Part 6
Exodis, who was shaking my right arm harshly, awaked me.
"Sierra! Wake up." Exodis said quietly.
I opened my eyes slightly. It seemed like I had been in darkness for hours and had just looked into the bright sun for a long time. I glanced at my right arm, the arm that I got shot in. There was some blood, which had seeped through the cloth of my tunic, but it was dry. I looked to Exodis.
"What is it? Are we in trouble?" I asked, placing my hands on the ground and pushing so I sat up. I remembered that it was Friday, and today was our deadline.
"No. The town is in chaos. And it is also late," Exodis said.
"Chaos? How do you know?" I replied, slipping out of my sleeping mat and running a hand through my quills.
"I was there. The Queen has been eliminated by the way..." Exodis said non-chalantly.
I blinked. "How did you do it?"
"I will tell you..." Exodis said, beginning to tell his tale.
It was still dark out. Assuming by the position of the moon, it was about three o'clock. That gave me enough time.
I slipped on the armor and quickly headed to the castle. I told the guards I was starting my shift, and they let me in. I walked straight through town and to the castle. Told the guards at the entrance the same exact thing, and they let me in. I headed to the Queen's bedroom.
A guard was in front of her door. I told him I was there to take over for him. He said his shift did not start for another hour. I said I came in early so I would get paid extra. He walked away.
I stood there for a bit, acting as if I really was there to guard her room. A few minutes later, after checking no one was around, I silently opened the door and walked into her room. She was asleep.
I tried as best as I could to walk across the floor silently, but my metal shoes clanked silently against the floor. Luckily, she did not wake up.
I stopped next to her bed. She was sleeping on her back. I placed my left hand behind her head, lifting it up. The Queen opened her eyes slightly.
"What?" Queen Sikarey said quietly.
Before she could speak any more, I reared my right arm back, clenching my fist. The wrist guard also was connected to a metal "glove," which was extremely flexible. Sikarey's eyes moved to what I was doing. Her mouth opened, but I slammed my fist forward before she could scream. My knuckles hit her straight in the temple. There was a slight clanking noise as my fist met her head.
Her body went limp instantly. I let her body fall back on the bed. I walked over to the door, opening it slowly. I briskly walked down the hall and to the exit. A group of guards were heading to the door. Obviously, their shift had ended. I quickly joined with them, at the back of the group. Some guards looked at me and murmured, "I've never seen him before...," and some other comments. I paid no attention to them.
The guards at the exit let us out. The sun had risen. People were scurrying around town. I began to walk through the town. All of a sudden, a loud thud was heard. The doors had swung open from the castle, and a guard was standing there.
"THE PRINCE HAS BEEN KILLED! AND SO HAS QUEEN SIKAREY!" The guard yelled loudly. The people began to murmur loudly, along with many gasps. "There is a killer amongst us!"
The citizens of the town went insane. People ran around screaming. Children were crying. People were frantically trying to get out of the city, but the guards at the exit were saying no one leaves until they find the murderer.
I walked to the exit and to the two guards.
"I have been assigned to secure the perimeter," I told them.
"No," one said. "No one leaves until we find the murderer."
I sighed and walked back through town. People were scurrying around, some running to their homes. I waited until most of the citizens were in their homes, with guards just surrounding the area. I walked to the east side of the town to the wall that was surrounding the whole city.
Making sure no one was around, I began to climb the wall. The wall was made from stone bricks, so there were places where I could slip my fingers in so I could get a grip on the wall. Once I was at the top, making sure no one was around, I jumped, landing on the other side. I made my way back to camp.
"So that is how it went," I said. I walked to my pack, picking it up from off the stone ground and taking out an apple, taking a bite from it.
Exodis nodded. He was beginning to take off his armor. "We will eliminate the Princess later on today. You know that the security will be high."
"Yes, I know," I said, though it was muffled because I had some pieces of apple in my mouth. I continued once I had swallowed the bite. "How do you plan to eliminate Princess Mylarra?"
"Whatever is possible. It will be tough, however. I will pretend to bring you in as a prisoner, but I will lead you to an empty corridor. From there, we will both go to the hallway that the Princess' door is in. We will go separate ways. Once the Princess goes in her room, I will make a distraction a few minutes later. I will get the guards away from the door, and you will sneak into the room. You will find a good way to kill her then," Exodis explained.
I nodded.
