An waited in silence, stillness, wrapped in the watchfulness that preceded violent action. At this very moment, Rosewater and the Garlean agent that had gone into the offices with him were being apprehended by the Brass Blades and Sultansworn she had tipped off. At this very moment, the final piece of the puzzle had snapped into place, the final bar of the cell had dropped around Rosewater; his downfall had been swift and assured, written by his own hand, devised by An and Gogonji's ingenuity. Now all she had to do was stalk the Blades to wherever they were going to imprison him, free him, and bring him to Master Gogonji. She clutched the postcard he had sent her with the location to bring Rosewater tightly in one fist. He had taken her ring - she would find a way to get it back, no matter what it took - so the postcard now served a similar function. It was a connection.
Soon. Soon. It was all almost over. Rosewater stood between them and freedom, happiness. That bastard! He would pay soon - he would die. Pay with his very life. She hoped it was slow. Why was her heart racing so fast?
The first indication something was wrong was when Blades and Sultansworn poured from the building, the ones that had been guarding exits, the ones merely there to collect evidence, in obvious disarray. An concealed herself further, but they weren't looking for her; they were disorganized, shouting, many with blades drawn. There went the Garlean, bound hand and foot and hustled away - but where was Rosewater? Her throat seized, gripped by fear. Had he gotten away somehow?
"Find the traitor!" a big Roegadyn Sultansworn ordered, one of those with his blade in his fist. "Find him now, before he can get away!" She dimly noted it was the very man she was supposed to kill for Rosewater.
She turned away, stunned, skulking in the shadows, circling the building for a few moments before turning away and escaping down a side alley. Rosewater had escaped the authorities - but from the sounds of it, not before they had caught him in the act of espionage. He was truly ruined if he was caught, but now he was loose, and he knew she was the one that had set him up. She began to run, abandoning stealth the further she got away from the scene, her long pigtails streaming out behind her. She had to find Gogonji - had to warn him - had to make sure that somehow, he wouldn't -
It was only a few ticks later, not even a quarter of a bell, and the barely-detectable humming noise from her collar swelled, increasing, and the sparkling gem at the center went alight. An's eyes widened in shock and terror, but she had no more time than that startled reaction before everything abruptly went white.
Soon. Soon. It was all almost over. Rosewater stood between them and freedom, happiness. That bastard! He would pay soon - he would die. Pay with his very life. She hoped it was slow. Why was her heart racing so fast?
The first indication something was wrong was when Blades and Sultansworn poured from the building, the ones that had been guarding exits, the ones merely there to collect evidence, in obvious disarray. An concealed herself further, but they weren't looking for her; they were disorganized, shouting, many with blades drawn. There went the Garlean, bound hand and foot and hustled away - but where was Rosewater? Her throat seized, gripped by fear. Had he gotten away somehow?
"Find the traitor!" a big Roegadyn Sultansworn ordered, one of those with his blade in his fist. "Find him now, before he can get away!" She dimly noted it was the very man she was supposed to kill for Rosewater.
She turned away, stunned, skulking in the shadows, circling the building for a few moments before turning away and escaping down a side alley. Rosewater had escaped the authorities - but from the sounds of it, not before they had caught him in the act of espionage. He was truly ruined if he was caught, but now he was loose, and he knew she was the one that had set him up. She began to run, abandoning stealth the further she got away from the scene, her long pigtails streaming out behind her. She had to find Gogonji - had to warn him - had to make sure that somehow, he wouldn't -
It was only a few ticks later, not even a quarter of a bell, and the barely-detectable humming noise from her collar swelled, increasing, and the sparkling gem at the center went alight. An's eyes widened in shock and terror, but she had no more time than that startled reaction before everything abruptly went white.
People have forgotten this truth. But you mustn't forget it. You become responsible forever for what you have tamed.
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