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“You’re not lucky,” Blaine teased, her gaze skimming the castle over and over.
Assassin one-on-one ((closed, please stalk))
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The entrance to the castle was guarded by multiple guards, so were the outside gates. There looked to be a side gate that was less guarded but it still wouldn't be a good escape route. The actual castle itself had guards patrolling around most major doorways, but one of the east side seemed to have less traffic then the others.
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“We don’t have time to watch for the rotations sometime, do we?” Blaine asked under her breath, looking up at him with a playful smile and making it look like what she’d said was flirty rather than what it really was.
"Maybe tomorrow morning, the balls in the evening but they might up the guards later in the night." Andion replied quietly, chuckling lightly a moment later.
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“Okay. We should definitely see what we can learn about it. It would be good to know in case of an emergency,” Blaine said, nudging him with her hip as she continues to smile up at him coquettishly.
"Definitely. Hopefully there's an exit that isn't as heavily guarded as the others. Other wise we'll have to jump the fence." Andion kissed her cheek, poking her softly in the side in return to the hip nudge.
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“I mean, that wouldn’t be too hard. For me, anyway. Not sure about you, big guy,” Blaine teased with a genuine grin up at him.
Andion snorted, "Hey! I'm not that big! I mean yeah I kinda am but it won't be that hard."
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Blaine hummed, grinning at him playfully. “Mm, we’ll see about that, now won’t we?”
Andion snorted, holding in a laugh, "Guess we will see. If you're lucky."
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“I usually am,” Blaine joked, winking up at him before turning her gaze back to the castle.
When they reached the other side of the castle, there was a waterfall inside the castle grounds, eventually turning into a stream that ran through a tunnel and outside of the grounds. The end of the tunnel was bared, but corroded from age.
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“The waterfall would be prettier in a forest,” Blaine murmured, glancing over the castle grounds.
Andion looked over and nodded, humming his agreement softly, "Yeah, it would be."
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“Think we would be able to break those bars if we needed to? Or do they look too strong, still?” she wondered as she peered over at them.
"They looked pretty damaged, I might be able to pull them out if I tried hard enough." He replied, nodding.
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Blaine hummed. “Let’s hope that we won’t need to, but it’s a good option.”
(Lol, Daisy?)
"Hopefully most of the guards will be concentrated on the ballroom and the main entrances, not so much the side ones."
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(That didn’t happen…)
Blaine nodded. “That would definitely be helpful, yeah. Let’s hope everything goes well, too.”
“I’m sure it will.”
There was a loud crash from inside the castle grounds, multiple guards holding what looked to be a young woman. She seemed to be struggling, yelling something that was inaudible from where the two assassins were standing.
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Blaine’s gaze shot to the young woman, then up to Andion. “Let’s go check it out,” she murmured, nodding toward the scene.
The woman was still shouting as they got closer, the guards still holding her, "I've heard the stories! You can't trick me, I know exactly what's going on in that castle and I'll prove it to everyone!"
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“That sounds like a good story,” Blaine murmured to Andion under her breath. Whatever that woman was talking about… they had to find out. As soon as possible.
"Yeah, it does." Andion replied, tracking the guards.
The woman was thrown onto the street, a small metal key following which she grabbed, intent on unlocking the handcuffs that were around her wrists.
A tall, dark skinned man stood a few steps away from her, hand on the sword at his side, "If I ever catch up back in the castle grounds, I won't hesitate to kill you on the spot, understand?"
"You wanna bet Captain?" The woman sneered, a twisted smile crossing her face as the Captain walked back into the castle grounds.
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“C’mon, we should go talk to her,” Blaine murmured, quickening her steps slightly. “Before she leaves.”
Andion nodded, though he kept his eyes trained on the castle guards and the Captain, "Let's go then."
The woman was still there by the time the two turned up, fiddling with the handcuffs and the key with a scowl on her face. She had long, brown hair that fell to her waist, a few frown lines on her face. She had light brown skin and golden eyes, through they were trained on the metal at her wrists.
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“Would you like a hand with that?” Blaine asked as they reached the woman, making sure to keep her gaze at least neutral, if not softer than normal.
The woman looked like she was about to retort and tell them to go away, but after a moment, just studying Blaine, she nodded, "Yes, thank you." She offered Blaine the key.
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Blaine nodded and took the key from her. She took the woman’s hands, careful not to hurt her, and found the lock. In a moment, the cuffs were unlocked and her hands were free.
“There you are,” she murmured.
The woman rubbed at her skin, trying to sooth the red marks that were there, "Thanks again, love. What's your name?"