Thief in the night.

[kate Loire]

It was a usual wintery morning in the city of Keilantra. The pavements where the traders and thiefs alive walked, were plagued with snowdrops and the occasional ice pool.
The winds were quite settled, yet there was a stir in the village as a dark cloud, invisible to the naked eye was slowly settling over the continent.

The quietest of the Tayen family, a rich family settled in a nice cosy mansion located in the heart of Keilantra, stood at her windowsill looking out at the flakes.

Someone had taken it.

She wasn't the one to lose things, she kept every possesion of hers, everything that was personal to herself. However, this made no difference this time, as the necklace she'd had since her earliest memories was taken away from her.

She stared into the early morning sky for a while. After glancing back around her room, she slowly began to organize some belongings ready for a journey. But for some reason, she had a feeling that this journey may be more than it seemed.

He wore black robes, with red fancy linings. Silk probably, he looked rich, and powerful. A strong outline of a face, with dangling bits of black hair. He had a large staff of some sort, with a large gem encased. This was very typical of wizards, dangerous for dark wizards. He was dark alright. You could of seen it in his eyes. Piercing blue, full of chaos.

He had paralyzed her with dark arts, so he could take it from her without a struggle. Her arms were stiff, even so long later. Hours she had lay there waiting for the effect to wear off. Hours for him to escape. It was a good thing that she was awake while he stole it however, as she knew who took her necklace. She knew his face now, she knew his voice. She knew exactly who this man was. The man she was going to track down once her things were organized.

[loopy lulu]

A young woman lay resting in her bed with her bold green eyes stareing at the floor. Not long after she looked towrds the window noticeing the small delicate snow flakes falling.

She rubbed her eyes and run her hands though her long red hair and sighed. with a small quiet yawn she sat up and swung her legs over dangling of the edge of the bed she run her finger though her hair again and stood up putting her feet in to her slippers she shuffled over to her door and picked up her dressing gown and put it on.

tiredly she opend the door and walked out heading to her sisters room she knocked on the door gentily "you awake?" she wisperd.

[kate Loire]

The door opened after a few moments, and the short girl stood with some luggage in one hand.

"I need to do something Rosaline" She whispered. She was fully dressed, wearing a large cape to keep her warm.


"I'm heading out, pray you wilst not wake the household?" She asked looking up with worry in her eyes. "I need to do this. I've been robbed. Someone came in the night and took my necklace. I need it back!"

The room behind her looked normal, no sign of robbery. Not normal robbery. Nothing was taken, and it was quite possible that she could of misplaced the necklace, although it never usually left her sight. The necklace was always something Rose would envy, as it was something that made Harmony different to her. When they were young, sometimes Rose would steal it due to jealousy.

Harmony was often looked upon by the household as strong willed, and sometimes a bit over protective of silly things, such as personal items.

She looked down again. " Pray you wilst not tell. Let me past. Please."

[loopy lulu]

Rosaline looked down then up agin in to her eyes. "where will you go, perhaps you misplaced it." she said looking in to the room.

She ran her fingers though her hair again and sighed with tired eyes.

[kate Loire]

"Rosaline!" Said an angry Harmony. "Don't you trust thee?! I saw him with thine own eyes!" She pushed past Rose.

"I'm going to the inn! I need to find him!" She said angrily.

[loopy lulu]

Rosaline fell back with her back pushed againt the wall.

"I , not need this right now.." she slid down and sat on the floor with her hand on her head, she sat there for a while.

Sh closed her eyes for a few moments, she then stood up and rushed towards her bed room.
Opening the door she rushed to her closet and pulled out her clothing.

She gentily place the clothing on her bed and headed out the room in to the bathroom.
She twisted the hot tap turning it on water gushed out in to the white bath tub, she then twisted the cold tap slightly keeping the water warm so hat it wasn't to hot.

She turned and gazed in the mirror she run her fingers though her hair once more then picked up a elastic band and tied her hair up , she inspected her eyes then turned to the running water again.

After a while she twisted the taps off and took her clothing off and climbed inside, she sat down all relaxed.
"Her and that silly necklace ...." rosaline mutterd as she washed herself.

[kate Loire]

It wasnt long until Harmony finaly arrived at the inn. A few drinkers from the night before were still being kicked out by the hastled inn keeper and his muscley companion. He was a short fellow, he wore glasses and seemed quite an intelligent person. He always knew the gossip of the town. The muscley companion was tall in stature, with large muscles from fighting and training with weights. However, he was the dumber of the two and tended to follow orders too easily.

"Gerard, clear these drunkards out please! I need some sleep!" Said the hastled inn keeper. Gerard nodded and started to push some more drunkards out, as they were far too gone to even fight back.

A cloaked Harmony approached. Gerard looked her up and down and then turned to the inn-keeper.

"Uh, Saldir?" He said, in his deep voice.

"WHAT IS IT NOW!" Said the inn-keeper, hastily turning around in a rage. However, once he saw the appearance of the young lady, he snapped into his warm and friendly approach.

"...! My lady, what is it?" He said softly to Harmony

"I'm looking for a wizard.... A dark wizard." She said calmly.

"....!" Saldir looked very shocked. "I.. I see!...." Gerard looked around dumbly.

"What do i do now boss?" He said, looking at the drunkards lolling around on the floor.

