Songs of the Night - Part 4

Anastasia and Selxipha had been on the run for several weeks from the Imperial Army. During that time Anastasia had found out why Selxipha was on the run. The Sage of Shadows, Heikir, had ordered Selxipha and her secret lover, Astrid, to kill a group of innocent civilians in the Lower Wards of Ravenwharf, which was out of their jurisdiction as that was the Sage of Winds, Sonas' district. After they refused, Heikir ordered to kill them. Astrid had sacrificed herself to protect Selxipha and was killed before her eyes as she escaped.

The door of the Fiery Dragon Tavern creaked open causing the bell over the door to ring. Anastasia warmly greeted the bar patrons as they shuffled in. Her and Selxipha had managed to flee to the Sage of Earth, Oria's district without issue. After explaining themselves to the Sage, she allowed them to stay as a front against Heikir. Oria, as she put it, never cared for the man and was always getting violent over nothing. She was barely surprised at what Selxipha told her about her orders to destroy Ravenwharf.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief when they where able to settle down and stop looking over their shoulder. Or so, they thought. Most of the patrons were regulars, all except one mysteriously cloaked man. "What can I get you, sir?" Selxipha asked with a warm smile as she placed a coaster on the table. "Your life." A deep, gravelly voice bellowed from the hooded cloak while pulling out a pistol. Before the Odnsian fae had a chance to react, the man had pulled the trigger, and fired several rounds into her while causing chaos in the bar. Anastasia stood there with tears on her face as the man pulled his trigger again and killed her too. As everyone scrambled to get the women help, the man, who was working for Heikir slipped out into the cold, unforgiving night.