Chapter 4: Betrayal

Velkyn summoned her wolf as she walked out onto the streets, Noamuth growled slightly and shook back his pure snowy fur, the white wolf scanning the area with hellish eyes. He then purred slightly as he rubbed his head against Velkyn's leg at the same time. Rumor went through the streets like wildfire that the leader of the thieves' guild was taken into prison and beaten horrifically for showing disloyalty to the Mother Spider. If this were true, it made only the slightest sense to Velkyn. What was so important about this amulet? What if it was just the Mother Spider's greed?

Velkyn saw Halim's house not far off, he owned a rather rich house, guards protecting the front door. She boldly walked up to the both of them, looking at the male drow guards, directly in the face.

"Hello good sirs, would you mind if I came in to speak with Halim?" She asked with slight flirtatiousness in her voice. They also took obvious notice, that she, did not call them 'Brother' or even throw an insult at them.

"What business do you have with Halim she-drow?" One of the guards asked.

"Oh...well...you know? The usual." Velkyn said, petting her wolf at the same time.

"No, I don't know. I suppose you could explain this to me." The other guard said with more defiance.

Velkyn pouted slightly, "Oh fine, look, I'll just tell you, we have important matters to discuss, that are kind of off the record...and he wouldn't like it if you butted in."

Both guards looked at her confused, "Why didn't you say this earlier?"

"I didn't want to because it would have sounded rude. Why would I want to ever be rude to two wonderful gentlemens such as yourselves?" She asked sadly. They both looked at her as if she was crazy. But then they both could see, or thought, that she was obviously, completely, absolutely harmless... crazy, but harmless. Perhaps tortured into insanity, they thought.

"Err...very well Sister, you may enter, but I suggest your...err...pet will have to go." The guard said. Velkyn nodded at both of them sweetly and unsummoned her wolf that gave a last snarl at both guards. Velkyn muttered a thank you, and went inside. That was only too easy she thought wildly. She saw that Halim, was inside, unaware of her silent feet. She smirked evilly to herself, drawing her rapier out rather slowly, the dwarf spun around on heavy feet when he heard the metal being scraped along the hilt.

Velkyn smiled, "Hello Master Halim."

"What are you doing here? Get out of my house she-drow!" He shouted gruffly.

"I'm afraid not." She said slowly as she took a step towards him. Halim grew frantic with fear.

"Not so arrogant now are you?" Velkyn asked. His death came quick and easy, too easy, her heart rising with the excitement as it always did when she murdered someone. She took what loot he had on him, only 50GP total, and tried hurriedly to find the small chest that Cryptic Stalker told her about. And just as he promised, she saw it on a wooden round table. She tried to open it, but saw that it was chained tight with a heavy lock. She pick pocketed it and got it open within a matter of minutes. The necklace was inside. Beautifully decorated with a silver chain and a shining green gem. There was something so beautifully unnatural about it that she felt somewhat drawn to it. Knowing that this was the work of the influential power of the necklace, she put it on and tucked the gemstone underneath her suit. She covered her face even more and walked back out the door.

"Well that was quick." One of the guards said. Velkyn pretended to act as if she didn't hear him and walked straight back down the crowded dark road. She decided to stop at a tavern for a while, she stopped at Bleeding's Inn, drunken drow's surrounded the front. She pushed herself inside and went over to the counter to get herself a drink.

"The usual Miss OlathChath?" Asked the human bartender. He's been working down in the UnderDark for 12 years, they say he abandoned his fellow comrades during a battle on the surface, a coward some called him. Nonetheless, he was a nice, humble man who did his job well.

"Yes," Velkyn replied simply, and before you know it he was giving her the usual drink, a strong drink with a rather bitter taste to it, "Thank you." She muttered as she gulped it down slowly.

A drow, obviously lightheaded from all the beer, started to run his hand down her hair in apparent interest. It was common for drows to show their lustful side ever so often, but for Velkyn, it was as if she hated to be touched by soft hands but rather be beaten generously. She grabbed the male-drow's hand and yanked it back. "Touch me again and I'll promise you'll be losing that hand for sure." She said this viciously then let go and left the inn hotheaded.

Velkyn returned immediately to the Female's Headquarters and handed the Mother Spider the amulet with ease. The Mother Spider greedily took it, and then clipped it around her neck. The Mother Spider gazed at it for a while then looked up, a dangerous look in her eyes. "I must reward you," She said.

"I have no need for awards." Velkyn lied, that 500GP would have been nice.

"Oh...but I insist." She droned. Velyn did not like the tone in her voice one bit. But it was too late to think, much too late. She felt a blow in the back of her head and she didn't even realize it much to her surprise, she was a rogue, she was supposed to sense these things. But the amulet worked, as it should have, very influential and distracting indeed! She felt herself collapse and melt into the darkness.