For years, Baron Draieh had been seeking a way to take over the neighboring Duchy of Artal. In order to achieve his desires, he needed a way to capture the territory without Golgoth's king getting involved with his army, though. There were many in the court who thought he'd succeeded when he arranged the marriage of his foppish son, Raek, to Duke Artal's daughter, Ilusial. Waiting for the Duke's death and for his only living heir to inherit, though, was too slow for the impatient Baron. Thus, he sent to the Kae Solune: thieves, spies, assassins. A simple murder would look too suspicious, too convenient. They needed something more creative, so they selected one of their initiates, Kallin, for this unusual task.
All of which explained what he was doing crouched in a shadowy corner of the Duke's castle courtyard. He'd chosen his night well and simply needed to wait for the stormclouds above to drop their burden. Once the storm drove the guards indoors, the half-Elf rushed across the only open ground in his way. He folded his lank frame almost double to present a smaller target, just in case any guards happened to be looking outside. Then, he quickly scampered up the wall he'd chosen days before, concealed from the view of the wall towers. Through a window he'd "paid" a serving wench to leave unlatched, and the hardest parts were done. As soon as Kallin was sure the coast was clear, he ducked out of the third floor storeroom, turned left, and covered the thirty paces which brought him within spitting distance of the Duchess-to-be's chambers.
Instinctively eager, yet habitually cautious, Kallin paused at the door and brushed a stray lock of wavy blonde hair from his face. A pair of tool appeared in his hands. With them, he quickly dispensed with the ridiculously simple lock and shut the door, barring it with a murmured spell. A second spell cast a pall of absolute silence over the room. He didn't need the girl waking and calling down the guards afterall. If that happened, his whole mission would be for naught. Even with his spell working, Kallin kept his awkward looking toe-heel gliding step, one which made little enough noise in the worse of circumstances.
Only then did the Kae Solune look around the richly appointed rooms to spot his target. Her rather large bed dominated the room, and it seemed to Kallin's night trained eye that she was soundly asleep in the center of it. His rather simple spell working perfectly, he moved noiselessly across the room and threw back the covers.
The willowy, pale, young woman (Kallin judged her to be between eighteen and twenty, a bit old for a betrothed), rolled over and curled up at the sudden chill. As she did so, the intruder realized that his job was suddenly simpler, for she slept in the nude. The moonlight cast upon her pale flesh. As the cone of minimal light crept slowly across her body, the growing pebbliness of her now exposed nipples confirmed this fact of her nudity. Already, the Shadow felt his body stirring, telling him that this assignment could be equally mixed with enjoyment.
Even as these observations ran through his mind, Kallin's eyes traveled the length of her trim body, from golden hair to firm pale breasts, slightly rounded belly to shapely calves, and back up again. His pants and belt made no sound as they hit the floor. He needed to get on with his mission before his spell wore off.
Taking hold of Ilusial's shoulder, he rolled her onto her back. She woke almost instantly, but Kallin was already climbing between her sprawled legs. Her first instinct followed, the girl's full luscious lips parted in a soundless scream. Her assailant smiled at her confusion as he covered her breasts with his hands. A perfect handful, not too large or too small. This would be a pleasurable job afterall, he thought.
And he wanted to make it enjoyable for her too, despite the throbbing erection that urged him to do otherwise. Afterall, he had never left a partner unsatisfied, to the best of his knowledge. Despite the fact that this was an assignment, Kallin refused to put a blemish on his 'record.'
