"He sure left in a hurry. Are you positive that you didn't get on his bad side somehow? It's like he knew you were coming!"
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"I'd rather not get right into it. I hope you understand. I'll follow you, discreetly, but I won't intervene unless I sense trouble." Fierensa takes off her mask, and begins to prepare a different outfit; stepping behind a paper screen, she changes from her clergy robes, to something more discrete. Her hair pulled back, and her whip knotted around her waist, she does a lot to change her appearance. But her presence, one of commanding authority and respect, is not subdued in any way. "However, this changes things. Calling a hit against one of our own is absolute blasphemy. While you are not a true priest, you are my son, and an honourary member of Calistria's clergy. That's more than enough to invoke this clause against him. His life is now forfeit. Not only will you receive the payment given to us for your murder, I should be able to scrounge up some additional coin for it. Consider yourself contracted out, officially, by the Church of Calistria. I am contracting you out to take revenge against Hazrim, on behalf of Calistria and all of her family. Should you want it of course." Fierensa's eyes flash briefly. "But what is sweeter than revenge?"
Pulling Andrei into her private room, Fierensa shuts the door saying; "That sounds exactly like the man who hired us. To kill you." She wraps her arms around her son, "But I didn't know it was you! There's no way I could have. The instructions were simply to murder the guard posted outside, and make it look like there was a struggle inside, but not to harm the man." A single tear rolls down her cheek. "But sweetie, you have to trust me. I had no intention of hurting you. He didn't give any more information. In this line of work, you don't ask, either. I'm sure you understand. He wanted you dead for a reason. Do you have any idea why?"
Fierensa closes her eyes, in thought, for just a moment, before whispering "Oh, Carissa. Sweet, sweet, stupid girl." Fierensa leads Andrei to her chamber, whispering with him on the way. "Can you tell me more about your employer? A merchant, maybe? I'd rather it not be true, but this complicates everything. Tell me more."
"So good to see you, my boy. I trust that you are keeping well, and are busy paying your respects to Calistria. I did not mean to interrupt you, but Fortunata told me of your coming. What can this old lady do for you?" Old is hardly accurate. Though most of her face is obscured by an ornate mask, what is visible is firm and supple. The woman looks like she hasn't aged in twenty years. |