Role

Chapter 6

Damn it! Alyce screamed in her mind. How could she be so weak
when she had the element of surprise on her side. Failures, every
single attempt. From the battle rager to the squires, all of them
escaped or pushed her back. How, how can I hope to impress the
wizard with such...such..paltry showings.

She strode through the streets of Seantryn, lost in her thoughts,
mulling over possibilities with each one she envisoned failure. She
grated her teeth, her anger and rage swelling at the thought of not
being able to make them suffer. All of them suffer like she had.

Alyce turned down an alley, two men following her. They could not
believe their luck to find such an attractive girl in such an
advantageous situation for them. The two men grinned at each other,
their thoughts of easy prey distracting them from the lair they had
walked into.

Alyce turned to them, a feign look of fear upon her face, eyes wide in
make believe terror. "Please...please don't hurt me," she whimpered.

The men laughed, closing in on the girl. One began to reply, but it was
to late, the spider had sprung her trap. His words a scream of pain as a
dagger found his stomach, a quick twist sealing his fate. Before his
friend could react, Alyce's foot swept his leg, sending him to the
ground follow by a swift kick to the face. He turned to crawl away,
only to find a crimson smile across his neck.

Her rage sated for now, she grinned. Yes, this could work. I'll use
deception to drive my enemies against one another. Let their axes,
their magic, their foolishness be an extenstion of my own dagger.
This, this might impress Viz. Damnable wizard, I hope you notice my
work, because they will not realize the night comes before its too late.

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I've been pretending to be something I'm not to every cabal. The
Fortress believes Alyce might be a rager, and thanks to the Ability of
Veil of Souls, I've been able to have her mask her dark nature. I've
made sure they've seen me without a red aura, made sure to "help"
them with information about their enemies to gain a little of their
trust. I've also managed to convince two of the leaders of the
Outlanders, Delk and Moja, that I hate the Empire and do not trust the
cities, that I seek to become a Herald. That farce has led me to feed
that to the village as well.

I've provided them locations of mages, especially of the Fortress,
hinting that I could be an ally. I've offered my scouting to the Spire,
especially Kira, letting on that I am trying to raise gold to be a guild
master. I've provided some information to Imperials as I attempt to
convince them I could be a good source for such things. Grakkor
doesn't trust me. He is the major pin that needs to fall.

All of this to impress Viz in hopes of finding a spot among the Scions.
All the while, even convincing an Initiate of the Jaguar to travel with
me. Hopefully Morius has noticed.