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It was a strange predicament he found himself in. He’d already begun to put up notices in the underground for an assassin to help him fix the mess he’d made. How very strange it was that such a predicament was so much as conceivable, but so it was. He himself sat in the corner of one of the less reputable inns of the city of Vel Anir. It was a rather run down place, with tables that were patched back together half heartedly as a result of the frequent fights in that very inn. He hid there mostly due to the fact that no guard wanted to come into it because it was simply too much headache to deal with.

He waited there for whomever decided that his notice was worth checking out. Accept he was no fool, and waited for who ever it was in a different place than he said he’d wait in as a precaution.
 
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As he waited a women with almost pure white hair roamed around the inn, donned in a typical maid outfit common throughout the country. For most it would seem pretty normal, most patrons not caring, actually enjoying the apparent 'new girl' at the run down inn.

For anyone with a trained eyes they would notice that her movements were different, calculated, their eyes wandering everyone and a while, often turning to a certain point. For her it was the place were this new employer would be waiting, but it would seem said individual was familiar with staying hidden while meeting with people.

If the person who was looking for skill set was wise enough they would not her occasional glint towards the designated meeting area. All they would then need to do I call her over to their table with no one else the wiser.

Conrad
 
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The maid. That was her. How strange that an assassin be dressed in such a fashion, but then again, it was a very strange situation. He told himself to prepare for further abstractions in the near future.

He caught her eye when she looked his way, and beckoned her over. Normally he'd have some sort of flirtatious expression, as his strain of vampire relied largely on seduction to get food, but not tonight. Tonight was pure business, a straight, humourless expression wore he, and a haunched posture to seem more like a standard sized man, though those who were slightly more observant would see his superior size easily.

His coat of black hid his steel armour, a good was pulled down on his back and on the table in front of him and to the left was a smooth, steel mask.

When she sat with him he would not beat around the bush. "So you are someone with the particular skill set I'm looking for?"
 
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The two's eyes met, his expression was like hers blank almost without emotions, that was him. Having finished serving her table she strode over to the darky dressed man, standing at the opposing side of the wooden table.

"I have a partially set of skills, will you allow me to 'serve' you? I will point out my rate can be high depending on the task". It was a little cliché but posing at the maid and being possible interested in a peroneal employee was a good way to these types of deals.

She rather enjoyed hiding in plane sight and being able to conduct business without having to shy away from the public. Conrad
 
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“Expenses can be covered.” He said calmly. Then standing up he said. “Let’s go somewhere more discreet to discuss the details.”

He took her outside and into the alleyways behind the inn. Then he said it simply. “I need a number of people dead. They know my face and are on their guard, so I a man compelled to turn to you to either kill them or open the way for me to do so. What price have you for such a task?”
 
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Into an alleyway? That could be taken the wrong way but she kept her mouth shut for the time being. Someone told her this man wasn’t someone to mess with, be it words or actions, herself standing quietly behind while walking out of the tavern.

“Seems you are in quite a bit of trouble, how many do you need dead and what are their stations? If they are nobles or rich merchants of sorts the price will differ”. Mainly due to foreseeable dangers and roadblocks but also due the possible social issues if powerful wound up dead.

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“Seems you are in quite a bit of trouble, how many do you need dead and what are their stations? If they are nobles or rich merchants of sorts the price will differ”

“Twelve, four of which are nobles, six are merchants, and the remaining two are professional spies. I know enough about where they are, but they’re all waiting for me, the fear of attack is the only reason I can think of that they haven’t called on specialists to get rid of me, so I need some outside help to get rid of them.”
 
"That is quite a lot of people to kill, the merchants shouldn't be to much of a worry, I have connections there, the nobles, harder but manageable, but those last two, hmmm". Assassins were easier to handle, they could be predictable in their actions more so if they had a target, but spy's, their whole thing was staying hidden. "I think I may have a way to deal with those spies but in return payment for the last two will be base on the diffulity that I have with them, you able to handle that"?

Conrad
 
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"That is quite a lot of people to kill, the merchants shouldn't be to much of a worry, I have connections there, the nobles, harder but manageable, but those last two, hmmm". Assassins were easier to handle, they could be predictable in their actions more so if they had a target, but spy's, their whole thing was staying hidden. "I think I may have a way to deal with those spies but in return payment for the last two will be base on the diffulity that I have with them, you able to handle that"?

