Funny, I don't remember being conscripted to be a soldier.

[ but there's definitely more than a hint of excitement in kassandra's eyes as she raises her sword, swinging it in a circle. it may be early morning, but she came on time. anything less and she'd be a disgrace to her ancestors, even in a place as remote and disconnected as this. ]

So you and me, then, huh? Don't expect me to go easy on you.

[ while some of the others may be grumbling about their employers, kassandra lets herself (and her partner) get auctioned off for charity. naturally, they're tasked with having to fetch a cat from a tree which apparently is harder than it looks. ]

Okay, look, one of will have to stand on one side of the tree, while the other goes around.

[ simple. foolproof. ]

I'll climb up the tree after the cat, and then it'll come running down towards you. Be ready to catch it.

[ watch for the claws? ]

[ cursing under her breath, kassandra turns around slowly. she hadn't wanted today to be like this. she just wanted to go about her business. but someone always has to be stupid, and when they're stupid she somehow gets dragged in to their messes.

especially with children. she's always had a soft-spot for them. but she's quiet and they don't notice her - not until her spear has run through them both in turn. she heard there was no law against murder, probably? and, look, they don't call these games assassins creed for nothing.

of course that now leaves her with a couple of corpses, a bunch of people watching, and a boy who has seen more than he bargained for.

maybe the murder in front of a crowd wasn't the best idea, after all. ]

Let the boy go.

[ holding up her blade against the crowd now, but even for her maybe these are odds she shouldn't have gambled with. ]