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The Die is Cast, Chapter 6 |
| Written by Gwyn | |
| Tuesday, 13 May 2008 | |
 Amelia groaned. The sleeping drug was wearing off.
A splash of cold water suddenly hit her square in the face.
"It's time to wake up." This was Jason speaking and not in extremely ‘nice' tones either. Well, what do you expect from a trained spy?
"Or I could sleep on and you could go away," Amelia shot back as soon as she had her wits recovered.
"She will do well," laughed Wayne.
Jason growled. He was not used to impertinence. "If she learns to keep her tongue behind her teeth in the queen's presence or she will end up in the hangman's noose."
"I have no intention of my neck going into a noose anytime soon, thank you," Amelia replied glaring.
Once Wayne had finished his laugh he started to speak. "Enough of this mindless banter. It is time for business. I suppose you would like no know why you are here little miss."
"Certai-" Amelia tried to interject here, but to no avail.
"Nay, do not speak. Merely listen. You were kidnapped for no ordinary purpose, but for the completion of a duty, a very special duty, but the danger of this duty is the highest; therefore, you have the free choice to say ‘no'. If that were your answer you need only say so and we will sell you as a slave within the hour for that is what you are here, to us, but if you choose ‘yes' it may bring worse then sudden death. Though, there is always a light in the darkness. So long as you obey orders you will not be restricted to the normal slave's life and if the orders are carried out successfully and to complete satisfaction you will be free altogether with gold in plenty and to spare."
A little explanation here. Amelia's family was a poor one and her greatest hope was to some day lift them from poverty into relative comfort, no matter how small.
Therefore without hesitation her immediate answer was "I choose to say yes!"
"You answer now with no time to consider? You may be choosing certain death and destruction."
"I have been given all the time to consider that I need! You have my answer!"
"So we thought would be your answer, for before you were kidnapped you were watched closely. We saw the poverty in which you live. Now listen closely. You were picked not only because you are daring and often unscrupulous to accomplish that which you seek to accomplish, but also because you speak the tongue of the Gremmellions."
"The language is well known to me."
"So we saw. We may now reveal to you whom we serve- Queen Andammar. You will also serve the queen as well as myself." As you have probably already seen, Wayne is the real leader of the spies and also a close friend of the queen. If friend you call it. More like one of the few human beings she can actually trust.
"No one will know whom you serve. Indeed, you will not be playing the part of a slave at all. You are to masquerade as a free maiden. Should anyone find out who you truly are and whom you serve your life will be ended immediately. I care not whose eyes I close forever. The service you are to perform is simple. One Emlizimy, a princess of the Gremmellions, is coming to stay at the palace as a suitor for the prince and is in need of an interpreter. You are to be that interpreter. The princess's barge is waiting on the river Dequestruoin for you. Once aboard you will travel to the capital, Zoswei, with the princess, but before you go you must be suitably adorned with the clothing of your portrayed rank- totally above suspicion." The next part of the explanation was said in a lower voice. "Once you are Zoswei, you are to accompany the princess to her quarters in the palace and reside next door. There you will remain for an indefinite period. You will also accompany Princess Emilzimy to every interview she has with the king, since she not one word of out language. Here you are to keep your eyes and ears open. Listen to everything that goes between the prince and any of those who surround him. You are to find which of these people carries his orders to whomever is outside the palace walls planning to overthrow Her Majesty." Finally he stopped.
Amelia's breathing started to become harder. "In short I am a spy."
"More or less and since you are so clever you shall have no trouble obtaining the wanted information. Oh, and your name will be changed. You are to no longer go by the name Amelia, for it immediately gives away your true heritage in Blymiron. With your new identity also comes the name Tazzar."
Now you may be wondering if Wayne and Jason are also of the Blymiron heritage because they are so different from that of everyone else in their country. The answer is no. That is merely the names they use while in Blymiron, while working as spies. There true names I will not reveal at this time.
"How am I to report to you?" question Amelia, now named Tazzar.
"Leave that to me. Do we understand each other?"
"Perfectly." "Then the die is cast and your fate is sealed." Copyright 2008 Gwyn |
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