Recent content by Ellory Ashford

Jillian threw Elias a sad look as she watched him try to comfort Ellory. "She and her sister were close even with her being at the Academy," the bartender told Elias. "Guard family using their pull, ya know?" She finished drying the cup that she had in her hand then went to grab a glass of...

"Yes, soon-to-be but not anymore!" Ellory announced to the empty tavern. Ellory looked down at her glass with a sigh and nodded slowly. He was right, she needed to stop drinking. She had already drank enough and if she kept drinking she was liable to get emotional. Nope...too late... The...

Ellory gave Elias her own easy smile and then nodded in thanks for his condolences. She knew that once word got out, she would hear I am sorry for your loss more times than she cared to. She finished her drink and ordered another. There was a side eye from Jillian but she still fetched the...

Ellory nodded then looked down at his hand on her thigh. Now that he had gotten her to agree to leaving with him, they could get to the fun stuff. She didn’t stop his hand as he shifted his hand towards her inner thigh. She simply set her glass back on the table and smiled wickedly at Finnick...

Ellory savored the brief kiss even as she felt like she was loosing her mind. She was doing something absolutely insane for the first time in her life with a man she barely knew. It was wild. It was unknown. It was exciting. “How much time? I, of course, have to let my office know that I will...

Ellory hadn’t ever traveled before. She was loathe to admit that though. Finnick was already being a smug shit with her just thinking about it. “I have never used a portal stone before,” she said tentatively. “But…yes! Let’s do it!” She needed to get away from the city and the stupid thief...

Ellory liked the sound of all of that but she couldn’t just leave. She couldn’t. This was her life and she loved her job…most of the time. “Those sound like longer trips than just going on a vacation, Finnick,” she remarked and took a sip of her wine. “That sounds like leaving Vel Anir and this...

Ellory nodded. She figured that would be the case especially since she believed Logan was telling the truth. "We will follow up on this lead and hopefully that will give us some answers. Unfortunately, I cannot let you leave since you are our only suspect and because of the nature of the crime...

Ellory wished she had answers to the questions that surrounded this case. She wished it was open and shut but that was too easy. When the knock came, she excused herself and went outside to speak with the other Guard. She returned a few minutes later and looked at Logan solemnly. "I am...

Ellory listened to Logan's speculations without interruption. She had found it quite odd that Garron had been so quick to through his own kin to the wolves. There were many disagreements without Houses but most were solved within the House. They did not air dirty laundry so to speak. "Besides...

“I…” Ellory stopped. She couldn’t remember the last time she had a real vacation and actually left the area. She couldn’t just leave in the middle of a case though. That would be insane. Wasn’t it? “So what great places would you show me?” She wasn’t going to say okay without a little more...

Ellory looked at Finnick like he had lost his damn mind. The suggestion was completely ridiculous. She couldn’t just leave. She had a real job that required her to be there everyday. Oh yeah…and she barely knew the man. “You are insane! I barely know you and you want me to run off with you?”...

Ellory slowly stood up and walked over to the door. She opened it and looked into the hall. There was one Guard there and she shooed him further down the hall with the excuse of confidential business. Once she was satisfied that no one would overhear, she closed the door and came back to her...

Ellory was pleased to hear that the account from both Nobles matched. Yes, they could have come up with matching stories but neither story or teller were lying. She could just tell. Her years on this job and her natural ability to read people were usually never wrong. “Let’s say you are...

Ellory nodded again. She was glad he had decided to not lie to her about this at least. She already knew it was his. Lady Tal'deneshaar had already confirmed it for her. The Lady had been pacing Ellory's office talking about how she was going to disembowel Garron Banick when Ellory had excused...