Chapter Eleven
Spy Work
I sat in my saddle and fiddled with the reins. I, like I had promised, had gone on a ride with Adrian. I had stayed silent for most of the ride while Adrian chattered, not unlike some of the court ladies I had met in Tortall, probably to fill in the uncomfortable silence. I didn't blame him, it was extraordinarily uncomfortable, I couldn't believe I had actually gone one this ride. He finally stopped and we rode in silence.
"How do you like that Copper Isles, Lady Kalea?" Adrian asked quite suddenly.
"I can't really say," I replied, "I've only been here to two days." We had reached the end of the ride, thankfully, and I dismounted. I groomed and fed Raven and left to my rooms.
I was sitting on my bed, playing with Algy after the ride, when Myles' face appeared on the mirror. It had been sitting on my bedside table, face up. "Hullo Myles," I said, cheerfully.
"Hello Kalea," Myles replied. "It turns out that we need you to bring us some documents, tonight. It seems that they may be planning to attack one of our costal cities, we need to know if that's true."
"I can do that. But, how am I supposed to get them to you?" I asked with a frown.
"Buy a messenger bird with some of the money we gave you. We will reimburse you later," Myles replied.
"Where can I find these documents?" I asked again, this time with a small smile.
"In the commander of the armies office, it's the fifth window up of the administrative wing. It's in the southeast corner. You should be able to get in easily," Myles replied. "Is that all you need to know?"
"Yep," I should be able to do that," I said.
"Good. I have faith in you. Besides, your training is sufficient enough. It should be fairly easy. Good luck," he said and his face disappeared.
I got up from my bed and stretched, sighing. I needed to get ready, tonight was going to be a long and, possibly, dangerous one.
***
After dinner, I returned to my rooms, like always. My new pet, a white dove (known for their strength and endurance) named Liberty, and Algy greeted me. Both in different ways, Algy, by jumping up and licking my hands until I picked him up, and Liberty by cooing happily.
"Algy, you're getting heavy. I wonder how big you're going to get," I told Algy as I carried him over to my bed. He didn't look like he was going to be a small ladies dog. He still had humongous puppy paws that he often tripped over. "Algy! Hold still!" I cried. I was holding onto his collar, looking for the key. He was squirming around, thinking that it was a game. "Ah ha!" I cried triumphantly. I had found the key.
I stuck my head under my bed, where I had put all my baggage and trunks. I searched around until my hands came in contact with the reasonable size hard wood chest that I had shoved under there with everything else. I pulled it out and stuck the key into the lock and opened it.
Inside were a pile of black clothing and a number of useful items. Lock picks, a small dagger, a knife, rope, everything I would need. I grabbed the clothing and changed into them. There was nothing special about them. They were a pair of leggings and a tight fitting shirt, both black and made for the lack of the swishing sound cloth. I looked out my window; glad to see it was dark.
I did my hair up in a tight bun at the back of my head. I slipped on the soft slipper and went back to the chest to get the belt. I put it on and slipped in the dagger and the knife. I put the lock picks and the other tools I thought useful into the belt pouch. "Wish me luck," I said to Algy, who licked my hand in reply. I leaned over and kissed his head before I slipped on the black mask that left only me eyes uncovered. I checked to make sure that my door was locked and than opened the window and slid out.
I climbed down the wall, jumping down the last five feet to hit the ground with a satisfying thud. I crept through the grounds, looking for the administrative wing. When I found it, I slunk to the southeast corner. All the windows were dark. So much for the better, I thought. I started climbing. It was an extraordinarily long climb. When I reached the fifth window, I opened it, hissing at it when it squeaked. Next thing we know, you'll grow ears and you'll start meowing, I scolded myself. There's no need to hiss at a squeaky window.
I climbed in, as silently as possible. I wish I had the Gift, I muttered to myself and pulled out a glow stone. The light thrown off the stone filled the room with an eerie glow. A cabinet, it looked like an ancient filing cabinet, was in the corner by the door. I set the glow stone on a nearby desk and slipped on the black gloves. I opened the cabinet and started rummaging through files. I read there titles and couldn't find one that matched. I pulled out a folder that read "Raiding Parties." Sounds promising, I thought and pulled it out to read.
