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Hired Help
The bar was dim and quiet, as it should be in the wee hours of the morning, when the patrons stumbled out and it would be a few hours before more would come. It was here that Nadine sat, waiting. She had been there for a couple of hours, and it was obvious that she was waiting for someone, because she would only drink water, and looked towards the door impatiently. Finally, a cloaked figure came in and looked around. Nadine waved the stranger over to her table, and the man walked over. He sat across the table from her. "Are you Nadine?" the figure asked quietly, his face partially hidden the under the shadow of his hood. "Yes, yes, I've sought you out for a particular purpose." She leaned forward and the man did the same.
"this is a truly odd request," the man said in a deep rhythemic voice, "I've been asked to do different things, from assasination to spying, but this is highly unusual. No one has asked me to kidnap their own daughter before." "Well, that is what I am asking of you," Nadine said hurriedly. "She is within the walls of the Zaibach empire, so I know it may be difficult for you to get to her." "No," the figure said, rotating his forefinger on the table top thoughtfully, "I'll have no trouble getting to her, that I can assure you, but it will be risky. Exactly how much are you offering?" Two small sacks filled with gold and jewels answered his question. "There will be more when I receive word that my daughter is safe." "Word?" said the figure raising an eyebrow. "Don't you want her home?" "Of course," Nadine whispered angrily, "but I can't risk it. You are to take her to my sister, Angoline, in the south of Astoria. When she sends me word that my daughter is there and unharmed, I'll send you the rest."
The man took the two small sacks and left the bar. Not long after he had gone, Nadine ordered a drink
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Dilandau lay awake before the fireplace, blankets wrapped around himself and Gwendoline. As his mind roamed, the crackles and sparks of the firey light cast glows and shadows on his face, giving him an oddly angelic look. Gwendoline had told him of her mother's unwelcome visit, and even though he felt Gwendoline had dealt appropriately with the woman, but he was not willing to underestimate her determination. He looked over at Gwendoline, still sound asleep. He reached over and carressed her hair, and the softness over her back. Gwendoline murmurred softly. and continued to doze. Dilandau sighed and cast away the covers, his long naked form moving casually in the fire light. The sun wasn't over the horizon yet, but his day started earlier than most.
He dressed himself and after depositing a kiss on Gwendolines forehead, went to take a shower. He had decided that he would have to do something about security where Gwendoline was concerned. He didn't believe that her mother had given ujp so easy, no, not by a longshot.
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Nope, she's not down by a longshot. What will unfold with the strange man the Nadine hired? You must wait for the update to find out. Mwahahahahahaha! BP
Hired Help
The bar was dim and quiet, as it should be in the wee hours of the morning, when the patrons stumbled out and it would be a few hours before more would come. It was here that Nadine sat, waiting. She had been there for a couple of hours, and it was obvious that she was waiting for someone, because she would only drink water, and looked towards the door impatiently. Finally, a cloaked figure came in and looked around. Nadine waved the stranger over to her table, and the man walked over. He sat across the table from her. "Are you Nadine?" the figure asked quietly, his face partially hidden the under the shadow of his hood. "Yes, yes, I've sought you out for a particular purpose." She leaned forward and the man did the same.
"this is a truly odd request," the man said in a deep rhythemic voice, "I've been asked to do different things, from assasination to spying, but this is highly unusual. No one has asked me to kidnap their own daughter before." "Well, that is what I am asking of you," Nadine said hurriedly. "She is within the walls of the Zaibach empire, so I know it may be difficult for you to get to her." "No," the figure said, rotating his forefinger on the table top thoughtfully, "I'll have no trouble getting to her, that I can assure you, but it will be risky. Exactly how much are you offering?" Two small sacks filled with gold and jewels answered his question. "There will be more when I receive word that my daughter is safe." "Word?" said the figure raising an eyebrow. "Don't you want her home?" "Of course," Nadine whispered angrily, "but I can't risk it. You are to take her to my sister, Angoline, in the south of Astoria. When she sends me word that my daughter is there and unharmed, I'll send you the rest."
The man took the two small sacks and left the bar. Not long after he had gone, Nadine ordered a drink
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Dilandau lay awake before the fireplace, blankets wrapped around himself and Gwendoline. As his mind roamed, the crackles and sparks of the firey light cast glows and shadows on his face, giving him an oddly angelic look. Gwendoline had told him of her mother's unwelcome visit, and even though he felt Gwendoline had dealt appropriately with the woman, but he was not willing to underestimate her determination. He looked over at Gwendoline, still sound asleep. He reached over and carressed her hair, and the softness over her back. Gwendoline murmurred softly. and continued to doze. Dilandau sighed and cast away the covers, his long naked form moving casually in the fire light. The sun wasn't over the horizon yet, but his day started earlier than most.
He dressed himself and after depositing a kiss on Gwendolines forehead, went to take a shower. He had decided that he would have to do something about security where Gwendoline was concerned. He didn't believe that her mother had given ujp so easy, no, not by a longshot.
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Nope, she's not down by a longshot. What will unfold with the strange man the Nadine hired? You must wait for the update to find out. Mwahahahahahaha! BP