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“I think you’re forgetting our agreement honey. I can help you with your magic and fighting, but a pointless goose chase and this city’s security isn’t my concern,” Jennifer stated simply to which Talon rolled his eyes and ground his teeth.

"Then stay here," he growled in response. He was still trying to get the feeling of her body off his mind and skin. The tingling sensation was making him crazy and he couldn't think properly.

"Don't worry about where to start Talon. Just tell your dragon to search the city walls for any surviving Magi and burn them. I'll direct my dragon to do the same," Locien pulled his thoughts forward, giving him something to think on. Silently the assassin thanked the dark elf for the distraction.

Vy, scout out any lingering mages. Kill them.

With pleasure, Vy's voice rumbled through him, the sound sending chills down his spine. The dragon was slightly frightening at times, more so than Talon. He felt the great beast take off into the sky, and the after shock of his large body soon reached the underground cells. He followed Locien up out of the dungeons and made his way from the barracks to the city. He wasn't paying attention to see if Jennifer was following him or not, all he wanted was something to do to keep his mind off her very annoying habits.

Down the street he went, using the shadows to his advantage. Riena's power guiding him as the darkness literally curled around his form. Anyone watching would have sworn that the shadows were an extension of his being the way they tightened around his body and almost seemed to pull him in. He didn't see anyone in the streets, most were either locked up in their homes or long since gone. He did, however, see plenty of bodies littering the ground and fires that hadn't been put out yet. Talon's gaze swept the area in front of him, taking in everything. His footfalls were silent against the cobblestones as he moved, so when he came upon two black cloaked mages, he stopped and they never heard him.

Slowly he pulled from his clothes a knife in each hand. In a single flick of his wrists, he sent the blades flying at them. Each one hit their mark, felling both mages before they knew what hit them. Walking up to the dead men, he removed each knife from the base of their necks where he'd hit them. Tucking away the weapons, Talon moved on. If he could keep this up, sneaking up on his targets without them noticing him, he would be just fine against a mage. However, if he stumbled upon one that was much more alert, things could get... complicated.

Talon had such luck, though, and after killing three more of the black rebels, he finally found one who was much more versed in their surroundings than the others. Their back was turned to the assassin as he came around the corner of an alley having killed his last True Dragon. Pulling his arm back slightly, the flick of his hand sent the knife handle over tip to the black cloaked mage. Just before the blade could bury itself in the base of their neck like all the others, the weapon stopped, hovering in the air for a few seconds before falling. Talon cursed softly to himself and quickly stepped backwards into the alleyway where the shadows surrounded him.

The woman turned around and pulled the hood off her face to look around her. Then her lips pulled into a smile as her unnaturally dark eyes landed right on him. Raising her hand, she curled her fingers and Talon felt as if fingers had curled all around his body. Yanked forward he was helpless to stop himself from falling to the ground at her feet. Kneeling down, she took a handful of his hair and lifted his head to look at him.

"That was a nice trick, assassin, but it doesn't work on all of us," she cooed at him.

Reaching up, he gripped her hand tightly and freed himself from her hold. Quickly getting to his feet, he drew his sword and readied himself for a long fight against her. Her hands reached up, one crossing over her chest and the other resting on her lips as she gazed at him. Her smile reminded him of Jennifer's in a way, the cruel look in her eyes and the obvious enjoyment she had at his frustration. His lips pulled further into a frown as his eyes narrowed. With a laugh, the woman disappeared, startling him. A sharp sting across his shoulder blade told him she was behind him. Whirling around he brought his sword at her, knocking away the blade that she had in her hands. All the while her smile never faded.

The True Dragon backed away from him, twisting the blade in her fingers that he'd managed to push away from him. Then she disappeared again and Talon whirled around immediately. This time his sword caught her dagger, steel scrapping across steel to fill the air with the screaming sound. He pushed at her, sending her stumbling backwards. It did nothing to stall her for she disappeared again and as he twirled around, he felt the sting of the blade across the middle of his back this time. Cursing once again, he turned and slashed at her. The anger which drove his blade managed to catch her across her face as she just barely had time to reel backwards. The smile turned into a sneer as she reached up and touched her face with a gloved hand.

Then she smiled again, her eyes glittering with glee, "I do enjoy that look. How does it feel to fight against one who is so," she disappeared and reappeared before him, "unpredictable?"

Instead of the sharp stab of steel as his blade looked for something to deflect, she grabbed his weapon full on and sent a wave of magic up through the steel, numbing his arm. Talon reeled backwards, clutching his arm tightly and leaving his sword with her.

"I'm getting used to it," he ground back in irritation.

"How interesting," she replied as she looked his weapon over. After a moment, she flicked her black eyes at him then simply dropped his sword, "Well then, enjoy what little life you have left," the rebel replied and disappeared. Talon whirled around to look for her, expecting her to come at him from some angle, but she never did. With a sigh he went and retrieved his weapon.

Do try to be careful, Talon.

Yeah, I'll keep that in mind, he replied with a slight roll of his eyes. Sheathing the weapon, he went back to searching. It shouldn't be too much longer to secure the city. With both dragons out dispatching what was left, Talon was sure they could leave for Skyfall soon enough.