"There's someone in the Commander's office!" I heard someone yell.
SHIT! I thought and grabbed the contents, and stuffed it into the folder. I ripped off my gloves and grabbed the glow stone. Stuffing both into my belt purse, as I heard guards running to the other guards.
I ran to the window, and stopped. There was another door leading out. I threw it open, trying to make it look like I had escaped out that and than ran to the window. As I climbed out, I thought, where won't the expect me to go? "Up," I whispered to myself.
I climbed up onto the roof, glad that there were no more stories above the fifth one. I heard someone bellow, "Check the lower levels! He got away!" As I started running along the roofs length, heading back the way I came.
***
I sat in my rooms again, back in a dress and sifting through the documents. I pulled out one with the specific instructions. I set it aside, and after reading all of the rest of the documents (most of them from the past) burned them. I was about to get it all ready to go with Liberty until I decided to include a note.
Myles –
I found the documents you wanted me to find. I nearly got caught in the process though. They didn't see that I was female though. They seem to think I'm a man. I'm not sure that's good though. Once you get these, please send Liberty, my dove, back. Please make sure she is rested and fed before she goes. I believe that is all. If you need to write, send a note back with Liberty.
- K.
I looked at it and than folded it up. I tied them to Liberty's leg as she waited patiently. I watched as she flew away with the note. I yawned and got up. I changed into my nightgown and clambered into bed. "G'night, Algy," I said and blew out the candle that was on my bedside table. "It wasn't that bad," I whispered to myself, meaning my first little mission.
A/N: YAY! I finally got the eleventh chapter done. Sorry it took so long, I had writer's block for a while. But, I hope you liked it and I'll see about the twelfth chapter. At the moment I'm out of ideas so, I'll just sit around for a while and think about it. Oh, well.
~*Sky Magic*~
Spy Work
I sat in my saddle and fiddled with the reins. I, like I had promised, had gone on a ride with Adrian. I had stayed silent for most of the ride while Adrian chattered, not unlike some of the court ladies I had met in Tortall, probably to fill in the uncomfortable silence. I didn't blame him, it was extraordinarily uncomfortable, I couldn't believe I had actually gone one this ride. He finally stopped and we rode in silence.
"How do you like that Copper Isles, Lady Kalea?" Adrian asked quite suddenly.
"I can't really say," I replied, "I've only been here to two days." We had reached the end of the ride, thankfully, and I dismounted. I groomed and fed Raven and left to my rooms.
I was sitting on my bed, playing with Algy after the ride, when Myles' face appeared on the mirror. It had been sitting on my bedside table, face up. "Hullo Myles," I said, cheerfully.
"Hello Kalea," Myles replied. "It turns out that we need you to bring us some documents, tonight. It seems that they may be planning to attack one of our costal cities, we need to know if that's true."
"I can do that. But, how am I supposed to get them to you?" I asked with a frown.
"Buy a messenger bird with some of the money we gave you. We will reimburse you later," Myles replied.
"Where can I find these documents?" I asked again, this time with a small smile.
"In the commander of the armies office, it's the fifth window up of the administrative wing. It's in the southeast corner. You should be able to get in easily," Myles replied. "Is that all you need to know?"
"Yep," I should be able to do that," I said.
"Good. I have faith in you. Besides, your training is sufficient enough. It should be fairly easy. Good luck," he said and his face disappeared.
I got up from my bed and stretched, sighing. I needed to get ready, tonight was going to be a long and, possibly, dangerous one.
***
After dinner, I returned to my rooms, like always. My new pet, a white dove (known for their strength and endurance) named Liberty, and Algy greeted me. Both in different ways, Algy, by jumping up and licking my hands until I picked him up, and Liberty by cooing happily.
