This is going to be short, I needed to set up the next chapter. I promise to update soon.
Ch 8 A Word in your Ear
Once back at his Inn, Reven left word for his contact and paced his room impatiently waiting for the man.
At the knock on his door, he almost jumped and turned opening it quickly and pulling the other man in.
"What, what's so important that you called me from another job?" he asked, he looked at the Master closer, Oh, he thought to himself, something has the other man worked up, in all the time the Master had been here, he had never seen him upset. It made a person wonder.
"You wanted word of the outsider?" Reven asked.
"You've seen him?" his contact asked, excitement rising, there could be a bonus in this.
Reven nodded and turned, running his hand through his hair, the look the beast had given him still bothered him, he wished he knew more about these Companions just what could they do.
"Can you point him out to us?" the man asked eagerly.
"Wouldn't do you any good anyway, they have him" Reven said.
"Who?" he asked.
"The Herald's, or at least their beasts do" he said turning back to the other man.
"You'd better tell me what happened" his contact said.
"I was in a park cooling off a bit and I saw a lone Companion, all by itself, while I was watching it lured a boy onto it's back and took off. I believe the boy might be the one we are looking for" he said.
"What makes you think the boy is the one we were seeking?" the other man asked.
"He moved well, and he had brains, obviously a professional" Reven said.
"Brains?" the contact asked.
"Yes, he was working during the day, something your locals haven't thought of in this heat".
Something occurred to the other man "Boy, you said it was a boy" he asked, watching Reven carefully.
"Yes, quite young, it's hard to tell his true age, but he was small" he said thoughtfully.
"About thirteen?" the other asked.
"Could be" Reven answered.
Reven looked on in amazement as the other man started swearing, he started grinning as he heard things he had never heard before, making mental notes, he shook his head.
"What's the matter anyway, If you want the boy, I'm sure you could free him when they're not watching" he asked.
"Not if he's been Chosen" the other man said.
"Chosen?" he asked, confused.
"Yes, it's how Heralds are picked, the Companion's Choose them"
Reven shook his head, thinking about this "Then you have a problem" he said.
"Yes" the other said glumly, A Herald thief, just what they needed, especially a local.
"I have a question" Reven said, breaking the other man's thought.
"What's that?" he asked.
"The beast looked at me for a second, could she tell what I am just from that?"
The other shook his head to Reven's relief "They don't just go in everyones mind, they've got ethics about those things, besides if they had, you'd be in gaol now" he said.
Reven nodded, closing his eyes in relief.
