A Dark Mission|Skyheort, Talen'sul

[Northen Light36]

Mathew rides his horse boldly into Talen'sul, looking like he doesn't have a care in the world. His skill as a rider is shown in the ease with which he controls his terrified horse. While the animal is trembling and the whites of it's eyes are showing, it continues to respond to Mathew's commands as the two sign fends off the lightning and directs the beast towards the fanciest house in sight.

"I would lay money on that house there being the home of our guest to be, Sorin," he annouces to his compaion. "Come along, I wish to be gone from here as swiftly as possible. The stench of these cattle and whores has never settled well with me." Mathew chuckles at his own sneer and continues to lead the way up to the home of Saph and Laura Calder.

[aivea]

Sorin wrinkles up his nose in disgust at the sight of the building. "You know, if you're going to make a show of wealth out of where you live, it tends be a good idea to bother to add in some way to defend it." He chuckles then adds, "Of cource you and I know. Sometimes I forget that they are incapable of reasoning, even on a level that seems so obvious to us."

He follows Mathew and conceals the shame he feels with showing even more contempt and anger toward the Winds than usual.

[Northen Light36]

Arriving at the Calder home, Mathew ties the horses to the fence and strides calmly up the garden path. "Now Sorin, remember this has to be done quickly and quietly. We get ourselves invited in, we knock the whore out quietly and we leave before anyone knows we were here," he murmurs to his companion before knocking on Laura's door.

[Kender Bard]

Laura opened the door and peeked out with sleepy eyes. She knuckled them and remarked, "Yes? Can I help you? Do come in, out of the lightning please. I'd hate for my guests to be fried on the doorstep." She opened the door a little wider for them.

[Northen Light36]

Mathew smiles charmingly and takes the invitation, subtly shifting his grip on his cane so as to be able to better land a strike on Laura as soon as the door closes. "Am I right to think this is the house of Lady Laura and Lord Saph Calder?" he asks politely. "I was asked to see that, with this terrible weather, that the lady of the household was safe."

[Kender Bard]

Laura smiled, touched. "That's sweet of you, sir." She starts to close the door. "I am well, merely lonely. I miss my husband."

[Northen Light36]

Mathew continues to make all the right noises as he waits for the second the door shuts. Before the click of the closing door leaves the air, he strikes, lashing out with both his cane (aimmed at Laura's head) and a bolt of lightning. He wants to over power this woman and leave as swiftly as possible, taking nobles at this early stage of the game is a risky move.

[Kender Bard]

Laura gives a startled cry as the cane connects with her head, but she's unconscious as soon as she hits the ground, scorched from the lightning bolt.

[Northen Light36]

Mathew wastes no time, removing a couple of lengths of rope from around his waist to bid Laura's hands and feet then stuffing a rag snatched from the kitchen into her mouth. "Let's go," he orders Sorin, slinging his prisoner over his shoulder and already heading out the door. "We've gotten what we came for."

[aivea]

Sorin follows with a smirk and eyes Laura with an odd expression. "Can I have her when we get back?"

[Northen Light36]

"We'll see," Mathew replies, making no promises as he mounts his horse and slings Laura over the animal's neck before kicking it roughly into a canter towards home. "Come on!"