Back Again (closed)

[Dart]

Dart had wanted to check back here, wanting to see if what she had done had caused the after effect that it was supposed to. She wanted to make sure that it slowed down the plans to hunt down the Hashshashin, even if only temporarily. She doubted she would be recognized by anyone. When she had attacked she had been moving quickly, fast enough that one would barely be able to get a look at her face. Her clothes were also different now, the dark cloak gone as well. Other than that the only other thing that might've been noticeable by anyone was her hair. It was hard to miss such a bright color. To hide it the best she could, it was pulled back from her face, put into a long braid that fell down the center of her back. The color looked darker that way.

Her back was against the wall of a building she was standing next to. Her arms were crossed as she looked out into the street with mild interest. She was mostly listening right now to the various conversations that were carried on, trying to catch some news about what was going on with the warrior's guild.

[Altaiir]

Altaiir sat rather casually across the way from her in a church steeple. To his back was the heavy old bell that rang every day at noon. He watched her for a few moments, wondering if she had noticed him by now. He's observed her the past two days since her initiation. She was a promising recruit. He had big plans for her.

Below was a shabby post of timid-looking guards. The Warrior guild was being led by the ragged assortment of elders that had lived far beyond their time. Too far.
There had been no open demonstrations, nor any sight of another Black Hunter that Dart had encountered on the roof. It's appearance intrigued Altaiir. He'd not thought the Warriors would act so deviously. It wasn't their way to hide and strike from the shadows.

[Dart]

Dart hadn't noticed Altaiir yet. But, as her eyes were searching the area again, they did rest on him for a moment, long enough to make eye contact if he were looking at her, then she looked away.

The warrior guild may have been in bad shape now, but the second they got a new leader that would change and she was sure they'd start again with their plan. It would have been good information to find out if there was anyone considered to be fit to take over for them. But so far Dart had learned nothing of that, and she didn't dare get too close to any of the ones of the guild. Even though she looked a bit different, she didn't want to run the risk of being recognized as the one who had killed the previous leader.

For a moment, she made eye contact with Altaiir for another second before turning and walking deeper into the alley. She had been moving mostly through the alleys while she was here, and she was going to listen to a different area for a while. That, and she didn't like being watched much.

[Altaiir]

He let her leave without following her. He hadn't come to the city to stalk her. He had things he had to attend to in the city. His informants had to be able to relay information to him in a manner that let him question them on his terms. If he let them come to him, they would have time to plan and speak deceptively. By showing up at their doorstep, he was able to pick out traitors. He didn't have many, but there had been one or two in the past and he'd learned from them.

[Dart]

She moved around the city a bit, still not catching anymore useful information. It was starting to seem like this was pointless, or at least the way she was going about it was pointless. After a short while, she headed back to were she had seen Altaiir, quickly and easily getting up to where she had seen him.

[Altaiir]

Altaiir was about to climb down when he noticed there was some activity below. There were several warriors gathered in a small mass at ground. A civil dispute it looked like.

The warriors were in a line protecting the Cathedral entrance. There was what appeared to be an angry protest outside. Several rioters had their faces covered to hide their identity. Altaiir scoffed at it. The monks in the cathedral were friends of the guild.

He heard Dart approach.

[Dart]

Dart wa sure he knew that she was there, so she didn't do anything to announce her presence, wasn't neccessary."What's going on down there?" She asked quietly as she came up next to him, looking down at the scene of the rioters.

[Altaiir]

"Protest is about to become a hostile demonstration."
He eyed the monks standing helplessly behind the wall of knights on the front steps.
"Individuals in the crowd have less control over themselves and often push aside their morals and belief structure when the mob begins to act. This could turn dangerous very quickly. It doesn't appear to be planned however. Though it wouldn't surprise me to find someone agitating the crowd to incite a violent advance."

[Dart]

"Mob mentality?" SHe said lightly, her eyes scanning over every person in the crowd. "I don't think they would get violent if it weren't for someone agitating the crowd, whether it is because of someone in the crowd, or possibly the warriors are causing it."

"If someone doesn't calm them down then this willl not end good."

[Altaiir]

"Actually, I believe the Warriors are the defenders in this case. Watch for unusual activity inside the mob. The people are mad about something and it looks like they're after the monks for some reason. If things turn violent, we will have to intervene."

The masked rioters were inciting members of the crowd around them. Whether they were spreading rumors or calling out obsenities, it was hard to tell from this distance.

Something caught Altaiir's eye from across the marketplace. There were two men with crossbows on a roof top.
"I just got the feeling there is more planning behind this riot than I originally thought."

[Dart]

Dart was keeping her eyes on the mob, but so far hadn't seen anything unusual. They were masked, so there had to be some plan behind this, but it was hard to tell, mostly they just looked to b e trying to get others involved.

When he spoke again, she glanced at him for a moment, before moving her eyes to look in the same direction Altaiir's was. She saw teh two men on the roof, then let her eyes move to the crowd again. "Time to intervene?"

[Altaiir]

He nodded, serious, confident as usual. "Can you handle the two on the roof?"
His vision caught a taller hooded figure making its way to the front of the group. It had a staff in one hand and a long sword in the other. Weapons.

The warrior line shook without leadership. The Cathedral would fall.

[Dart]

Dart looked at the two on the roof again for a moment before nodding. "Yes, I'm sure I can handle them easily." She said, her eyes now looking for the quickest way to the roof top. She found one easily. "Good luck." She said to him, moving back from the edge of where they were, and easily jumping to another nearby rooftop to make her way to the two with crossbows.

[Altaiir]

Altaiir dropped down to the streets below, pushing through the mob from the rear.
The warriors braced for a charge as the crowd yelled. Altaiir stretched his hand out, gripping the ejecting shank. The hooded figure suddenly turned, somehow hearing the blade through all the noise. Altaiir suddenly dropped into a sprint, now shoving those who weren't wise enough to move out of the way.

[Dart]

Dart glanced briefly at what was happening in the crowd as she moved from roof to roof until she made the last jump to the one with the two crossbowmen on it. She landed silently, then charged at both, ejecting the blade attached to her wrist, while holding her dagger in the other.