"Go to bed, i need to help this young lady. Do not come down until im done." He said softly. Gerard followed orders, and entered the inn.

"M'lady, please follow me." Said Saldir. The two entered and Harmony sat at a bar stool, with Saldir sitting opposite inside the bar.

"Drink?" Asked Saldir

"No thankyou."

Saldir nodded. "Well. Which wizard are we speaking about?"

"He can use paralysis magic. He wore black and red robes, and seemed to smell faintly of dried blood. He had long black hair and chaotic blue eyes with a staff as powerful as thunder." She said, as if reciting from her memory.
"I need to find him. Do you have any idea who, or where he is?"

The small man pondered for a while. "Yes.. i see... I believe his name be Audric. He was last seen in the city of Duane."

"Excellent. How could I travel to there?" She said nodding.

"A young girl like you!? Alone!?" He looked startled. "Do you know what kind of place Duane is!?" He stepped off his chair in shock.

"I need to do this Saldir. It is important. I shall pay you Stint if you tell me more." She said

The mans eyes lit up. "Very well." He then turned and shouted to the stairs. "Gerard? Come hither."

Gerard bounced down, his heavy tread thundering down wooden stairs. "Yes sir?"

"I want you to take this young girl to Duane? Take her to the entrance. From there on.." He looked back at the girl. "...she's on her own." Said Saldir

Gerard nodded. "What your name be?" He asked the girl.

She stood, and walked over to him, holding out her hand. "My name is Harmony Tayen."

Gerard kissed her hand as a sign of politeness. "My lady, we get going soon?"

She nodded and turned to Saldir, handing him some Stint. "here is some money, I will assure you that Gerard will come back unharmed.

Saldir nodded, and walked over to them. "Take care of her big man. I'll see you later." He then showed them out of the door back onto the frosty street.

"Right Gerard? Lead the way." She said after glancing back towards her home.

"Yes m'lady!" He chuckled, and headed in the opposite direction, with Harmony following into the darkness of the morning.

[loopy lulu]

Roaline continued to wash for a while, she held her nose and pulled her head under the water and after a few seconds came up for air. She whiped the bubbles off her face and sat up.

After a few minuites she slowly stood up and grabed hold of a towel and wraped it around herslef.

She climbed out of the bath turning to pull the plug letting the watter run out.

She then started to dry her slef, she rubbed the towel over her hair and then hung it on the door.
She put her dressing gown back on and sliped on her slippers and walked back to her room.

She opend the door and steped inside she walked over to her bed and took off her dressing gown and picke up her clothes and started to put them on.

After a while she was fully dressed she walked over to her dressing table and sat at it and tide her long red locks of hair in to one bun.

she then put on her makeup delicately. After she had done that she stood up tidyed the table and pushed the stool underneath the table. Walking over to a wall with a sword placed in a holder on the wall, she picked it up and plced it in her belt in a pocket for the sword.

She walked over to the door of her room opend it and walked out shutting it behind her she headed down stairs.

[kate Loire]

There was a knock at the front door of the Tayen household. The father of the household, as well as the brother, were still asleep. Therefore Rose was the only one who could answer it.

[loopy lulu]

Rosaline herd the knocking and headed quicker down the stair case she walked fast paced to the door and neatend up her hair and clothing standed nobley and opend the door slowly.


she peerd around the door and spoke poshly.
"Hello?"

[kate Loire]

Two men stood infront of her. Both cloaked. One taller man, and one short man.

"We're looking for Harmony." Said the shorter figure.

Both had their hands over their weapon. However, this was unseen because of the cloaks.

"May we come in?" Said the shorter one again.

[loopy lulu]

"oh... who are you?" she said discutedly. "you know it's inpolite to not show you face to peop,e such as myself.."she paused.

[kate Loire]

"You diddn't answer our question" Said the taller one coldly.

They stood in silence.

[loopy lulu]

"ugh...how inpleasent if i must say... well maybe i wont tell you, you've never seen her before have you?" she said folding her arms.

"i guess ill let you in it is aufully cold out there..." she said steeping aside.

[kate Loire]

Without saying anything, the smaller man walked in followed by the larger one.

"I know her" Said the taller one. The shorter one quickly glared at the taller one.

"Tell her to come down and meet someone special. You see, Im her secret lover. She doesnt know that though. So hush about it please" He smirked under his hood.

The shorter one shook his head and looked towards Rose.

"Unless you..?" Asked the shorter one to Rose. "You are Harmony?"

[loopy lulu]

She laughed "Oh i see..." she paused and coverd her mouth gigleing. "may i ask you names?" she smiled slightly flirting.

[kate Loire]

"My name is Milton, and this is Jake." Said the shorter one. The taller one nodded.

"Can we see Harmony, or?" He continued

[loopy lulu]

"ok.." she smiled and shut the front door it made a low thud.

"Chilly isnt it, drink?" she said walking back to were she was staning before she closed the door he sword clanged on her belt.

[kate Loire]

"We need to talk to Harmony. It's important!" Said the taller man.

[loopy lulu]

"ok, ok Calm down mr...? umm" she paused thinking.

"oh who am i kidding... I was just about to go look for her your to late... im going to the inn." she said shakeing her head walking to the front door again.

She place her hand on the door handle and paused. " what is it you want with my sister anyway?" she said looking at the handle.