The woods were darkening as the sun began to set and the creatures living within were chattering as they always did. Fallgourd Float was bustling and Nonotano was sitting outside of the merchant shop near the gate watching people come and go. He wore his cowl, keeping his face hidden and the evening sky helped with this task. His index finger tapped lightly on his thigh and he clacked his teeth together softly inside his mouth as he watched.
He was a predator waiting for prey.
He scanned the passerby as they walked and most he disregarded as either too much for him to handle alone or not an effective target. He needed two....one to die and one to live. He needed -
There they were. A young woman and a man....probably a couple by the looks they were exchanging. If they wore armor it was light and small, and he saw no large swords or axes. He saw a small branch, evidence of a healer and the man wore nothing, perhaps concealing a dagger somewhere on his person. They were walking out of the gates and as they exited, he felt with his hand to ensure his dagger was still present.
Rising from his seat he followed at a distance , listening to their quiet talk, his limp he worked to keep as quiet as possible. As he gained some distance from the gate and didn't want to lose them he angled off to the trees and thenfall to his backside, crying out just loud enough for nearby people to hear. "Help! Help, someone, please! I'm hurt badly."
He could hear them approaching, and when he saw them in range he held his hand up as one might in need and then smiled, casting the sleep spell.
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The young man was waking up, and his blurred vision allowed him to see the small figure in the cowl with a stabbing motion. He was in pain but unsure why and as his focus was regained. And he saw. The little person in the cowl was stabbing his the woman, his spouse, newly married and she was still. He began to try and scream, a gurgled noise coming from his throat.
Gods did he hurt.
He couldn't move much and saw the cowled figure turn in his direction and then move to him, blad raised to his throat.
"You're hurt. Stabbed I'm afraid. And your woman is dead. You will live...but you're to deliver a message to the Adders at the Float. an important one. This was courtesy of the Sultansworn in Ul'dah. Tell the Adders, 'the Sultana makes her move on the Shroud soon.' Deliver it!"
He walked away from the man, smiling. After discarding and destroying the blood-stained cowl he went back to the Float, informing one of the adders he thought someone might be injured outside in the woods. As he saw a couple fo the Adders move out in the injured man's direction, Nonotano got on his Chocobo and casually left the area and headed toward Coerthas. Outside the gate he kicked the chocobo onward, riding faster and only allowing himself a grin as he entered the snowy lands.
He was a predator waiting for prey.
He scanned the passerby as they walked and most he disregarded as either too much for him to handle alone or not an effective target. He needed two....one to die and one to live. He needed -
There they were. A young woman and a man....probably a couple by the looks they were exchanging. If they wore armor it was light and small, and he saw no large swords or axes. He saw a small branch, evidence of a healer and the man wore nothing, perhaps concealing a dagger somewhere on his person. They were walking out of the gates and as they exited, he felt with his hand to ensure his dagger was still present.
Rising from his seat he followed at a distance , listening to their quiet talk, his limp he worked to keep as quiet as possible. As he gained some distance from the gate and didn't want to lose them he angled off to the trees and thenfall to his backside, crying out just loud enough for nearby people to hear. "Help! Help, someone, please! I'm hurt badly."
He could hear them approaching, and when he saw them in range he held his hand up as one might in need and then smiled, casting the sleep spell.
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The young man was waking up, and his blurred vision allowed him to see the small figure in the cowl with a stabbing motion. He was in pain but unsure why and as his focus was regained. And he saw. The little person in the cowl was stabbing his the woman, his spouse, newly married and she was still. He began to try and scream, a gurgled noise coming from his throat.
Gods did he hurt.
He couldn't move much and saw the cowled figure turn in his direction and then move to him, blad raised to his throat.
"You're hurt. Stabbed I'm afraid. And your woman is dead. You will live...but you're to deliver a message to the Adders at the Float. an important one. This was courtesy of the Sultansworn in Ul'dah. Tell the Adders, 'the Sultana makes her move on the Shroud soon.' Deliver it!"
He walked away from the man, smiling. After discarding and destroying the blood-stained cowl he went back to the Float, informing one of the adders he thought someone might be injured outside in the woods. As he saw a couple fo the Adders move out in the injured man's direction, Nonotano got on his Chocobo and casually left the area and headed toward Coerthas. Outside the gate he kicked the chocobo onward, riding faster and only allowing himself a grin as he entered the snowy lands.
