[IC] A Twist Of A Knife, The Birth Of A Legend.

[RomanAria]

Aery sighed. No sleep for her, then. Tying herself into her saddle the next morning was looking more and more attractive, even though the last time she'd tried to, she'd wound up with bloody rope-burns all over her skin where the ropes had been. And the time before she fell off of her horse and onto the road.
Silly sleepily waved to Aery, then rolled over, put her arms tightly around Ame, and fell asleep again. Aery wanted to join them, but... Mission first. "Yes, Celaena. Of course."
She went out into the courtyard again, standing in the shadowed doorway, watching Ansel and Shadow sparring. She wouldn't interrupt them while they were working, but there was no sense... Since she needed to do something to stay alert, she might as well practice herself.
She still had a longbow over her shoulder. How odd. She never remembered grabbing one anyway.
Weakly she took it off, facing towards a hay bale. Plucked an arrow from the quiver on her back. But she stopped. Her hands were shaking too badly (not to mention all the broken bones!) and she couldn't even lift it.
Oh well, knife training, then. She practiced from various positions, including sitting, facing away from the hay bale at an angle. Spin and throw the knife. But her hands were shaking too much and she kept missing her targets, until finally, in utter exhaustion and frustration, she gave up, gathered her knives, and went to go sit on the hay bale and watch the sparring between Ansel and Shadow.

[The Slenderman]

Ansel shook her head as she was tired and frowned "I'm going to bed, Good night." She turned around to walk to the Inn and walked into her Room immediately falling on to the bed from exhaustion

[kalinsovrin]

Shadow smiled and then went and grabbed his sword. he sat down and took out a cloth. he rubbed the blade and then smiled when he saw the faint red color to the blade itself. he walked to a near by tree and gave it a slash. the blade sank into the tree bark and then the tree's leaves started to wither and die. " well at least the poison is fast acting." he said as he walked away from the tree with his sword.

[RomanAria]

Aery covered her mouth as she saw the tree withering, and ran as fast as she could back inside. She'd seen poisons, sure, even used them herself, but never on anything that didn't deserve to die. She tried to find Ansel's door, as luck would have it in a room right between Celaena's and Rowan's. She knocked on the door. "Ansel? Lady Ansel. May I come in? I need to talk to you for a moment or two."

[kalinsovrin]

Shadow walked to where they had left Kalin's body. "you may be a traitor but i'm still going to give you a grave." he picked the body up and walked back to the tree. he spent the next while digging a grave for Kalin. he then tossed his body in and covered it with the dirt. he then said " your life was death so i leave you with a friend in death. this tree will guard you body for the rest of its life." Shadow then sat down and sighed. he hated having hurt the tree but he wanted a reminder of what Kalin was.

[The Slenderman]

Ansel swung door with one ever slight movement of her finger, she had spoken to this girl through Magic, She then sat up on the bed and then beckoned her over "What is it Queen" She had asked then smiled

[RomanAria]

Aery winced at being called Queen. She came in then shut the door behind her.
"I'm not very good at beating around the bush, so I'm just going to say this: Celaena doesn't trust you, and she asked me, I quote directly, to figure out what the hell you're doing here and what you just did, knocking everyone out. And why you're sparring with everyone in the group when they all know they don't stand a chance against you. Her words, not mine." She forced a giggle to take the sting out of the words.
"And I must admit, I'm curious too. Why do you keep calling me Queen? I am no more a queen than the urchin Silly is. Less, actually, because she still has a family and I do not. But that question is unimportant; if you could just answer the first one, I'd be happy and I'd leave you alone for the night."

[The Slenderman]

She gasped and then smiled, Ansel was going to divulge her biggest to the Queen. "Well, It started in The Red Desert, Celaena knew me then but it doubt she remembers me, She was sent to train with the Mute Master, After betraying Arobynn Hamel, She had freed over three hundred slaves instead of taking them back to Adarlan, Lord Berick the tyrant of Xandria promised me Gold and A Strong Military so I could rule this Realm if i killed the silent assassins, but that that did not happen, now sleep " She swirled her hand to try and make Aery sleep.

[kalinsovrin]

shadow sat under the dying tree for a while and then sighed. he looked around before deciding that he would go and find something to eat. he walks back to the city and then goes into the tavern. he gets himself some bread then walks back outside. he lays down outside the tavern and eats his bread. he then closes his eyes to wait for what comes next. he falls asleep after a bit.

[RomanAria]

Aery gasped; her knees buckled under the effect of the spell. But she fought it with all her might. She wasn't going to fall asleep here, with this slightly insane witch as her only company. She forced the words out of sluggish lips. "We can surely talk more in the morning, right? For now, good night, Lady Ansel." She stumbled to the door, finally slamming it shut behind her and getting out from the influence of the sleep spell. She should go report to Celaena or... No, let her sleep. That's certainly what Aery wanted to do, only... Out the window she could see the glow of dawn. She'd not have time to do more than doze before it was time to wake up and seize the day. Bloody hell, she'd spent all night racing all over the compound. The pain had lessened... Or had she just gotten used to it? Eh, it didn't matter.
Aery decided she'd go saddle the horses. That was something she could get her exhausted mind to do. Then maybe she'd see about helping the cook make breakfast... Or not. She'd go rouse the others and make sure Ame and Silly got their few belongings in order. She could help Rowan pack his weapons... Probably not, actually. Her lips tingled with the memory of their conversation the night before...
She shook her head. She'd probably just hallucinated it, as tired as she was. Rowan was her teacher. That was like taboo in every book. Still... Her heart fluttered thinking about talking to him again this morning.
She shook it off, went and saddled the horses, then despite her better judgement went upstairs to knock on Rowan's door. By now the sun had mostly cleared the horizon. "Rowan, it's time to wake up! We've got to make a plan for today!"