Later on that afternoon, Exodis and I headed out. He had his armor on, and I had Exodis' black cloak on, the hood over my head casting a shadow on my face, the cloak wrapped around my body. It was the same one I had worn back in Sharrakor.
We headed to the entrance of Packor, Exodis holding my arms behind my back, gripping my wrists harshly. I was in front of him, walking. Once we got to the entrance, Exodis disguised his voice so it was deep and gruff.
"I found this person in the forest," Exodis grunted. "He might be the murderer."
Why does everything think all killers are male?
The guards examined me. "Very well. Take him in the dungeon when you get in the palace." One of them said.
The doors swung open. Exodis pushed me through the city, still holding my hands behind my back. The city was empty, not one citizen was outside. Guards were patrolling the area.
Exodis led me to the palace, telling the guards the same story he told the ones at the entrance. They opened the door. Exodis pushed me inside. We walked up some stairs, stopping at the floor, which the Princess' room was on. We did not walk down the hallway that contained her door, however. We went down the one next to it.
Once we were alone and in the middle of it, we sneaked into the shadows. Exodis let go of me. He turned around and went the way we came in. I continued walking forward, the opposite way Exodis was going. Once I got to the end of the hallway, I looked behind, just in time to see Exodis' figure turn to the right, heading to the next hallway.
There were four ways to go; Straight, left, right, and of course, where I came from. We wanted to go in the hallway to our left, so I went left. I stayed in the shadows. I peeked in the hallway, seeing Exodis' shape on the opposite side of the wall.
There were two guards by a door. They were facing the wall we were against. They did not move their eyes, simply stared out in front of them. I crept along the shadows, stopping when I was close to the door, but still, it was on the other side of the hallway.
A few minutes later, Mylarra came from the opposite side of the room, walking down Exodis' side of the hallway. I saw his body crouch deeper into the shadows.
"Please let me in," Mylarra said non-chalantly to the guards once she got to the door. "I am going to take a bath, please do not disturb me for the next hour... I must get ready for the funeral..."
"Yes, my princess," the guards said. They stepped aside, a guard on each side of the door. The one on my left opened the door for Mylarra.
I sighed, waiting impatiently for Exodis to create a distraction. A bit later he crawled to a podium-like decoration with a flowerpot placed atop it. He snatched the flowerpot and snuck back to where he was, taking a left when the wall stopped and going out of my sight. A few seconds later there was a loud crash, which I assumed was the flowerpot. The guards looked around and ran to where the noise was.
I stayed a few seconds after they ran away to make sure they weren't coming back. Quickly, I stood up and trotted to Princess Mylarra's door. I placed my gloved hand on the doorknob, slowly turning it and opening it slowly, a quiet creaking noise emitting from the hinges. I stuck my head in to see if she was in that room. She was not. I looked to the restroom door. It was open slightly, and I could faintly hear water running.
I crept in the door, shutting the door quietly behind me. I snuck into the room, approaching the restroom door quietly. I peeked inside. Mylarra was holding a towel around her body, and was bending over the golden bathtub, feeling the water with her right hand, the other holding her towel around her body.
I silently opened the door. Luckily, the bathtub was on the opposite side of the door, and Mylarra's back was facing me. I crept inside, making no noise whatsoever.
I stopped when I was a few inches from her back. She ceased from running her hand in the water, her ears perking up, probably hearing my breathing.
Giving her no chance to run, my hand shot out, grabbing her from the back of her neck. I squeezed tightly so that she could not scream. I shoved her body in the water, putting my hand on her back, keeping her inside. She thrashed around, muffled yells coming from within the water.
Water splashed out from the bathtub, getting my clothes all wet. A minute later, her body stopped moving. Her body went limp. I let go of her body, taking my hands out from the warm water. I took off my gloves and wrung them dry, quickly putting them back on. I picked up her body, unsheathing my dagger from its holster. I turned Mylarra over. Her face was a purple-bluish. I stabbed her in the shoulder to make sure she was not alive.
She did not flinch.
I dropped her body back in the water. Her wound began to bleed. The blood turned the water red. I cleaned off my dagger in the water before it was pure blood, putting it back in its holster. I quickly exited the room, walking to the window. I knew better than to go out the door. The two guards were probably back in their positions.
I began to squeeze myself between the bars, my hood falling from off my face.
My heart stopped when I heard the door open.
