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A passion for the job was what made Athos and his family great. It was unheard of in the Ammon clan to complain about personal issues regarding work, such as weather conditions or pay. No type of sickness at all could keep them down; they simply wouldn’t let it happen. Not even when Christa, the wife and love of Biron’s life, died from illness, did one tear fall from his eyes until he was dismissed from duty and behind walls at home. No matter what, Athos, Biron, and Sabas could be counted on to perform their job at the best of their ability day in and day out. They would always put the job before themselves, and that’s what made them excel.

Impersonal or not, they did the same after Sabas’ death. They began the task of finding and apprehending the rebel group the very next day. However, it wasn’t that they were ignoring the fact that Sabas had died. Rather, they were doing the job out of respect for him, even in death. It would be a waste and a shame to sit back and cry about the misfortune while the threat of more deaths still lingered.

But results did not come immediately. Athos and his father spent several dawn-to-dusk shifts, and even a few night watches, trying to uncover information on the rebels. They understood that any gathering of like-minded members had to have a meeting point somewhere. However, it was not as easy as just finding people off the streets and pretending to have interest in joining the group. The rebels seemed to have a very convenient, quiet way of acquiring new recruits. Finding out how they did it was what proved to be the difficulty for the pair.

21-Jul-2010 20:42:43

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However, on one night several days later, they found a suspicious sight: A building in the slums area of Varrock with bright lights on late in the night. It wasn’t just your typical trip to the outhouse requiring a lantern to light the way, either. Every possible light was lit in the building.

Athos and his father snuck up to it through the streets, hiding in the shadows. They could not be too cautious in case of door-guards or posts around the area. Both had their full guard uniform on, weapons included, and were prepared to use them. Their hearts raced inside of them with anticipation.

“We found ‘em,” Athos whispered to his father, having a strong gut feeling about the building.

Biron signaled to a nearby night-guard behind them, asking with hand signs for reinforcements. The guard scurried off into the quiet night, leaving the pair to fend for themselves.

“Do you thee the one on top?” Biron asked quietly, replacing the ‘s’ in ‘see* to avoid the whistling sound of the letter in the silence.

Athos nodded without a verbal response and reached for an arrow from his quiver, his bow already in hand. Unfortunately, when he notched the arrow to the bow, the bones of his wrist popped a little loudly.

Athos and Biron instantly stopped breathing and stood as still as statues.

“Did you hear that?” a faint voice asked another person across the street, by the lit-up building.

“Yeah, it sounded like a twig breaking or something.”

“What? Where is there even a single tree in this area of Varrock?”

Biron slowly let out his breath in trembles, grasping his sword’s hilt tightly. He could not draw it at this point, though, as the clamor of the sword against the sheath would completely give away their location.

21-Jul-2010 20:44:40

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Well, I wouldn't say that. I've written around 10+ other stories here before and they all flopped badly. I like this story and how it's turning out, but I still have a lot more improvement ahead. I hope you stick around though! :)

22-Jul-2010 02:32:54

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