"Emmet, get up."

I opened my eyes where Scarlet danced between my legs and up and down my body. Her tail wagged to the point where I thought it would fly off and kill Vicente, who was standing over my bed.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Scarlet has been jumping on me for over an hour now. Take her outside please."

"It's daylight."

"Well, someone needs to get her outside."

I sighed in frustration as I threw the covers off and slipped my armor on, scooping up Scarlet into my arms as she yipped and wriggled in excitement in my arms. I walked upstairs, brushing by Mrajj'Dar, who was, as always, displeased to see me. I ignored his 'foul smelling ape' comments and walked upstairs where I set Scarlet down and she sniffed here and there, until she squeezed through a rat hole and got outside.

"Scarlet! Get back here!" I hissed through the whole.

She ignored me and ran the opposite direction where I saw guards attempt to chase her and old women attempt to make her theirs. I ran downstairs and into Ocheeva's room.

"Ocheeva, we have a HUGE problem!"

"What's wrong? Did someone break the tenets?"

"No, Scarlet got outside and it's day time! I can't get her back!"

"Scarlet?"

"Yes, you know, my little puppy? About ye big, paws about this big? She's OUTSIDE and I can't get her!"

Ocheeva fell silent and stood up, looking past me and towards the door. A man in black robes appeared in the doorway as he gave me a wicked smile.

"Ah, Emmet, just the woman I wanted to see."

I scraped my foot on the stone floor an gritted my teeth.

"Lucien, is there any chance this could wait? Scarlet got out and--"

"Ah, of course, how could I have forgotten about Scarlet? Yes, go outside and get her back, we can finish this conversation later."

I ran past Lucien without a second thought and snatched Antoinetta away from a conversation with Teinaava and ran outside.

--OCHEEVA'S POV--

Lucien had dropped in for an inspection unannounced, as usual. Emmet was complaining about her lost dog, and I would have been glad to help her, but the needs of the Dark Brotherhood come first. I knew he had come to see her, everything was now about her. Maybe Lucien had plans for her in the future? I wasn't sure.

"Lucien, is there any chance this could wait? Scarlet got out and--"

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. My jaw dropped as Emmet was being completely disobedient, but what was even more shocking was that Lucien let her go! He watched her grab Antoinetta and run upstairs, then turned to me with a deep frown on his face.

"When she gets back with that miserable excuse for a mutt, kill it."

--

"But Emmie! I was just having a wonderful conversation--"

"That can wait Antoinetta! Scarlet got out and I can't get her!"

"And you expect me to do it for you?" She asked, stopping in her tracks and crossing her arms.

"I can't ask anyone else, Antoinetta. Neither Vicente nor I can get her back!"

She sighed and opened the door.

"You owe me big time."

I went back downstairs where Vicente went back to sleep on his slab. I sat on my bed, laying back and trying to catch a small nap before Lucien or Ocheeva could bother me again.

"Emmet?"

Too late. I sat up as the heavy oak doors opened and Ocheeva stood in the middle, handing me a slip of paper. My next contract was to go to Fort Sutch and kill a man named Roderick who was a leader of a small group of thieves. He has fallen ill recently, and I am to exchange his bottle of medicine for a bottle of poison. This was going to be tricky. Ocheeva handed me a bottle and I slipped it into a notch in my armor, and went to Vicente's bed to gently wake him.

"What is it Emmie?" He asked groggily.

"I'm leaving. I don't know when I'll be back."

"I'll keep the blood warm for you then."

I kissed his cheek gently and turned around when Lucien blocked my path.

"Emmet, if I could steal a minute of your time.."

"Of course Lucien! What would you like to talk to me about?"

He gestured to my bed and we sat down as Lucien toyed with my fiery red hair. Vicente remained asleep as I tried to move away from Lucien.

"I can see you are starting to become unattractive to Vicente."

"I am not, I'm just.."

"Busy?"

I stood up and bowed slightly.

"Yes, now if you'll excuse me, I must be going. I have a contract to fulfill."

Lucien nodded and I climbed up the well and into the setting sun.

Never have I been so happy to leave the sanctuary to fulfill a contract.