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Betrayed	By : Dagian Category: +G through L > Lineage 2 Views: 1363 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Lineage2 nor the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Chapter List
- 1-One
- 2-Two
- 3-Three
- 4-Four
- 5-Five
- 6-Six
- 7-Seven
- 8-Eight
- 9-Nine
- 10-Ten
- 11-Eleven
- 12-Twelve
- 13-Thirteen
- 14-Fourteen
- 15-Fifteen
- 16-Sixteen
- 17-Seventeen
- 18-Eighteen
- 19-Nineteen
- 20-Twenty
- 21-Twenty One
- 22-Twenty two
- 23-Twenty three
- 24-Twenty four
- 25-Twenty Five
- 26-Twenty Six
- 27-Twenty Seven
- 28-Twenty Eight
- 29-Twenty-Nine
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Starr perused the garments on the racks that Aleyel had left, trying to find one that might function as low quality armor. The vast majority of the items would never work. But she did find a promising set, sort of. It looked similar to some of the armor she’d seen dark elven women use. Granted it wasn’t made from the hide of a dragon, but the leather was tougher than the other stuff that was available to her.
With a disgusted huff, she removed the offensive garment and took it to the changing room to put it on. The one-piece leather armor was a deep blood red with black and gold accents. Buckles on the sides held it in place, which was better than leather lacings on the front or back. Removable leather sleeves attached along the shoulders and the black gloves fit over the sleeves tightly. A matching set of thigh high boots completed the set.
Starr gazed at herself in the mirror for a short while before muttering a sharp curse. Stomping out of the changing room, she plundered through some of the drawers to see if he’d slipped up and placed something in them she could use. The first few were empty, as they had been previously. However, she stumbled upon where he’d stashed the things Aleyel had left behind. She slammed the drawer shut so hard the dresser rocked back and thudded against the cavern wall.
A knock on the door caused her to pause her search. The guard outside must’ve heard the dresser as it hit the wall. The knob rattled for a moment before the door swung open. The female guard cautiously entered the quarters.
When she didn’t spot the light elf, she ventured further inside, drawing her sword. “Come out. Now.” She stated firmly.
Starr grabbed the first thing she could get her hands on. The heavy candlestick next to her. Prying the candle free, she found what she was hoping for. A large spike that held the candle in place. It would have to suffice as a make-shift weapon. She snatched up a robe she’d been using for warmth and draped it over the candlestick in her hand, hiding the weapon, before doing as the guard bade her.
Stepping into the center room, she walked toward the guard in as nonchalant a manner as possible. “What do you want?” She asked icily.
“What was that noise?” The guard snapped.
“What noise?” Starr challenged, stepping closer.
“I heard a noise.” The guard insisted. She raised her sword and held it at the ready as the elf continued approaching her. “That’s close enough.”
Chuckling, Starr whispered. “Afraid I might bite?” She readied herself and then suddenly threw the robe at the guards face. Distracted, the guard let the sword drop a bit and Starr kicked it out of her hand. Rushing forward, she stabbed at the dark elven woman’s neck with the sharp spike of the candlestick.
The guard grunted as she twisted out of the way, but she felt something sharp graze her neck. A harsh gasp left her when she felt herself shoved forward toward the cold stone floor. Her head was yanked backwards and to the side by one of her long ears and she felt the elf’s knee on her back, pinning her in place.
“You wouldn’t happen to have something other than that damn sword with you, would you?” Starr snarled as she patted the guard down with her free hand. “I hate swords, so bulky.” Her hand patted the hilt of a second, shorter sword. “Oh well, guess this will have to suffice.”
“Where do you think you’ll be able to go?” The guard breathed out through gritted teeth. “You’re in our caverns. You’ll be spotted before you even make it to the entrance tunnel!”
“You’re probably right.” Starr agreed. “I would. That’s why you’re going to get me out of here.”
The guard scoffed. “Why would I do that?”
“Would you rather die right now?” Starr asked, her tone bordering on conversational. “Or would you at least like to have a chance of escaping me later? I don’t care either way, because, with or without you, I’m going to get out of here.”
The guard cursed before agreeing to help the light elf to escape. She had to regain her feet if she were going to attempt to restrain the troublesome elf. Once she was back on her feet, she followed the light elf’s directions and turned to face the door. But, she had no intention of going beyond the door’s threshold. Turning rapidly, she gripped the short sword in one hand and pushed it back, driving the hilt into Starr’s stomach.