Exodis, who was shaking my right arm harshly, awaked me.
"Sierra! Wake up." Exodis said quietly.
I opened my eyes slightly. It seemed like I had been in darkness for hours and had just looked into the bright sun for a long time. I glanced at my right arm, the arm that I got shot in. There was some blood, which had seeped through the cloth of my tunic, but it was dry. I looked to Exodis.
"What is it? Are we in trouble?" I asked, placing my hands on the ground and pushing so I sat up. I remembered that it was Friday, and today was our deadline.
"No. The town is in chaos. And it is also late," Exodis said.
"Chaos? How do you know?" I replied, slipping out of my sleeping mat and running a hand through my quills.
"I was there. The Queen has been eliminated by the way..." Exodis said non-chalantly.
I blinked. "How did you do it?"
"I will tell you..." Exodis said, beginning to tell his tale.
It was still dark out. Assuming by the position of the moon, it was about three o'clock. That gave me enough time.
I slipped on the armor and quickly headed to the castle. I told the guards I was starting my shift, and they let me in. I walked straight through town and to the castle. Told the guards at the entrance the same exact thing, and they let me in. I headed to the Queen's bedroom.
A guard was in front of her door. I told him I was there to take over for him. He said his shift did not start for another hour. I said I came in early so I would get paid extra. He walked away.
I stood there for a bit, acting as if I really was there to guard her room. A few minutes later, after checking no one was around, I silently opened the door and walked into her room. She was asleep.
I tried as best as I could to walk across the floor silently, but my metal shoes clanked silently against the floor. Luckily, she did not wake up.
I stopped next to her bed. She was sleeping on her back. I placed my left hand behind her head, lifting it up. The Queen opened her eyes slightly.
"What?" Queen Sikarey said quietly.
Before she could speak any more, I reared my right arm back, clenching my fist. The wrist guard also was connected to a metal "glove," which was extremely flexible. Sikarey's eyes moved to what I was doing. Her mouth opened, but I slammed my fist forward before she could scream. My knuckles hit her straight in the temple. There was a slight clanking noise as my fist met her head.
Her body went limp instantly. I let her body fall back on the bed. I walked over to the door, opening it slowly. I briskly walked down the hall and to the exit. A group of guards were heading to the door. Obviously, their shift had ended. I quickly joined with them, at the back of the group. Some guards looked at me and murmured, "I've never seen him before...," and some other comments. I paid no attention to them.
The guards at the exit let us out. The sun had risen. People were scurrying around town. I began to walk through the town. All of a sudden, a loud thud was heard. The doors had swung open from the castle, and a guard was standing there.
"THE PRINCE HAS BEEN KILLED! AND SO HAS QUEEN SIKAREY!" The guard yelled loudly. The people began to murmur loudly, along with many gasps. "There is a killer amongst us!"
The citizens of the town went insane. People ran around screaming. Children were crying. People were frantically trying to get out of the city, but the guards at the exit were saying no one leaves until they find the murderer.
I walked to the exit and to the two guards.
"I have been assigned to secure the perimeter," I told them.
"No," one said. "No one leaves until we find the murderer."
I sighed and walked back through town. People were scurrying around, some running to their homes. I waited until most of the citizens were in their homes, with guards just surrounding the area. I walked to the east side of the town to the wall that was surrounding the whole city.
Making sure no one was around, I began to climb the wall. The wall was made from stone bricks, so there were places where I could slip my fingers in so I could get a grip on the wall. Once I was at the top, making sure no one was around, I jumped, landing on the other side. I made my way back to camp.
"So that is how it went," I said. I walked to my pack, picking it up from off the stone ground and taking out an apple, taking a bite from it.
Exodis nodded. He was beginning to take off his armor. "We will eliminate the Princess later on today. You know that the security will be high."
"Yes, I know," I said, though it was muffled because I had some pieces of apple in my mouth. I continued once I had swallowed the bite. "How do you plan to eliminate Princess Mylarra?"
"Whatever is possible. It will be tough, however. I will pretend to bring you in as a prisoner, but I will lead you to an empty corridor. From there, we will both go to the hallway that the Princess' door is in. We will go separate ways. Once the Princess goes in her room, I will make a distraction a few minutes later. I will get the guards away from the door, and you will sneak into the room. You will find a good way to kill her then," Exodis explained.
I nodded.
