Chapter 4 The city

Alen and Angelica walk up to the gate. Alen pulls out his false id and shows it to the guard who lets them both pass.

"Angelica, remember try not to go far away from me ah also I have permission to access the training grounds here where they normally train the soldiers and I will be testing your skills there to see if anything needs improving."

Nodding her head, Angelica looks around trying to take in every detail, noticing something is off she turns around looks behind and notices a shadow fleeing around a corner.

Nervously Angelica says, "Alen I think someone is watching us I saw a shadow flee after I saw it a second ago."

Whispering back Alen responds, "They have been following us since the gate. We will leave them alone for the time being but we will deal with it if need be. Let's first book a place at an inn and get a meal."

Walking inside the door they both notice how every gaze lands on them before returning to their conversations a few seconds later. People's glances are still cast in their direction. Walking up to the bar Alen ordered some ale and water for Angelica. Moving slightly to position himself he watches the door open as the person hooded in a dark cloak sits down in a corner of the room.

Alen leans towards Angelica whispering, "The guy followed us inside we will lose him underground and go towards the underground mercenaries where we will hire a mercenary that will be able to be trusted. Split up, for now, meet at the gate at night."

Nodding Angelica finishes her water and then quickly moves to exit the room. Closing the door behind her she walks into an alleyway bringing out the map Alen gave her she checks where approximately where she is and the nearest underground entrance. Taking out the passcode she reads it and then burns it. Preceding to walk down the street into a deserted alleyway she is met with an iron door.

Sliding open the slit a man speaks from the inside, "Need the password if you are going to get in. As the winds soar"

Angelica responds"As justice arrives"

The heavy metal door is opened and she enters a dark room moving quickly to the nearest tunnel to meet up with Alen.

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Alen takes his time grabbing a second ale he drinks, moving somewhat sluggish towards the door opening it, and heading into the street he starts moving towards the nearest mercenary hiring place keeping up his drunk act. Falling down he notices for a split second he sees the man who keeps following him on the roof getting up slowly he enters the nearest mercenary place. Entering inside he looks around completely abandoning his drunk act knowing the person would not follow inside this place. He walks around for a minute before going to the top floor and posting a request for a few guards for 2 powerful mercenaries.

Moving to the basement he looks around the damp murky cellar seeing nobody around he starts, counting bricks moving 5 to the right 3 up pressing it opens a door to the underground mercenaries where all the assassins and murderers lay low and are up for sale. Moving swiftly putting on a small mask moving forward he glides towards the counter placing a gold coin with a diamond inside on the corner. The attendant noticing the unique coin moves swiftly putting the coin beneath the counter looks at him with suspicion.

Tapping the counter while she speaks, "Give up another one of those and I will get the best person to follow you and help you with all your requests for a month of course identity and also where you got the coins and why you need an assassin are all your own business."

Placing another one of the coins with a diamond on the counter he places 2 gold coins alongside that. The gold coins disappear into her sleeve grabbing the other coin. She walks out the door and heads upstairs bringing back someone in a hooded cloak. Moving out to the exit they open up into a dark underground sewer. Moving to the meeting point the assassin quietly follows him not making a noise.