Stumbling back a few steps, Starr’s lips twisted into a feral expression as she gripped the sword more firmly and wrenched it away and out of the guard’s grip. The guard stepped back, using her foot she kicked her larger sword up off the ground, catching it mid-air.
“How good are you at swordplay?” She asked the light elf.
Starr answered by charging forward.
The sound of metal striking metal filled the air…
∞
As Nathavin’s group headed back, Shin saw one of Nathavin’s hawks swoop down and drop something in his outstretched palm. His brow furrowed in curiosity as Nathavin read the note and waved the unit to pass him, muttering a curt instruction to keep heading to their caverns. As he drew alongside his friend, he took the outstretched parchment offered to him. The two walked side by side as Shin read the missive. Without a word, Shin activated the spell of destruction, destroying the letter completely before casting his magic to hide both himself and Nathavin from view.
They’d been tasked with assassinating two high level human ambassadors sent to Gludio to discuss the proposition of aiding the light elves. It didn’t matter to Thiefiell that they were far too late to effect any change in the outcome of the war. He wanted them eliminated. The mission would take them away from their homelands for days as they had to reach Gludio, sneak into the town, make their way to the castle, and then make their way inside. Once inside, they then had to find their targets.
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Breathing hard, Starr disarmed her opponent and struck her opponent in the head with the rounded pommel of the short sword. The strike knocked the guard senseless and Starr struck again. As the guard slipped to the floor, Starr cursed lightly, that ruined having the guard get her out of the caverns, but no matter now. She knew the guard was only knocked unconscious, but she didn’t care. She’d wasted too much time already.
Stepping cautiously into the outer corridor, she paused, closing her eyes. Concentrating hard, she could faintly feel a cool breeze that could only be coming from the entrance of the squalid caverns. She simply had to follow that breeze to gain her freedom. And of course, not get caught in the process. Chanting lowly, she hastened her steps with a spell and set off as stealthily as she could. The labyrinthine like caverns would be difficult to navigate undetected, but she thought that she had a fair chance. She had to try at least.
For hours she crept slowly through the caverns, carefully dodging around several patrols and a number of shopkeepers. Twice she’d thought she’d been spotted, however, both times were false alarms. At least, she hoped so.
Eventually she made her way to a foreboding tunnel that seemed to lead upwards. The cool breeze she’d been following was clearly emanating from it. There was no doubt, that tunnel led out of the caverns.
But it was guarded. Two guards were stationed on either side of it, and she’d bet there were two more at the top. Slowly she knelt down, pondering the situation. She needed a diversion. As she sat there, she could hear the shopkeepers. Thinking back, she remembered seeing a couple of them that seemed to be on the verge of arguing.
Creeping back, she made her way to the shops and observed the interactions. An armorer and a weaponsmith were situated next to each other, with a smaller shop selling potions nearby. It was tempting to see if she could get the two craftsmen to argue, but most of the time such craftsmen worked together, often referring business to one another or warning each other of clients that were problematic. It was far better to implicate the potions shopkeeper.
The potions shop had a few tables set close to the edge of the weapons warframe, which held a number of staves and polearms. A few bows were propped up next to it. As soon as she saw an opening, she darted forward and hooked the edge of a hem of one of the linen cloths that covered the potions tables over the spiked edge of a bow of dragon hide, arranging the fabric to look as if it was just placed in front of the weapon rather than attached. As soon as someone picked up the bow, it would yank the fabric of the table and the potions would fall to the ground, creating a loud commotion and large mess. Sneaking back to her position next to the tunnel, she settled in for a wait.
Not even an hour had passed before she heard the loud crash of glass vials clattering to the floor. Raised voices soon followed and one of the guards momentarily left his post to investigate. The guard that remained kept his eyes focused in the direction the first guard had gone in.
Gripping her shortsword tightly, Starr lunged forward. With her left hand, she pulled the guards head back by his chin and her right hand slid the blade over his throat, slicing it open. Stepping to the side, she ran swiftly up the tunnel. Her only hope was to surprise the guards at the top. With luck, there wouldn’t be more than two. With better luck, one might have a bow. She hadn’t wanted to risk taking one of the bows from the shopkeeper, he was sure to notice one of his prized weapons disappearing without having been purchased.
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