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trying to kill the princess” Herod stated. “We barely stopped the assassin before he could complete his deed but I have to imagine he will return”.
“How did he get so close?” Tanner asked.
“He posed as a servant and sent a fireball at the princess” Herod replied as if reliving the memory. “Grodd saw it coming and jumped in the way, his breastplate to the brunt of it but it set his pants and all the drapery on fire. He was trying to put himself out when the assassin turned and flung a wind spell at us, scattering us out the narrow hallway. He went by Grodd and had the princess trapped, she threw up her own wind spell which knocked the cur down but he was a stronger wizard. He threw his own wind spell which knocked the princess down and was going for something nasty before I got a hold of him and tossed him out the window. We were on the third floor of the palace but when we ran out to find him, all we saw was broken glass. That was the only attempt that was blantant but we are sure there were others”.
“How could you not know for a fact if she had been attacked or not?” asked Tanner.
“Well her last three servants had turned up dead” Herod explained. “One was killed during her off day in her room, her face was blue like she had been strangled but we could find no marks. Another was found burned to death when her mother’s house caught on fire. The last one before you was obviously attacked by the assassin, the King himself identified the wound with being in line with something only the Black Hand, the king of Tavor’s personal assassins could do with their magics”.
“With all that you lot haven’t armed yourself with bows or those fancy crossbow things I have heard?” Tanner asked. “A wizard could fry the lot of you and you would have no way to defend yourself if he were farther than sword length”.
“Don’t take us for idiots boy” Grodd spoke up. “We already are having special crossbows made that won’t interfere with our armor”.
“So I am supposed to pretend to be her servant and wait for whoever this jinx flinger is to show his mug and then I’m supposed to put something sharp through it, is that the gist of it?” Tanner asked.
“For the most part it is, we will have to assess your combat skills and bring you up to par” Herod said. “It won’t happen here though, we are only in Daum for tonight. The palace should be scrubbed for potential threats. Only Tavorians can guard the king, the Ket that are in the palace are all servants. Maybe one of them will become loose lipped around you, tell you about the assassin. At the very least you will be able to recognize someone who shouldn’t be there”.
~
The next morning Tanner got up and went down stairs to pack his things on Winny as the Royal family began their trek back to Ketol, the capital city. Tanner had still not met the princess or seen a glance of her or the King and Queen for that manner since yesterday. They traveled for about five hours before the caravan was signaled to halt, Tanner thought probably for the midday meal. Tanner took Winny for water when Grodd walked up to him holding a wooden sword.
“You said you know the sword, Im going to see if your teacher knew what he was doing” Grodd said as Tanner saw he had another one in his hand.
“Are you trying to insult my uncle” Tanner said as he gripped the hilt tighter.
“Take it however you want boy, this won’t...” Grodd never got to finish his sentence as Tanner went after him.
Grodd was taller than Tanner, quite a bit more muscular too, even more muscled than Golden now Tanner saw the man
“How did he get so close?” Tanner asked.
“He posed as a servant and sent a fireball at the princess” Herod replied as if reliving the memory. “Grodd saw it coming and jumped in the way, his breastplate to the brunt of it but it set his pants and all the drapery on fire. He was trying to put himself out when the assassin turned and flung a wind spell at us, scattering us out the narrow hallway. He went by Grodd and had the princess trapped, she threw up her own wind spell which knocked the cur down but he was a stronger wizard. He threw his own wind spell which knocked the princess down and was going for something nasty before I got a hold of him and tossed him out the window. We were on the third floor of the palace but when we ran out to find him, all we saw was broken glass. That was the only attempt that was blantant but we are sure there were others”.
“How could you not know for a fact if she had been attacked or not?” asked Tanner.
“Well her last three servants had turned up dead” Herod explained. “One was killed during her off day in her room, her face was blue like she had been strangled but we could find no marks. Another was found burned to death when her mother’s house caught on fire. The last one before you was obviously attacked by the assassin, the King himself identified the wound with being in line with something only the Black Hand, the king of Tavor’s personal assassins could do with their magics”.
“With all that you lot haven’t armed yourself with bows or those fancy crossbow things I have heard?” Tanner asked. “A wizard could fry the lot of you and you would have no way to defend yourself if he were farther than sword length”.
“Don’t take us for idiots boy” Grodd spoke up. “We already are having special crossbows made that won’t interfere with our armor”.
“So I am supposed to pretend to be her servant and wait for whoever this jinx flinger is to show his mug and then I’m supposed to put something sharp through it, is that the gist of it?” Tanner asked.
“For the most part it is, we will have to assess your combat skills and bring you up to par” Herod said. “It won’t happen here though, we are only in Daum for tonight. The palace should be scrubbed for potential threats. Only Tavorians can guard the king, the Ket that are in the palace are all servants. Maybe one of them will become loose lipped around you, tell you about the assassin. At the very least you will be able to recognize someone who shouldn’t be there”.
~
The next morning Tanner got up and went down stairs to pack his things on Winny as the Royal family began their trek back to Ketol, the capital city. Tanner had still not met the princess or seen a glance of her or the King and Queen for that manner since yesterday. They traveled for about five hours before the caravan was signaled to halt, Tanner thought probably for the midday meal. Tanner took Winny for water when Grodd walked up to him holding a wooden sword.
“You said you know the sword, Im going to see if your teacher knew what he was doing” Grodd said as Tanner saw he had another one in his hand.
“Are you trying to insult my uncle” Tanner said as he gripped the hilt tighter.
“Take it however you want boy, this won’t...” Grodd never got to finish his sentence as Tanner went after him.
Grodd was taller than Tanner, quite a bit more muscular too, even more muscled than Golden now Tanner saw the man
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