Conrad

“I can cover the expenses, and you won’t be the only one hunting. I need you to get close enough to deliver a blow, or scare them into a vulnerable position so that I might kill them myself.” He said to her. He looked down at the earth to a large cobblestone. He grabbed the edge and lifted it up to reveal a head sized black bag, which he opened to reveal gold coins. “This is the dead drop, where your payments will be left. This first payment is in advance.”
 
Her eyes lit up at the sight of the bag of gold, knowing full well that a bag of that size, if full would be worth a lot. "If that is the case say no more, and you killing them would make things easier". With her connections she could 'warn' certain merchants of a plot to kill them as a few probably knew of her exploits. Give them wrong information and let Conrad do the killing. She'd be seen as trying to help them and suspicion would not be placed on her. "I shall start right now if you wish".
 
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"I shall start right now if you wish".

“That would be most preferable.” He said in all seriousness. “I’ll be watching so that I may take advantage of any openings you provide.”

He pulled from his coat a letter, “This is a list of the people that I need dead. Their names, their profession and the districts that they frequent.”
 
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She took the letter, opening it and scanning the varying names, giving a nod at the mans words. "I shall start with the merchants first, I'll lure them out by informing them that some assassin is after them and I'll give you their escape routes, from there the nobles will be looking to hire protection against you, giving me time to infiltrate them as a body guard but letting you in and then 'losing' to you in a fight".

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She took the letter, opening it and scanning the varying names, giving a nod at the mans words. "I shall start with the merchants first, I'll lure them out be informing them that some is after them and I'll give you their escape routes, from there the nobles will be looking to hire protection against you, giving me time to infiltrate them as a body guard but letting you in and then 'losing' to you in a fight".

Conrad

“That would certainly work.” He said to her simply. “I imagine that they will need to trust you first, long before they believe you. Do you have a plan to do that?”

He was no assassin, and he certainly didn’t know anything about subterfuge. He was cautious and he knew how to disappear and stay hidden, but he was no spy. So the subterfuge would be up to her.
 
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"The merchants should be easy, my family are merchants themselves and just knowing my last name is enough, combine that with me known job as a body guard and maid they wouldn't have any reason to doubt me". She would just need them to keep quite about and not reveal she was the one informing them about the 'assassin'. Someone with a a good eye would probably think it's strange that the people she warned all wound up dead.

"As for the nobles I can pull a few strings but will need to keep on the low so people don't see me going from mansion to mansion as a body guard, the main problem will be with the spies, but we will cross that bridge when we come to to".

Conrad
 
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"The merchants should be easy, my family are merchants themselves and just knowing my last name is enough, combine that with me known job as a body guard and maid they wouldn't have any reason to doubt me". She would just need them to keep quite about and not reveal she was the one informing them about the 'assassin'. Someone with a a good eye would probably think it's strange that the people she warned all wound up dead.

“Then let us start with them. Any names you recognize?” He asked. If she had personal ties to any of them she might be a liability not a solution. Be they positive or negative. So he had to know here and now.

"As for the nobles I can pull a few strings but will need to keep on the low so people don't see me going from mansion to mansion as a body guard, the main problem will be with the spies, but we will cross that bridge when we come to to".

“I can pull a few strings on my end too. I can reach out to people I know who would be willing to help out and make things easier for both of us. As for the spies, I’m already working leads and upcoming opportunities to knock them off balance.”
 
"Sadly no, I am not from around this area, a few of their family names seem familiar but that is about it". And even then it was other members of her family that probably dealt with them.

"It would seem we have a working plan, I can get started tomorrow morning, after all it is the best time of day to make an escape from someone such as yourself". Herself hinting towards Conrad state of being, even if she didn't really know what he was gut feeling said some sort of undead.
 
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"It would seem we have a working plan, I can get started tomorrow morning, after all it is the best time of day to make an escape from someone such as yourself". Herself hinting towards Conrad state of being, even if she didn't really know what he was gut feeling said some sort of undead.

He cocked an eyebrow. “You’re a sharp one. Good.”

