⚔ 2 - Colonial Rite

[orderispeace]

Who: Haytham Kenway & OPEN
What: Giving the gate guards a greeting
When: Dusk
Where: Ironwall, near the main gate
Rating: PG for snark

"Still guarding the gate are we?"

Haytham spoke casually as he approached the pair of guard blocking the main gateway out of town. It was a wonder that they bothered with the pretense of keeping them inside at all. It wouldn't be too difficult to find the weakness in a wall defense in a city of this size. There was too much area to protect and no where near the man power necessary to oversee everything.
But, this was only a test. How they would react to him was something Haytham very much wished to find the answer to.

"You're doing a fine job. I doubt it has moved an inch since you started."

As expected the guards raised their weapons at him as he came too near for their comfort, but from here he could catch a glimpse of the world beyond the wall. It looked, well, a bit pastoral actually. At least until the woods rose up in the distance.

"You do realize your efforts are entirely futile? If some one wished to leave it would be simple enough to do so."

Though Haytham made no move for his own weapons one of the guards took issue with his statements and moved close enough to give the smug man a shove. Hmm, not so well trained that they were above making a mistake it seemed. That move would have left the guard open to attack... again if the Templar really had any desire to attack.

"Shove off! Unless you want your eyes blackened!"

Haytham raised a staying hand, "I have no intention of initiating a battle. Fortunately for you, I have a few others things to see to today. However," his voice took on a slightly dangerous edge, "If it did come to blows you would suffer more than a simple black eye."

With his curiosity satisfied the Grand Master stepped away from the gate., allowing the guards the opportunity to relax again.

Comments

[orderispeace]

It was a sweet job, as long as you didn't mind killing... and Haytham didn't.

"Most of the skills have to do with stealth or with disabling the enemy in some manner. They do seem to have magical attributes to them as well. The lock-picking skill I was taught did at least."

To say he was taught lock-picking was a bit incorrect. He knew how to pick locks before he arrived. For him it had been more enhancing his own abilities and discovering the magic that would make lock picking even easier.

[rebonding]

Stealth had never been Korra's strongpoint. Even putting her in a full bodysuit had left it difficult for her to blend in with the Equalists, after all. So this sneaky stuff sounded pretty cool.

"So's that mean you guys go on missions mostly in the city? Like at night and stuff?"

[orderispeace]

"Thus far, no. We have only been learning the methods they wish us to use here. I suppose in time that might become the case."

Apparently the thieves guild felt they had a lot to learn before sending them off on any potentially dangerous missions like that.

[rebonding]

"Oh... So more like they're training you to work for them?" That stunk, though it made sense. Maybe these people were a little bit smarter than to make their "guests" too strong for them to keep a handle on.

[orderispeace]

"Isn't that the case with all of the guilds? There is said to be levels we will be unable to reach simply because we are not native to this world."

[rebonding]

"Yeah, I guess you're right. It's all just a way to keep an eye on us." Which Haytham had already said, but after a little thinking Korra realized just how right he was. Sure, it was great to live at the Mages' guild, where they had their big fancy building and supplied them with food. But it was just a cover up for keeping an eye on strangers.

[orderispeace]

"It needn't always be this way, but for now it would be better to play along, learn what we can."

Once they saw more on how this place worked and who was in charge, methods could be employed to change things.