Fate of A White Flower

their beds at home, hoping for the rain to fall and bring life to their crops in the field. The streets were mostly empty, the population of th

rought suffering on many of the traders in the village. When it went past them without stopping, many traders sighed in relief. It seemed that the heavens were lenient with them tonight despite what the weather might suggest. In f

come, he had been surprised and scared at once. His role in the organization was not a vital I've and none of the higher ups usually cared about what he did, so

rd to. His leader was n

destination: a large compound containing four buildings linked together to form a square. In the middle of the square, there was a tower-like structure that was obviously the most im

lly served a different purpose. It was the dwelling place of a very deadly individual,

in a frown. He rolled up his sleeve to reveal the dark jade tattoo in his fo

l gate. The man all but ran back to his wagon and tugged on the reins to direct the horses inside. The gates shut behind them with a loud cla

rgo. It was a beautiful ornate chest that had good mosaic drawings imprinted on its body. The edges were smooth and several precious stones dec

efully lifted the chest out of the wagon. His entire attention was on the item he was carrying, making him completely oblivious to the four dark figures hanging at the four corners of the wagon's ceiling. They were perfectly still, their chests rising ever

match and relit the lamp. Its yellow light filled the small room in the wagon again, only this time there was nothing inside except the chest. The man's actions became hurried as he took the chest and closed the wagon. He walked up to the front door of the building with the chest i

The hefty man asked

the chest in an appraising manner. Once he was convinced, he stepped aside with a grunt of approval for the

istle cut through the silence as a long metal chain extended from the darkness behind him and wrapped itself tightly around his neck., immediately cutting off his air supply and s

the building quickly and silently. The encounter had been so quick and quiet that none of the guards patrolling the inside walls had noticed an