" Jacob asks him. Henry looks over his shoulder. "The Blade is a ruthless gang that also opposes the Blighters and the worst thorn in Starrick's side. They started up seven years ago, a group of people that won't stand for Starrick's tyranny, their leader is still anonymous to me, whoever he is. They can vanish from the sight as if they were never there, their leader knows the city like the back of his hand. But I am sure they are on our side, just won't become our allies just yet." Henry informs them. "Sound like my kind of guy. Well lets shine these Clinkers up then, shall we? They're just the sort we're looking for!" Jacob states with excitement.
"You can't be serious." Evie tells him. He looks at him, "Evie, they are ready to fight and oppose the Blighters. This is my chance to step in! Look out London, here comes the Rooks!" Jacob pictures it. Evie rolls her eyes as Alexandria tries not to laugh at his childish ways. She then see them take off and she follows after them. Then she slowed down as they were coming up to an old friend of her father's. Jacob bumps into him by accident. "Confound this city! No one looks where they're going." the man complains as he drops his notes.
Alexandria smiles then squats down, looking over the roof. "Yes, I've notice that." Jacob states as Evie helps the man gather his notes. "Bloody Drood! I'll never finish it at this rate." he mumbles. Then two hooded figures kneel down next to Alexandria looking over as well. "Only providence knows where those words are headed now. Well, I must work on replaying them now." he states looking at the sky then took the notes from Evie. "Should you ever be in the mood for a tell or two, you can always find me where the ale is warm and the temple are hot! Ta-Ta!" Charles Dickens informs them and takes off.
"What an odd man." Jacob states, one of the two hooded started to snicker, making the other shoot over and over their mouth as Alexandra pulls out the coin purse. "That, Mister Frye, was Charles Dickens. Knows everyone and everything in the city. If I were you I could keep that connection in your back pocket." Henry states, Alexandra looks over seeing two Blighters across the street. Leans back and whispers in the two ears, they nod at her and took off after the female that took off. "Kaylock's gang is nearby. They must not follow me back to my shop." Henry tells the Frye twins, "We'll take care of it." Evie tells him as Henry gave them new equipment, "Here. You might be able to use this." he said, giving the two guns. "Oh God I hope so." Jacob mumbles. "My carriage is nearby. Make use of it to throw them off my trail. I will meet you at the curio shop." Henry tells the two and took off.
The two took off as well and Alexandra stood up, smirks to herself, place the coin purse away and place her hands on her hips. "Well this is going to be fun." she states jumps down from the roof and follows the Frye twins.