"Lower your head..." He chuckled softly and complied, walking towards the tavern alongside her with a practiced gait. Watching carefully out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a few stains of blood on the ground and goods that had been left behind in a rush--these men had definitely cleared the tavern out before taking it for themselves. Grimacing at the thought, Adrian leaned up against the wall beside Amelia and watched her.
"Poor girl's being bothered by them. I hate these assholes." He sighed softly. He'd never liked them either--he'd made sure that it was a job, and only a job. Nodding to himself, he moved up and off of the wall, watching her look for the bag through the window. She'd seen it, and confirmed that it was with the leader--the man who had made the hand-over.
"I was hoping this was going to be easier than having to use you as a distraction. Do not get yourself killed, I'll move in the moment I get the chance." At least she valued his life. Sorta. He breathed out and straightened up, making sure that both of his swords were in easy-to-produce positions.
"Give me five minutes. If I haven't called for you by then, I'm probably done for." Swallowing and nodding, he stepped forwards and placed a foot in front of the door--before turning to look at Amelia with a soft smile.
"Thank you. You reminded me of who I am and what I'm supposed to be." Stepping through into the tavern, he swung open the door wide and strode over towards the group of men, sitting around the table and laughing amongst themselves. He grinned and placed a hand on the table, looking around them and laughing with them. A few of them expressed shock at his presence, but he waved a hand in response.
"It's alright, guys, I'm just poppin' in for a drink. The girl's hidden away, hog-tied and gagged. She's not going anyway." The men were a little suspicious at first, but decided to accept this--so Adrian picked up one of the steins and raised it high into the air with a shout.
"Before I continue, I propose a toast!" The men muttered a little, but held onto their steins anyway,
"A toast to what, you might ask. A toast, I say, to new beginnings! To a future, free from darkness and open to all! A new job, you might say," Their expressions darkened slightly as they realized what he was saying,
"In short, a toast... to my leaving your company forever." With a resounding
crack, the heavy wooden stein was brought down upon the head of the man directly to Adrian's right. He was knocked immediately unconscious, and the other five or so men got up and drew their weapons with scowls. Dropping the stein to his side and jumping backwards, Adrian drew both of the weapons off of his back, swinging them in his hands as they started to crackle with electricity.
"Come at me."With an inglorious howl, the first of the men charged directly for Adrian. A weapon was brought out and swung down at the lithe male, who swung around to the side and drove the edges of the weapons against his back, shocking him and causing him to fall to the ground in a crumpled heap. Charging himself this time, Adrian turned and ran at the next man in his view, jumping into the air and swinging with both swords at the same time. The attack was quickly blocked and Adrian knocked away, landing on his feet and sliding backwards a few steps. He grimaced and charged again, this time moving to the side slightly and attacking with staggered strikes. While the first hit was easily blocked, the second one came down at an angle that cut along his face. He shouted out and blindly attempted to return assault--Adrian took advantage of this by sliding below his strike with a grin, cutting at his legs and knocking him to the ground. Another hard hit would knock him out, leaving only two men left between Adrian and that bag.
Cockiness got the better of him, and he charged both of them at the same time, shouting out loudly as he did so. For a distraction, this was definitely turning out differently. He hoped that Amelia couldn't see this; he wasn't sure he wanted her to. Leaping onto the table, Adrian jumped into the air and flipped, diving over the men and landing between them and the bag carrying the spoils of war. He sneered at them, and both men dived towards him in order to take him out. A few swift strikes, and they were in pain but not out of the fight. He needed to take this chance now. Opening up the bag and rummaging through it, he found that there was only one sword within, carried inside a red sheath. He nodded to himself, re-sheathed his own weapons and pulled it out, running towards the door and barging it open, looking over at Amelia with a grin.
"Here, I got it back. Glad to be of assis--" His voice was cut off by the hand that gripped the back of his coat. His eyes opened wide, and he felt himself being pulled backwards, back into the tavern. A blade was held at the back of his neck, and a voice was telling him to let them take him inside, and that he would be kept alive if only to be tortured at their Hold. He blinked, swallowed and gave Amelia a look that told her,
'Help. Please.' Throwing the sword and sheathe towards her, he could only let out a few words before he was pulled back through the doors and into the tavern.
"Run... Sorry... Duskwall Hold... Lothe--" No more words could be said as he was dragged through the door and darkness overcame his eyes. His only hope now was that the beautiful young lady could get away without him. Their horses were open, and none of them would be able to catch her if she figured that out.
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The darkness finally gave away to dismal walls of stone. A rat skittered past in front of him, and his head hung loosely as he regained consciousness. Looking down, he noticed that he was completely naked, chained to the wall and trapped in this hole. He finally raised his head and saw the visage of a masked man, holding a whip and grinning.
"I have all the time in the world to break you, kiddo. Let's get real acquainted, if you know what I mean..."
Fri Nov 25, 2016 4:11 am by Dai
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» Serenity's Face Claims
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» Escape from Ezon [CLOSED]
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