U N D E R G R O U N D - (Thieves Guild RP) -OPEN-

[deadeye]

--Rune--Tagged: Fabian--
Rune smirked, ''If you'd like to call it like that.'' she answered, drawing her rapier out of its sheath. The woman switched into her fighting stance, with one arm behind her back and the other one holding her weapon at her side, her eyes focused on the man in front of her. Wielding a blade was one of the few things she enjoyed learning when she was twelve, and even though her father was against it, he did admit his daughter had a good way with swords and that he was proud. She was always strict to herself about the only discipline she was good at and she could not forgive herself when she made a wrong move, a wrong slash. Once she cared about that, now she only cares about getting the job done, no matter how sloppily her rapier is used. A few moments passed, the light breeze playing with the fallen leaves and the faint songs of the birds singing filled the air, almost seeming like a calm before the storm. And that was exactly that.

Suddenly, the woman lunged forward, quickly slashing once, twice, and after the third one she stepped backwards, knowing she'd get a response to this, and she didn't want to be right in front of his potential blow. Besides, this was enough to start with.

[Keriae]

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[ male ] [ tagged: rune ]

Her words held a slight joking tone and it caused a look of amusement. Her fighting stance, however, was almost perfect. It was balanced and level, all weight distributed evenly. Her slim sword, a rapier, was held in a good grip. It all looked like she was very-well trained and he gave a small nod of approval. She would be a good opponent if what he had seen so far was anything to go on. If not, he'd have to tutor her, teach her something else, something that would better her. He had received training form a rich Duke after all, just in case he would ever be needed for battle. Years with the blade in his fist as his only weapon had narrowed his skill.

Steel flashed before his face and his own blade shot up to block the blow but it wasn't near enough to to even brush against his skin. Instead Rune stepped back out of the way. But Fabian would not fall for her taunt, he would not step into the trap she had likely planned. "Is that the best you've got?" He questioned, twirling his sword theatrically before the blade stilled.

[deadeye]

--Rune--Tagged: Fabian--
Nothing; the man only twirled his sword and taunted her. She has expected at least one single slash from Fabian, but she was left disappointed. Though he didn't do as she thought he would, it simply showed that he was not that easy to trick, and she liked that. The grip around her weapon tightened, her arm still behind her back, ''Well, you'll see.'' she said with a grin, pulling out three throwing knives out of her belt. With a quick motion of her hand, the three slim blades were flung at the man, but not with the intention of actually hitting him, merely being a distraction. Yes, she was willing to play with such dirty tricks, but those were her strengths when it came to fighting. She couldn't remember the last time she had won a fair duel without them, but it was not like she really tried to. Without wasting any of her time, Rune lunged at the man again with a thrust which turned into a few quick slashes, then the woman quickly twirled around the man, positioning herself behind him. Wounding Avis was not in her mind, but she had to show her skills now, no? Besides, a few scratches wouldn't be such a big problem. Taking one of her daggers into her left hand, the woman slashed once more, backing away and returning to her stance, a bit of defensiveness showing it the way she stood.

[Keriae]

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[ male ] [ tagged: rune ]

She threw herself at him once more, but not until she had thrown three daggers at him. Fabian ducked the highest flying but the other two soared directly past his ears, skimming under the rim of his hat and brushing the curled locks on the side of his head. They thudded to the ground behind him - he only just heard the impact - and began to rise into a full standing position when Rune's sword was once again in his face. Another duck. I've done too much ducking today, he thought to himself. He caught sight of her feet but she moved behind him before he could do anything. She was fast, like a viper: he heard the tearing of leather and felt his coat loosen. "You did not just cut through my best coat." Avis rumbled, spinning around. "Oh, you'll pay for that." The thief's arm raised above his head and then his sword was arching downwards. He wouldn't strike too hard, definitely not. He wasn't a thuggish brute.

[deadeye]

--Rune--Tagged: Fabian--
The woman laughed at his words, ''Oh, and who will make me pay? You?'' she said with a grin on her face, noticing Fabian's blade coming towards her. The figure twirled out of the sword's way, perhaps too carelessly, and the blade's tip ripped right through her cloak. A moment later the light fabric fell on the ground and when she noticed the only thing that was left of it was the hood on her shoulders, Rune was ready to strangle the man. ''Oh, now you're deep in it, Avis.'' she said, tossing her rapier onto the ground next to her and taking the second dagger from her belt, accompanied by a few extra throwing knives. She repeated the same thing; the blades were thrown at the man, this time aiming a bit better with the intention of leaving a scratch on the man's skin, and she followed afterwards. Once, twice, three or four times the woman slashed, the strikes blindingly fast, but they barely had the power to leave a deeper cut in Avis's flesh; as much as she loved that cloak, she couldn't weigh it with Fabian's well being. But a few cuts and bruises would be forgiven, no?

