Ok so here's Chapter one. Oh and note for those who made mention of Belgarion dying, back off a little. I mean think about it. All the problems are gone and since Ce'Nedra's only half a dryad, she wasn't going to live long, so I just assumed that when she died Belgarion followed because his son and grandson could take care of things and he wasn't needed. Plus he wanted to be with his love. Isn't that a sweet idea? Anyway, there's nothing in the book series that indicates he wouldn't have died sooner or later, so I took poetic license and just touched it up. Or he and Ce'Nedra did what Beldin and Vella did and changed into animals and spent the rest of their life out in the wild. Either way he's NOT in the story. Kay?

Disclaimer: See the Prologue and I'm not putting this in anymore.

1 The Angarak

1.1 A New Hero

As she crept down the Angarak Embassy, she kept her ears alert for the slightest sound. Her mission would be compromised if she were found out before she was clear of the city. Suddenly she heard moaning and groaning in one of the rooms. She quickly retreated back into the shadows and waited to see what would happen. Then she realized which room the sound came from. The ambassador was starting to feel the first wave of her wrath. She'd have to come back and finish the job later. She smiled to herself and continued on to the rear of the embassy where her escape route lay.

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The next day, a group of Angarak soldiers came galloping down the road. They were under orders to find and apprehend the maid Styla at any cost. How demeaning this is they thought. They hadn't been given the details of why she was so important. They just assumed that the ambassador just wanted her for his pleasure. Which would explain why they had been told to get her and bring her back at cost of their jobs. The soldiers were so absorbed with their morbid thoughts of losing their jobs that they nearly passed by the peasant girl. Fortunately for them, one, an arrogant lieutenant aspiring for greatness, wasn't too upset and stopped to question her.

"Where are you headed, girl?" he asked with an arrogant sneer on his face.

"Back home, sir," she replied with a quavering voice. Obviously she was terrified of the soldier. He preened for a moment before continuing his questions.

"How far away is it?"

"Not far, but I must be home soon. My mom's not well."

"You can go as soon as you answer one more question. Have you seen a maid along the road? We must catch up with her."

"No sir. There's been none on the road besides me," she truthfully told him.

"Very well. Thank you for your time," he said as he casually tossed a couple red Angarak pennies. Then he waved imperially at the group, and off they rode.

"Cheapskate," she muttered at heis receding back. "But then a peasant girl wouldn't know that. I know it, but a peasant doesn't. The Angarak currency's been done the hole for a while. Maybe it has something to do with this stupid case. Oh well, maybe I can get a bit of bread with this. That lieutenant better watch himself," she smirked, "or he'll find a new appendage between his shoulder blades." And off she went, casting off the mannerisms of the peasant girl like an old cloak as she moved. Soon she was herself, Asilin, Drasnian spy extraordinaire, a direct descendant of the great Silk himself. She glanced up and gauged the time. She'd have to hurry Vo Wacune to catch Talemin otherwise a trek to Drasnia would be in order. She hated going to Drasnia. It was so dull there with spies in every shadow. You couldn't hide anywhere. Besides, it was time consuming and she wanted to get back and show the Angarak ambassador just how much his behavior disturbed her during her little visit. He was going to suffer as much excrutiating pain as she could supply him. Asilin smiled in anticipation of the torture she would visit upon the ambassador's person. He really should have stopped being so friendly when she gave him the cold shoulder.





Whew, finally done! I know it's kinda a cliffhanger, but I couldn't resist! So tell me what you think. Oh and by the way if anyone could tell me the names of all the coins used in the series, it would be appreciated 'cause I don't have access to all my books at the moment. They're being borrowed and I haven't gone collecting yet.