"Algy, you're getting heavy. I wonder how big you're going to get," I told Algy as I carried him over to my bed. He didn't look like he was going to be a small ladies dog. He still had humongous puppy paws that he often tripped over. "Algy! Hold still!" I cried. I was holding onto his collar, looking for the key. He was squirming around, thinking that it was a game. "Ah ha!" I cried triumphantly. I had found the key.
I stuck my head under my bed, where I had put all my baggage and trunks. I searched around until my hands came in contact with the reasonable size hard wood chest that I had shoved under there with everything else. I pulled it out and stuck the key into the lock and opened it.
Inside were a pile of black clothing and a number of useful items. Lock picks, a small dagger, a knife, rope, everything I would need. I grabbed the clothing and changed into them. There was nothing special about them. They were a pair of leggings and a tight fitting shirt, both black and made for the lack of the swishing sound cloth. I looked out my window; glad to see it was dark.
I did my hair up in a tight bun at the back of my head. I slipped on the soft slipper and went back to the chest to get the belt. I put it on and slipped in the dagger and the knife. I put the lock picks and the other tools I thought useful into the belt pouch. "Wish me luck," I said to Algy, who licked my hand in reply. I leaned over and kissed his head before I slipped on the black mask that left only me eyes uncovered. I checked to make sure that my door was locked and than opened the window and slid out.
I climbed down the wall, jumping down the last five feet to hit the ground with a satisfying thud. I crept through the grounds, looking for the administrative wing. When I found it, I slunk to the southeast corner. All the windows were dark. So much for the better, I thought. I started climbing. It was an extraordinarily long climb. When I reached the fifth window, I opened it, hissing at it when it squeaked. Next thing we know, you'll grow ears and you'll start meowing, I scolded myself. There's no need to hiss at a squeaky window.
I climbed in, as silently as possible. I wish I had the Gift, I muttered to myself and pulled out a glow stone. The light thrown off the stone filled the room with an eerie glow. A cabinet, it looked like an ancient filing cabinet, was in the corner by the door. I set the glow stone on a nearby desk and slipped on the black gloves. I opened the cabinet and started rummaging through files. I read there titles and couldn't find one that matched. I pulled out a folder that read "Raiding Parties." Sounds promising, I thought and pulled it out to read.
"There's someone in the Commander's office!" I heard someone yell.
SHIT! I thought and grabbed the contents, and stuffed it into the folder. I ripped off my gloves and grabbed the glow stone. Stuffing both into my belt purse, as I heard guards running to the other guards.
I ran to the window, and stopped. There was another door leading out. I threw it open, trying to make it look like I had escaped out that and than ran to the window. As I climbed out, I thought, where won't the expect me to go? "Up," I whispered to myself.
I climbed up onto the roof, glad that there were no more stories above the fifth one. I heard someone bellow, "Check the lower levels! He got away!" As I started running along the roofs length, heading back the way I came.
***
I sat in my rooms again, back in a dress and sifting through the documents. I pulled out one with the specific instructions. I set it aside, and after reading all of the rest of the documents (most of them from the past) burned them. I was about to get it all ready to go with Liberty until I decided to include a note.
Myles –
I found the documents you wanted me to find. I nearly got caught in the process though. They didn't see that I was female though. They seem to think I'm a man. I'm not sure that's good though. Once you get these, please send Liberty, my dove, back. Please make sure she is rested and fed before she goes. I believe that is all. If you need to write, send a note back with Liberty.
- K.
I looked at it and than folded it up. I tied them to Liberty's leg as she waited patiently. I watched as she flew away with the note. I yawned and got up. I changed into my nightgown and clambered into bed. "G'night, Algy," I said and blew out the candle that was on my bedside table. "It wasn't that bad," I whispered to myself, meaning my first little mission.
A/N: YAY! I finally got the eleventh chapter done. Sorry it took so long, I had writer's block for a while. But, I hope you liked it and I'll see about the twelfth chapter. At the moment I'm out of ideas so, I'll just sit around for a while and think about it. Oh, well.
~*Sky Magic*~