He looked towards the inn, then handed her a key. “You can use my room. It’s already payed for. I have somewhere to be, and I need to be there soon. Come back here after sunrise and inform me on your first target, and I will shadow him. Happy hunting.”

And with that he zipped away, his vampiric blood letting him streak down the alleyway in a flash. And she was alone.
 
“Room? But I work here”. She replied only to see him already flash away, leaving the maid in the alley way with a bag of gold. “I suppose I should finish up my shift and then get started“. The faster these people died the sooner she couls get paid more.

Conrad
 
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He, as he said, was waiting for her in the same alley at sunrise, a black hood pulled over his head, and a smooth, blank steel mask covered his face, the only disruptions in the mirror-smooth surface were the eyeholes. When she told him which of the targets she would handle first, he would nod, then leave.

Her target, as is often the case with merchants, was a bit overweight. Not obese but definitely rounded in the middle. He wore a long red coat with a yellow sash to hold it down, bejeweled rings were around a few of his fat fingers, and he held a coin purse while he was brokering a deal with some stall owners.

“Sir, madam, I assure you that this deal would benefit both of us tremendously.” He said in a heavy accent, “I purchase your business and you continue to run the stall for regular pay from my companies.”

“Yes, a pay that is half what we make already, which is barely enough to feed us and our children.” The man said angrily, his accent more northern. “We cannot accept this deal, it would, quite literally kill us.”
 
That was not a very sound economic practice if she had to say. Though one for always getting as much money as she could Ipatiy was at least sustainable in her methods. Screw to many people over and it often came back to bite you one way or another.. kind of like what would happen soon.

Putting on her straight almost emotionless like expression and walking up to the group. As they talked Ipatiy moved up behind the Merchant, clearing her throat and giving a short bow. "I hope I am not bothering you sir, but there is something I must talk to you about that is of the utmost important to your business dealings here".

Conrad
 
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Putting on her straight almost emotionless like expression and walking up to the group. As they talked Ipatiy moved up behind the Merchant, clearing her throat and giving a short bow. "I hope I am not bothering you sir, but there is something I must talk to you about that is of the utmost important to your business dealings here".

“What is it peasant?” He asked annoyed, he clearly didn’t much care for her interruption. But he was a businessman, he’d listen if there’s was money to be made. So he looked at her, and seeing her attire assumed she was one of his servants. “Well spit it out.”
 
"Forgive me sir, letter addressed by the Kozlov family from Elbion has arrived to address some information that I think you would find most interesting, certainly more then dealing with this petty stall". Just that name alone would probably get his attention, and it wasn't a lie, 'she' did want to tell him something, but without letting on she was a family member and somewhere more private. "Due to the state of this information i think it would be best to talk about this somewhere private".

Conrad
 
"Forgive me sir, letter addressed by the Kozlov family from Elbion has arrived to address some information that I think you would find most interesting, certainly more then dealing with this petty stall". Just that name alone would probably get his attention, and it wasn't a lie, 'she' did want to tell him something, but without letting on she was a family member and somewhere more private. "Due to the state of this information i think it would be best to talk about this somewhere private".

The Kozlov name did catch his attention, while he wasn’t exactly poor, he owned a company, but he hadn’t expected to hear from that family. He nodded, “very well then, lead the way.”

He would follow her to his residence or wherever it is that was appropriate for receiving the message she was to deliver.
 
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Ipatiy gave a small bow before she began to lead him away, taking a letter from her pocket and handing it to him. The seal of her family on the letter to show it's significance, inside being the false information about Conrad and how to escape him.

"I have been instructed to see your safe passage, being a lucrative trader yourself with in this area losing you to some form of undead would be quite problematic".
 
The seal of her family on the letter to show it's significance, inside being the false information about Conrad and how to escape him.

"I have been instructed to see your safe passage, being a lucrative trader yourself with in this area losing you to some form of undead would be quite problematic".

The man took the envelope with surprise, and he opened in unsure of what to expect. He read, and his eyes grew wide as he did. Then she spoke, and he looked up. “Very well, I have an escape plan. A way out, thank you for the warning. Unless the route has been comprimised. Come with me, I’ll see you rewarded for your service. And I’ll be sure to thank the Kozlovs for having sent for me.”
 
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