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<blockquote data-quote="Drusilia Nailo" data-source="post: 826019" data-attributes="member: 2062">The man looked surprised, and then snorted.&nbsp; &quot;You're a spirited one,&quot; he said.&nbsp; &quot;It's going to be fun to break you.&quot;&nbsp; He pulled a dagger, shaking his head.&nbsp; &quot;You are going to have to learn your place,&quot; he said, tsking.&nbsp; &nbsp; Dru laughed.&nbsp; &quot;Are you offering to become my employer?&quot;&nbsp; She flicked out her rapier, cutting him down his left cheek.&nbsp; &quot;I don't work for human scum.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; His eyes widened, as if he could not believe what she had just done.&nbsp; His hand half raised, as if to touch the bleeding cut, but then stopped.&nbsp; &quot;I'll kill you, elf,&quot; he snarled, lunging at her with his dagger.&nbsp; &nbsp; Dru supposed that he was skilled enough with his dagger that if she'd been a helpless twelve year old human girl in flimsy clothes, he'd have been able to cut her.&nbsp; As it was, she saw the blade move forward, clumsy with its wielder's rage, and easily stepped out of the way.&nbsp; &quot;You're doing such a good job of it so far,&quot; Dru said with a thin smile, &quot;That I thought I'd let you draw it out.&nbsp; You know, to increase my suffering.&quot;&nbsp; She flicked out her rapier again, making him step backward to get away from it.&nbsp; She was vaguely aware of Amelia sneaking backward, to hide in the shadows.&nbsp; &nbsp; He darted forward, slashing out at her.&nbsp; The tip of the blade caught her on the arm, reminding her that even men that have to beat on little girls have some teeth.&nbsp; I can't get too cocky, she silently scolded herself.&nbsp; &quot;I have an orc friend that will be really amused by you,&quot; he said, sneering at her.&nbsp; &nbsp; Dru snorted, and took a step forward, thrusting her sword at him.&nbsp; It caught him in the hip, making him cry out involuntarily in pain.&nbsp; &quot;Is that how you make your little girls mind you?&nbsp; You threaten them with orcs?&nbsp; My, you're quite a man.&nbsp; You keep it up, you'll be challenging Bloody Jack for his position.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;You won't be so uppity when I'm finished with you,&quot; he said with a smirk.&nbsp; He lunged towards her, clearly meaning for this to be the blow that sent her to the ground.&nbsp; &nbsp; Dru parried away his smaller blade with ease, and then spitted him with her rapier, right through the throat.&nbsp; &quot;Yes, I feel chastened already,&quot; she said dryly.&nbsp; She watched him drop to the ground, clutching at his throat, choking on his own blood.&nbsp; &nbsp; She cleaned off the blade carefully, and then turned to find Amelia.&nbsp; She was gone.&nbsp;&nbsp; Dru blinked in surprise, and then turned around with a shrug.&nbsp; She sucked in her breath&nbsp; when she saw the human Watchman standing there.&nbsp; His arms were folded across his chest.&nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;Oh gods,&quot; sighed Dru.&nbsp; &quot;Please don't tell me you're going to arrest me now.&nbsp; He was trying to make me one of his 'girls.'&nbsp; By force.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; The watchman snickered, and then rasped out, in a voice that was little more than a harsh whisper, &quot;Yeah, yeah, whatever.&nbsp; You'd better run before my partner gets here.&nbsp; He's not very reasonable.&quot;&nbsp; The man gave her a conspiratorial wink, and then looked over his shoulder.&nbsp; &quot;Sh*t,&quot; he muttered.&nbsp; &quot;You'd better run back into the alley.&nbsp; Climb the fence or somethin.&quot;&nbsp; He stepped out into the street, waving his arms wildly.&nbsp; &quot;This way, Gavin,&quot; he rasped,&nbsp; &quot;She's getting away!&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; Dru didn't need a second warning.&nbsp; With a burst of speed, she bolted for the cover of darkness given by the back of the alley.&nbsp; She climbed up the fence, and then dropped to the other side.&nbsp; She could hear running footsteps pursuing her, and started running faster.&nbsp; It was several minutes later that she finally stopped running.&nbsp; She was back in the Old City again.&nbsp; Papa's territory.&nbsp; Swallowing a lump in her throat, she moved back into yet another alleyway.&nbsp; &quot;I've got to think of something,&quot; she said aloud.&nbsp; &quot;I don't want to end up like Amelia.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Drusilia Nailo, post: 826019, member: 2062"] The man looked surprised, and then snorted. "You're a spirited one," he said. "It's going to be fun to break you." He pulled a dagger, shaking his head. "You are going to have to learn your place," he said, tsking. Dru laughed. "Are you offering to become my employer?" She flicked out her rapier, cutting him down his left cheek. "I don't work for human scum." His eyes widened, as if he could not believe what she had just done. His hand half raised, as if to touch the bleeding cut, but then stopped. "I'll kill you, elf," he snarled, lunging at her with his dagger. Dru supposed that he was skilled enough with his dagger that if she'd been a helpless twelve year old human girl in flimsy clothes, he'd have been able to cut her. As it was, she saw the blade move forward, clumsy with its wielder's rage, and easily stepped out of the way. "You're doing such a good job of it so far," Dru said with a thin smile, "That I thought I'd let you draw it out. You know, to increase my suffering." She flicked out her rapier again, making him step backward to get away from it. She was vaguely aware of Amelia sneaking backward, to hide in the shadows. He darted forward, slashing out at her. The tip of the blade caught her on the arm, reminding her that even men that have to beat on little girls have [i]some[/i] teeth. [i]I can't get too cocky,[/i] she silently scolded herself. "I have an orc friend that will be really amused by you," he said, sneering at her. Dru snorted, and took a step forward, thrusting her sword at him. It caught him in the hip, making him cry out involuntarily in pain. "Is that how you make your little girls mind you? You threaten them with orcs? My, you're quite a man. You keep it up, you'll be challenging Bloody Jack for [i]his[/i] position." "You won't be so uppity when I'm finished with you," he said with a smirk. He lunged towards her, clearly meaning for this to be the blow that sent her to the ground. Dru parried away his smaller blade with ease, and then spitted him with her rapier, right through the throat. "Yes, I feel chastened already," she said dryly. She watched him drop to the ground, clutching at his throat, choking on his own blood. She cleaned off the blade carefully, and then turned to find Amelia. She was gone. Dru blinked in surprise, and then turned around with a shrug. She sucked in her breath when she saw the human Watchman standing there. His arms were folded across his chest. "Oh gods," sighed Dru. "Please don't tell me you're going to arrest me now. He was trying to make me one of his 'girls.' By force." The watchman snickered, and then rasped out, in a voice that was little more than a harsh whisper, "Yeah, yeah, whatever. You'd better run before my partner gets here. He's not very reasonable." The man gave her a conspiratorial wink, and then looked over his shoulder. "Sh*t," he muttered. "You'd better run back into the alley. Climb the fence or somethin." He stepped out into the street, waving his arms wildly. "This way, Gavin," he rasped, "She's getting away!" Dru didn't need a second warning. With a burst of speed, she bolted for the cover of darkness given by the back of the alley. She climbed up the fence, and then dropped to the other side. She could hear running footsteps pursuing her, and started running faster. It was several minutes later that she finally stopped running. She was back in the Old City again. Papa's territory. Swallowing a lump in her throat, she moved back into yet another alleyway. "I've got to think of something," she said aloud. "I don't want to end up like Amelia." [/QUOTE]

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