Divine Inheritance: Chaos

Raven remained standing where she had a better view of the door and window. She kept her right hand rested on her hip, right next to her sword. Her tone and stance were intentionally kept casual to not draw attention to herself other those two small precautions in case anything went wrong.
"Try more like Emporer Atticus and possibly his soldiers." Raven thought about being vague or not telling the truth about the situation but reasoned that if he was going to agree to the job he needed, and deserved all of the facts. Besides he was getting paid for this and had no love for the military, as far as she could tell, so she hoped that would be enough to trust he wasn't going to just turn them in.

 

Raven nodded, understanding by the look on his face that this was a bigger job than he had been expecting "Frankly i would do this myself but the emperor is aware of who I am and has a rather close watch on me. Price isn't an issue. And she just needs to get as far away from here as soon as possible. The less I know of her location, the better." She took a breath, hesitating as she considered being honest about Lilith's identity. This information was confidential and she ran the risk of him not believing her even if she told the truth "Her name is Lilith Newgate. Daughter of the departed emperor Edward Newgate."

 

"Just as the rest of the public believes and for her safety, it should stay that way." Raven added "I'm willing to pay extra for your silence if needed..." She stopped speaking abruptly as she saw JaXx approaching the inn through the window. She wore a dark cloak that covered her face but Raven could tell it was her, especially when she noticed the large oddly shaped package that she carried with her. She could only assume it was Lilith's weapon.
Deciding it better to not allow JaXx to know the identity of the mercenary, she spoke silently and more urgently "Do not let my companion see your face. She is here."

JaXx entered the inn, still carrying the bisento which she propped against the wall before seeing Raven standing by the window. As the chair Kable sat at had a fairly tall back rest and faced away from the door, she did not yet see him. She approached quickly "Raven what's going on where is Lilith? Time is running short. It's a miracle if my father hasnt already noticed our absence."

"Lilith is here." She motioned toward the disguised Lilith seated not far off. "If needs be, go check with him. Tell him she is dead and cover for me. I will return shortly."

JaXx frowned "you're not going to try to get her farther away than this are you? He would be suspicious if he discovered you left the city without telling him."

"Nevermind what I do with her. Just that she will be gone." Raven was pretty firm on the issue and time was of the essanice so JaXx had no choice but to drop the subject. She walked over to Lilith. Having had some time to pull herself together, she spoke plainly. Any indecision or nervousness from earlier had been wiped out. "Understand this Lilith. The only reason I am allowing you to live tonight is because it would not be right to exicute you when you are unable to fight back. But it's better you keep your head down. Because next time we meet, I will not be as merciful."

 

JaXx disregarded her warning and her thanks. She stood, turning her attention back to Raven "I will do what I can to buy you some time. Be safe friend." With that, she adjusted her hood to ensure hee face was still somewhat hidden and she was gone. Her walk back to the castle was still hastened but not so much as before. She noticed how disheveled and poor the city was becoming, as she always had. But this only strengthened her resolve. Someday this country will be restored to its rightful order. I will make sure of that.

Raven was notably more relaxed after JaXx was gone but not by much. At least now she could finish negotiations without interruption now. "...anyway as I was saying, no one can know Lilith is alive. For having associated with her, it would endanger her life as well as yours."

 

Raven nodded to confirm when he asked about her name. She listened and then considered what he had to say. Getting back in contact with him after all of this was over might prove to be a challenge considering she wasn't sure where she would be by the time the task was complete. She made a decision, pulling a coin purse out of a pouch on her belt "There are 300 gold in here. Consider it an advance and an allowance to help care for you both on your journey." She set it on a table in front of him.
"I'm fine talking of payment when your task is complete. I will just need to know how much time you need and where to meet you when she is safe."

 

Raven nodded, this fit nicely with her own plans. "I will look forward to meeting with you again at that time." she reached out to shake his hand, she wasn't sure if that was a normal interaction with this sort of deal. But considering she had no memory of dealing with mercenaries before, she didn't know the politics of it. It just seemed like the correct thing to do when making an agreement with someone. "Lilith is being cloaked by my magic. It will remain in effect until she's too far away for me to power the spell. I will remain here and try to keep her cloaked for as long as I can. After that, she will regain her true form." she warned, then turning her attention to Lilith.

"Lilith, I have done all I can to help you. This is where we must part ways and assuming all goes well, we will never meet again. But before you go, I feel I must warn you. Whatever friendship you feel like you have with Jaxx, be careful. You are right, there is more to her than she would care to admit. She is a good person... but her father's influence is strong. One day, I truly believe she could kill you."

 

Raven shrugged "Don't say I didn't try to warn you." She remarked "Now you should both go while you can."

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Jaxx tried to be as quiet as possible but that was nearly impossible when trying to run on stone floors. The sun had begin to set while they were away and the dungeon halls were much darker than they were before. 'I have to make it to Lilith's cell and get rid of evidence of her escape before it's too late...'
Finally she saw the open door of Lilith's cell in the distance. But what she saw next made her heart feel like it stopped briefly: Guards. Inside the cell, crouched down and investigating the broken chains. 'damn it.'