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<blockquote data-quote="biorph" data-source="post: 1554276" data-attributes="member: 10426"><p><strong>Guards! Guards!</strong></p><p></p><p>"It's just a ten foot stone wall what do you mean you can't climb it?" queried Kem in a whisper.</p><p></p><p>"Well, I'm more of an infiltrator, I'm not big on the smash and grab like you" whispered Solafien in reply.</p><p></p><p>"Then why didn't you sneak in with the servants?" Asked the weasel.</p><p></p><p>"Because we only have one night to get this done. and I didn't have the time I'd like to study the place." whispered the assassin in reply. "I'd stick out like a sore thumb if I tried that without preparation." Tempers were quickly becoming frayed.</p><p></p><p>The two were standing in the shadows of the back part of the wall around the house. Kem had just climbed up to see the situation of the patrols and it looked like there was a gap they could use if they moved quickly. He hadn't anticipated this little snag however. He felt the beginnings of a stress headache and he had the feeling the cause was standing to his right. Thinking back to his training the began to furiously and quickly reknot the rope. Soon almost all of the fifty feet of rope was consumed in what was known in thye weasels as the baby ladder. It was essentially a very elaborate rope ladder using only one rope. The weasels made these for other guild who didn't want to put the effort into learning how to climb properly, usually the Breath Takers and Thought Stealers.</p><p></p><p>"Here you are one...'Assassin's staircase'." said Kem with an innocent grin. "Follow me up" </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately as Kem put his weight on the ladder on of the bricks on the top came loose. and made some noise. The guards were immediately alerted and came looking around for whatever had caused the disturbance. The guards looked around for a couple of minutes and didn't seem about to give up. Kem motioned for Solafien to move around the another part of the wall while all their attention was drawn here. as they slowly inched their way past the guard tower to another section of the wall Kem's quick reflexes turned into a liability. Usually some fifty feet in the air, Kem wasn't used to having to deal with many bugs. When he was bitten by a mosquito he smacked it without even thinking realizing his mistake an instant too late as the alarms on the walls went off. The guards clamored around the walls looking for intruders but still unable to see them. Solafien gave Kem a frustrated eye roll, and Kem gave a sheepish shrug. He guessed too much time around the assassin was starting to rub off on him. Kem motioned for Solafien to continue, after all a job was a job. Then he stepped out of the shadows and drew the full attention of the guards to him. With Lucky Someone of them would leave their posts unmanned and Solafien could use to ladder to slip over unnoticed in the commotion.</p><p></p><p>For a while it seemed like it worked. Unfortunately Kem hear of a cry from the front gate "SOMEONE'S BREAKING INTO THE HOUSE". Obviously Solafien had been seen. Kem had his own issues to worry about. He was being forced to dodge volleys of at least twenty arrows. He performed this dance for another half an hour or so before he got a whistle from the trees, apparently Solafien had managed to get out alive. Not needing an engraved invite he hightailed it back to the boat so Solafien could fill him in of the success of the mission.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="biorph, post: 1554276, member: 10426"] [b]Guards! Guards![/b] "It's just a ten foot stone wall what do you mean you can't climb it?" queried Kem in a whisper. "Well, I'm more of an infiltrator, I'm not big on the smash and grab like you" whispered Solafien in reply. "Then why didn't you sneak in with the servants?" Asked the weasel. "Because we only have one night to get this done. and I didn't have the time I'd like to study the place." whispered the assassin in reply. "I'd stick out like a sore thumb if I tried that without preparation." Tempers were quickly becoming frayed. The two were standing in the shadows of the back part of the wall around the house. Kem had just climbed up to see the situation of the patrols and it looked like there was a gap they could use if they moved quickly. He hadn't anticipated this little snag however. He felt the beginnings of a stress headache and he had the feeling the cause was standing to his right. Thinking back to his training the began to furiously and quickly reknot the rope. Soon almost all of the fifty feet of rope was consumed in what was known in thye weasels as the baby ladder. It was essentially a very elaborate rope ladder using only one rope. The weasels made these for other guild who didn't want to put the effort into learning how to climb properly, usually the Breath Takers and Thought Stealers. "Here you are one...'Assassin's staircase'." said Kem with an innocent grin. "Follow me up" Unfortunately as Kem put his weight on the ladder on of the bricks on the top came loose. and made some noise. The guards were immediately alerted and came looking around for whatever had caused the disturbance. The guards looked around for a couple of minutes and didn't seem about to give up. Kem motioned for Solafien to move around the another part of the wall while all their attention was drawn here. as they slowly inched their way past the guard tower to another section of the wall Kem's quick reflexes turned into a liability. Usually some fifty feet in the air, Kem wasn't used to having to deal with many bugs. When he was bitten by a mosquito he smacked it without even thinking realizing his mistake an instant too late as the alarms on the walls went off. The guards clamored around the walls looking for intruders but still unable to see them. Solafien gave Kem a frustrated eye roll, and Kem gave a sheepish shrug. He guessed too much time around the assassin was starting to rub off on him. Kem motioned for Solafien to continue, after all a job was a job. Then he stepped out of the shadows and drew the full attention of the guards to him. With Lucky Someone of them would leave their posts unmanned and Solafien could use to ladder to slip over unnoticed in the commotion. For a while it seemed like it worked. Unfortunately Kem hear of a cry from the front gate "SOMEONE'S BREAKING INTO THE HOUSE". Obviously Solafien had been seen. Kem had his own issues to worry about. He was being forced to dodge volleys of at least twenty arrows. He performed this dance for another half an hour or so before he got a whistle from the trees, apparently Solafien had managed to get out alive. Not needing an engraved invite he hightailed it back to the boat so Solafien could fill him in of the success of the mission. [/QUOTE]
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