My Life In Tyria

Chapter 1: Night

Saber's PoV

"Hey little girl, can you come with me for a while? I want to play with you." A man cooed to me. I had a dark hood over my head, and a cloak covering the rest of my body. By Lyssa's mirror, why do I have to be this short? The man continued. "If you come, I'll treat you well." This time in a sweet voice. "I'm not a little girl anymore. Looks like you chose wrong." I pulled my sword from its sheath and hit him with the pommel. He slumped and lay spread on the ground. I slid it back into its sheath. I heard some rustling. I slid the sword out and prepared to lunge.

"Oh. Sorry Vendetta. I thought you were a wolf or something else." My friend walked in. She shrugged, then looked at the unconscious body on the floor. "Did he try anything with you?" My other friend, Miffy walked in. "Nope. Well, as you requested, he's out cold. You need him for the bounty, right?" "Yeah. Rumour has it that he's close with the bandit lieutenant. Hopefully, he'll make a good bargaining chip." "I guess... Should I do the usual on him?" Both Miffy and Vendetta nodded. I looked down at him. He wore the standard colours of the Ministry Guard, scarlet and silver. I sighed. "The Ministry will have a hard time with this little tidbit."

Under the cover of darkness, we brought the man back to the house which we stayed at. We put him in the basement, then went upstairs. A stack of papers sat on my desk. My job in this trio of mercenaries was to gather information and spy. Miffy and Vendetta focused more on the assassination than I did. A yellowish sheet of paper was pinned onto the wall using a dagger. "And who might this be from? I thought the sign outside my door might tell people not to use this technique. There's a cork board for a reason." Regardless, I took the piece of paper and began to read.

From the Master Examplar of the Shining Blade. To the three of you, Vendetta, Miffy and Saber, on the behalf of the Queen, I present you with a new job. There is an escaped charr prisoner in the Iron Marches. Target in question escaped from Scourgejaw's Vault, an Iron Legion prison camp. Target is an expert at evading local authorities. The reward that will be paid upon completion of the job is 30 gold coins. This is vital towards the peace treaty with the charr.

I looked through the letter another time before bursting out of my room and showing it to my friends. "We'll start tracking this target after taking down the bandit lieutenant." I said. "After all, I also heard rumours that the Ministry Guard is working with the bandits." Miffy said. I smiled. "Then let's get to it."