[The Slenderman]

" What plans " He clumsily shouted as he tried to get off the bed but instead fell out of it with an 'Omph' followed by "Oww." He slowly got back up and readied himself by putting his armour on and grabbed his swords as he walked out of his room the same time as Celaena and Ansel

[RomanAria]

Aery decided to clarify. "Plans. You know, where we're going today. Back to Adarlan, or what?" Seeing in the corner of her eye Celaena and Ansel come out, soon followed by a bleary-eyed Silly carrying a still-sleeping Ame, she spun. "Morning, everyone. I figured, since I didn't actually get a chance to sleep last night, I might as well be the group's alarm clock. Wait... Where in god's name is Shadow? I thought he came inside when I did!" She shivered slightly. Apparently she got cold when she was tired.

[The Slenderman]

" Oh yeah them ... plans " He looked at her and then moved his fingers up to his lips and softly tapped them twice before smiling at her and then brought his hand down and then moved to the Inn exit, "By the way.. Your.. training still isn't finished young one " And then smiled again before leaving

Ansel chuckled at Rowan's comment and then followed him leaving Celaena to gather all of the equipment they had brought, Celaena's hands were carrying too much and started to drop a few things.

[RomanAria]

Aery, who had gotten adept at watching their lips, giggled and rolled her eyes at Rowan's comment. She went to help with Celaena's bags, but her hands weren't cooperating. She managed to pick two up, that was it, because her fingers just were sluggish.
When they got out to the courtyard, she faced the others. "Does anyone have any objection to me sleeping in the saddle? It's been about... oh... nearly a hundred hours since I've gotten any sleep at all and I think I'm starting to hallucinate." She took a coil of rope from the saddlebags and rigged up a harness so that she could sit in her saddle and sleep without falling onto the road.

[The Slenderman]

"Not at all.. Queen, take my horse.. I have to settle things in the Westerns Wastes.. I'll be back before five weeks have passed" Ansel said and with that walked to the Western Wastes. She turned around to bid them Farewell and waved then turned back and continued walking for The Westerns Wastes.

[RomanAria]

Aery sighed as if to say, "you're leaving us already?" But she was too tired to argue. Also, she didn't even trust the woman at all, after she'd betrayed Celaena. She just nodded and tied the horse into the string of pack animals, then hefted herself into the saddle and tied herself there. "Someone else decide where we're going, please, just wake me up when we get there."

[kalinsovrin]

Shadow snapped awake in seconds. he felt that something was wrong. he looked around and then felt his person. he found all his equipment and the shook his head. he wondered why it felt wrong but for now he just stood up and walked around to see if someone was missing or dead. when he found nothing he finally figured out what was wrong. he had no primary goal to drive him anymore. he sat down to think of a new goal and heard people inside talking. he sighed and then waited for them to come out so he could either tell them he was leaving or join them he just didn't know yet. he made up his mind and walked off to the edge of the city and grabbed his horse. he mounted the creature and then sat there to wait for them to show up so he could say that he needed to go and find a new goal to drive him. he wondered what Ansel was going to do. she might be the only one that could train him to be a lot better that he was right now.

[Eklispe]

(fair enough)

[User]

(A Mask doesn't make you safe from recognition. There are many things a mask doesn't hide, besides Leon was only suspcious at first for him your character laughing confirmed it for him, that and the whole kill children for me thing.)

Leon almost laughed. "You really are stupid aren't you. This isn't a court, you can't get help from the law. You're trying to get pity from me? After you torch a building and give gold to kill assasins, and heres the real kicker, you're paying poeple to kill children. And you want pity from me?" he asked anger rising in his voice. "Pathitic." he said coldly and slowly started walking towards the wretched man.

@Eklispe

hes walking towards me. they never walk towards me. End game? No not yet... "Tell you what? Explain why you want me dead and ill give you some money to go kill somone else." he started funberling with his coat "We are both dignified men are we not?" he was lucky he hadnt gone into a bad part of town. Had he gone bad he would have been a gonner "And your going to kill me a few meters from the main square? Tad risky isnt it?"

[Eklispe]

Leon grinned lazily, "Dignified? I don't think that term describes either of us and it certainly doesn't describe me. You know as well as I do that there aren't any guards around, they're all dealing with all the hungry and angry farmers on the outskirts and the savages attacking from the south." Leon started walking faster nearly running with his long strides. "So no, I don't think that there's much risk here and it’s became a bit of a point to get rid of you because I just have the hardest time when some idiot like you shows up and tries to ruin my set-up. Everyone in this town lends an ear my way when I talk, and if they don't I cut it off!" He shouted accenting the word with another knife thrown directly at the center of Charles's chest.