Later on that afternoon, Exodis and I headed out. He had his armor on, and I had Exodis' black cloak on, the hood over my head casting a shadow on my face, the cloak wrapped around my body. It was the same one I had worn back in Sharrakor.
We headed to the entrance of Packor, Exodis holding my arms behind my back, gripping my wrists harshly. I was in front of him, walking. Once we got to the entrance, Exodis disguised his voice so it was deep and gruff.
"I found this person in the forest," Exodis grunted. "He might be the murderer."
Why does everything think all killers are male?
The guards examined me. "Very well. Take him in the dungeon when you get in the palace." One of them said.
The doors swung open. Exodis pushed me through the city, still holding my hands behind my back. The city was empty, not one citizen was outside. Guards were patrolling the area.
Exodis led me to the palace, telling the guards the same story he told the ones at the entrance. They opened the door. Exodis pushed me inside. We walked up some stairs, stopping at the floor, which the Princess' room was on. We did not walk down the hallway that contained her door, however. We went down the one next to it.
Once we were alone and in the middle of it, we sneaked into the shadows. Exodis let go of me. He turned around and went the way we came in. I continued walking forward, the opposite way Exodis was going. Once I got to the end of the hallway, I looked behind, just in time to see Exodis' figure turn to the right, heading to the next hallway.
There were four ways to go; Straight, left, right, and of course, where I came from. We wanted to go in the hallway to our left, so I went left. I stayed in the shadows. I peeked in the hallway, seeing Exodis' shape on the opposite side of the wall.
There were two guards by a door. They were facing the wall we were against. They did not move their eyes, simply stared out in front of them. I crept along the shadows, stopping when I was close to the door, but still, it was on the other side of the hallway.
A few minutes later, Mylarra came from the opposite side of the room, walking down Exodis' side of the hallway. I saw his body crouch deeper into the shadows.
"Please let me in," Mylarra said non-chalantly to the guards once she got to the door. "I am going to take a bath, please do not disturb me for the next hour... I must get ready for the funeral..."
"Yes, my princess," the guards said. They stepped aside, a guard on each side of the door. The one on my left opened the door for Mylarra.
I sighed, waiting impatiently for Exodis to create a distraction. A bit later he crawled to a podium-like decoration with a flowerpot placed atop it. He snatched the flowerpot and snuck back to where he was, taking a left when the wall stopped and going out of my sight. A few seconds later there was a loud crash, which I assumed was the flowerpot. The guards looked around and ran to where the noise was.
I stayed a few seconds after they ran away to make sure they weren't coming back. Quickly, I stood up and trotted to Princess Mylarra's door. I placed my gloved hand on the doorknob, slowly turning it and opening it slowly, a quiet creaking noise emitting from the hinges. I stuck my head in to see if she was in that room. She was not. I looked to the restroom door. It was open slightly, and I could faintly hear water running.
I crept in the door, shutting the door quietly behind me. I snuck into the room, approaching the restroom door quietly. I peeked inside. Mylarra was holding a towel around her body, and was bending over the golden bathtub, feeling the water with her right hand, the other holding her towel around her body.
I silently opened the door. Luckily, the bathtub was on the opposite side of the door, and Mylarra's back was facing me. I crept inside, making no noise whatsoever.
I stopped when I was a few inches from her back. She ceased from running her hand in the water, her ears perking up, probably hearing my breathing.
Giving her no chance to run, my hand shot out, grabbing her from the back of her neck. I squeezed tightly so that she could not scream. I shoved her body in the water, putting my hand on her back, keeping her inside. She thrashed around, muffled yells coming from within the water.
Water splashed out from the bathtub, getting my clothes all wet. A minute later, her body stopped moving. Her body went limp. I let go of her body, taking my hands out from the warm water. I took off my gloves and wrung them dry, quickly putting them back on. I picked up her body, unsheathing my dagger from its holster. I turned Mylarra over. Her face was a purple-bluish. I stabbed her in the shoulder to make sure she was not alive.
She did not flinch.
I dropped her body back in the water. Her wound began to bleed. The blood turned the water red. I cleaned off my dagger in the water before it was pure blood, putting it back in its holster. I quickly exited the room, walking to the window. I knew better than to go out the door. The two guards were probably back in their positions.
I began to squeeze myself between the bars, my hood falling from off my face.
My heart stopped when I heard the door open.