[Keriae]

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[ male ] [ tagged: rune ]

Aha! He'd managed to slash right through her cloak in retaliation. The light fabric drifted from her shoulders and fluttered to the forest floor. "I think I did just make you pay." He commented with an musing smirk. But he was forced to roll out of the way of yet more daggers - how did she even carry that many? - and he hit the floor with his shoulder, absorbing the impact and rolling with his momentum. But when he got to his booted feet Rune was upon him in an instant, a fury of silver blades diving for his face. the tips nicked and cut at the skin of his jawline, of his shoulders. His sword was still to hand though, although with her so close he could not use it. So Avis wrapped one arm around her waist and the other one, his free one, shot up to take hold of one of her wrists. He was the stronger of the both, he knew that. "Ready to give up?"

[deadeye]

--Rune--Tagged: Fabian--
The visible cuts and scratches on the man's face brought satisfaction to her, but she did not think he'd get desperate to the point where he'd use his naturally bigger strength against her. An arm around her waist, an arm around her wrist; no way of getting out with just one free arm. Rune tried to free herself from his grip with struggling, but the man was simply stronger than her. And she didn't want to hit him, or stab him for that matter. The woman smiled at his words, ''Well, I can't do much, now can I?'' she said, then brought her dagger closer to his throat (luckily she still had a good grip on it), and looked into his ocean blue eyes, ''Too bad you don't have one extra arm.'' she grinned and moved closer to him, her lips next to his ear, ''Checkmate, Avis.'' she whispered, removing the dagger from his neck once she was sure she obtained her goal - the expression on his face. Rune was pleased with herself, with the way she handled his defensive style, though it wouldn't surprise her if the man was holding back in the would-be fight. He was a gentleman after all. ''A rematch? And this time, try to be more aggressive. This was boring.'' she teased with a cheeky smirk, the flicker in her eyes giving off playfulness, but also amusement.

[Keriae]

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[ male ] [ tagged: rune ]

He'd been outmanoeuvred by the woman. He might have had a tight grip on her waist, he might have had a tight grip on her wrist, and might have her slender frame pressed against his bulk, but somehow she managed to wriggle like a snake and press another of those infernal daggers to his Adam's apple. He could feel the cool, sharp edge against the thin skin as she leaned close. And Avis could also feel the way her breath, hot and heavy from the strain of exercise, pooled against his stubbly cheek when she whispered in his ear. Was he a chess piece then? He must have been the king then. The analogy was almost enough to make him laugh out loud when he uncoiled his limbs and let Rune go. Looking at her olive eyes, Fabian detected a hint of another challenge. Then she dared him to a rematch, to let everything loose. He was about to accept when he heard the thunder of hooves. Swearing loudly, Avis snatched up his companion's cloak and threw it at her. He didn't think they'd be able to retrieve all of her daggers but they could have a chance to get away from the guards.

[deadeye]

--Rune--Tagged: Fabian--
She saw it in his eyes; he was ready to accept. Oh, and this time it would've been even more fun. But the thunder of hooves and the irritatingly loud rumble of the guards coming their way ruined the fun and the woman let out a sigh, suddenly seeing the ripped piece of her cloak flying at her. Caught off guard, she let the fabric fall onto the ground, but then she bent and picked it up, rolling it into a dark ball of dusty fabric. Without even looking back to see where her throwing knives were, she followed the man as the sounds of horses and men were getting louder and louder. He sure seemed to be angry at the guards who were coming, but she couldn't tell if it was because they could catch them or because they ruined their fun. Maybe both. ''Where are we going?'' she asked quietly, glancing at the man leading the way. She was not sure there was any place near they could hide in, and the hideout was fifteen minutes away from where they were now. Unless Avis had hiding in the bushes on his mind, there weren't many options left.

[Keriae]

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[ male ] [ tagged: rune ]

Fabian didn't think he'd ever run so fast in his life. His feet pounded on the leaf litter as his long strides helped him cover a lot of ground in only a few seconds. It was nothing near the stride of a horse but it was helping him pull away. The sound of footsteps behind him told him that Rune was following him but he knew they would never make it back to the guild on foot. Not with guards on horseback intent on catching them. Besides, he couldn't lead them to the base. But where could they go? There were no huts, there was no shelter where they could hide. Then an idea hit him harder than any punch. Of course. It was so obvious. How could he had forgotten?

"In the trees, now!" He ordered hoarsely, taking a running leap off of a protruding rock. His fingers wrapped around the rough bark of an oak tree branch and Avis hauled himself onto it before rushing to the trunk. The leaves were thick here, so thick that, from the ground, he hadn't even been able to see the trunk. He felt comfortable that he would not been seen. Laying down on the branch, Avis looked for Rune and offered his hand.