by Pistol Annie #1 NPC » Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:18 am
Cyprian grumbled. He wasn't too fond of these kids, the ones who had stolen from his stand... but he was part of their group now. He knelt by the bridge (which was starting to crack) and held out his hand. "C'mon kid! Get a move on," he shouted. "You don't have much time."
Someone put a knife to his throat just then. "Can you not!" Cyprian growled. "I came here to warn you about these guards, and this is how you repay me huh?"
Cilan got some breathing room as the guard closest to him went down. The soldier did cough some blood on the back of Cilan's neck, which was pretty revolting, but hey. At least Cilan wasn't the one bleeding to death.
"Thanks, Mallory!" he laughed, actually feeling carefree as he ran from the guards. These idiots couldn't catch him. His laugh turned into a shout of horror as the ground below him began to fall. Part of the cliff was crumbling off. Cilan jumped to safety, but not quickly enough. He didn't fall but he wasn't able to get a secure footing, and only managed to catch the cliff with one of his hands. He dangled there as the guards caught up.
He could hear the freezing waters of the river roaring far, far down below.
"Fancy that," one guard smirked. "Solara's little boy is gonna meet the same fate as his mommy."
"Should we take him to Alastair?" another asked.
"Nah. Finish him off, and let's tell the King we killed him. We're gonna be rich," the first guard laughed and stepped on Cilan's hand. The boy yelled with pain, but clung on tightly with his other hand.
"Looks like we can't be Mr. Nice Guy with this kid," sneered the second guard as he pulled out a knife and plunged it into the boy's remaining hand. Cilan lost his grip then and fell, shouting in horror on the way down. The guards heard a loud splash, and then silence.
They all burst out laughing. One gestured obscenely at the kids on the other side. "We're gonna let the other cities know about you. Don't worry, you'll join your friend there soon!"