Dark Deeds: I Want Them Gone (1/2)

Writers: Paula
Date Posted: 11th May 2017

Characters: Corowal, Zandan
Description: What Zandan really does for Corowal.
Location: Emerald Falls Hold
Date: month 12, day 6 of Turn 8

Corowal was furious. He paced around the room before stopping in front of the window. "I offered them a good deal, a relocation and secure future, but they want more," he said. His tone was deceptively even and calm. But Zandan knew him better. "They believe they can blackmail me with this pregnancy of hers. Well, I think it's mostly the brother."

"Well, these kind of problems wouldn't keep cropping up if you only kept your dick where it belongs," Zandan said lazily. He was leaning backwards on a chair, his boots propped up on Corowal's desk.

Corowal threw him a furious glance, which Zandan blithely ignored.

"I can't afford a scandal right now, not with Felyna's life in danger because of _her_ pregnancy. I want them gone, permanently silenced."

"How permanently?" Zandan asked, more vigilant now, dropping his boots to the floor.

"Permanently permanently," Corowal said with cold voice. "I've checked their background, no close relatives, no connections to important people. The man, Furtor, has somewhat shady reputation, he apparently tried to pull off something like this in Pine Creek Hold. No one will miss them. No one _blackmails_ me. They picked the wrong Lord as their target."

"I'll take care of it. But seriously, you should stop sleeping around. I'm tired of cleaning up after you."

~*~
Zandan waited until the night had fallen. Furtor and Lizayna had been assigned a small cot at the outskirts of the Hold. No neighbors near by, surrounded by a lovely little garden. Probably Corowal's doing, hiding her away from the public.

Getting in was easy. All he had to imply he was there on behalf of Corowal. That wasn't even a lie. Once he was inside, they didn't have a chance. Zandan didn't really like hurting women, so he just snapped her neck, quick and painless. He had no such reservations about men, so he had bit of fun with Furtor first.

Then he set the stage. Lizayna's body he carried to her bad and tucked her in, like she was sleeping. He was almost gentle with it.

Then he propped up Furtor's body to a chair next to a dining table. He lit a candle and placed it on the table near the body. He found some wine bottles and -skins from the kitchen. He emptied them on Furtor and the floor and table around him. Empty bottles and the wineskin he left here and there. Then he pushed the candle over into a pool of wine. The alcohol ignited. Zandan closed the Threadfall shutters over the windows. Then he waited until the fire was properly spreading and left almost at the last minute. He firmly closed the front door behind him and disappeared to the night.

~*~
When someone finally noticed the cot was on fire and sounded alarm, Zandan was snoring in his bunk at the barracks.

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Dark Deeds: I Want Them Gone (1/2)