One: A mission

The servant escorted the young man to the king’s chambers.  He entered the chambers to find the king, who stood in the shadows. The king himself appeared to be only a shadow. Not even real much like the things found in the night terrors of children. He walked slowly to the king careful not to touch any of the shadows in the room, well aware of the danger. He stopped next to the candles that illumined him keeping him out of hands of darkness.

 At last the man spoke “Why have you called me at this hour of the night, to meet with you my lord?” his voice was as soft as a rose petal.

The King moved closer to the man. The shadows swallowing the room whole, but where the man stood. “My friend it is good to see you too.” The king said with a wicked smile across.

“The servant told me that it was important.” The man whispered.

“Yes tremendously significant.”

“What could be so important that you had to wake me in the middle of the night?” he asked his temper rising.

“It is time. They will know by now that she is not one of them.” The king said amused.

“Who will know?”The man question now interested.

“The Anamis.” The man whispered so softly that the flames crackled louder

“Why would they tell us who she is? Now of all times? The times of war are almost upon us, and they know. ” he asked.

“They won’t, but I have found a way that there will be no hiding who she is.”

“How?” the man asked hanging on to the king’s words.

The king placed a large dark bag in the man’s hand.

The man opened the bag to see a powder as white as snow. He placed his hand inside the bag feeling the powder it was soft like silk.

“What is this stuff?” the man inquired.

“That my boy is a substance that no full blood Anamis can handle. “

The man blinked in bewilderment “You mean I take that stuff and just throw it over an Anamis head and poof; it will tell me if it’s the Halfling?”

“Yes, my friend if it doesn’t hurt her then she is the one I’m looking for.” He said cruelly not hiding how much he enjoyed the idea of the pain it would cause hundreds of Anamis children.

“So what does this have to do with me?”

“You are the one who must find her.”

“Sir why not just send solders to receive her?”

“Because, the Anamis’ will go into hiding if they suspect a hunting.” he replied.

 “Yes my king I shall not fail you.” He said as he was trained to do since he could first talk.

“I would expect nothing less of you, you are my Assassin.” The man said imitating a kind smile.

 “You may go now. You will leave in two days time. “

“Yes my king.”

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[Zachary_James]

I love this so much, you described the characters mentioned in this chapter so well. I am stil hooked and want tto know, what's in the future of these characters in this book. Very well done..