She dashed through the surrounding woods. The darkness seemed to grow deeper and deeper as she got further into the forest. She stopped in the middle of a clearing and scanned her surroundings. There was a hoot from an owl in a distance and the wind blew the leaves of the nearby trees making a soothing sound."What took you so long?" A voice said behind her.She slowly got off the tiger with elegance that matched that of a queen."Apparently he had a bodyguard." Jayde said"Hmm. Our Intel didn't say anything about him having a bodyguard." The figure said stepping out of the shadows. She wore a long black robe which almost swept the ground. It covered her inner clothing. She had a long sharp sword sheathed to her side. Her eyes were bright blue and her blonde hair was tied into a long ponytail. Both of her ears had the teeth of an animal hooked into them."Well I took him down anyways. It was no trouble. Besides how long I take to do my job is none

It's been two weeks since the duel between Kumah and Dingane. Amahle sat on the pier filling a pot with water. It was a bright sunny day: the birds filled the atmosphere with their random songs. The scout village was lively as usual and people were going about their assigned tasks. She heard someone call her from the waters. She scanned around for the voice and spotted Sipho waving at her. She waved back with a smile. She brushed a strand of hair behind her ear before placing a cloth on her head. She bent down to lift the pot."Need a hand?" A familiar voice said from behind her."Kumah: you should be resting." She said adjusting the cloth."Not really: in fact, I feel great!" He said"Clearly my father didn't break enough of your bones, did he?" She laughed."Ha! Very funny. Let me help you: it’s the least I could do." Kumah insisted"Well, having a butler won’t be a bad." She repliedKumah picked the pot of water and pla

Berthold saw the questioning look in her eyes. He expected this reaction from her and gave her a moment to gather herself before he spoke.‘’It’s not really a pleasant surprise but you needed to see this. We found his body last two weeks at the warehouse. And the reason I didn’t inform you until now is that orders from above demanded we keep this information classified.’’The look on her face suddenly switched from panic to calm. Berthold knew she was breaking down on the inside"Two weeks?" she asked, her voice shakingHe noddedSimone placed both hands in her pocket and looked closely at the wound in Yvet’s neck.‘’This was professional work’’ She said ‘’Hired assassins’’Berthold smiled. She’d gone into total detective mode  just like that. For someone to switch emotions at will was frightening.Simone was the best detective

Jayde and Kira stepped through the portal and arrived on the main deck. The air smelled of algae growing on the sides of the ship. They walked down the stairs into the orlop, passing through a corridor. The crew were busily attending to their assigned tasks. Some looked at the duo with disapproval, others with fear while some just minded their own business. They stopped in front of a room. Kira knocked. The peephole opened and a familiar pair of eyes looked through. ‘’Hi Big Ben!’’ Kira said He grunted and opened the door. Kira and Jade walked in before he shut the door behind them and leaned on it. Jayde hated Big Ben’s presence. His name was a perfect description of the man. He was huge. Too huge he had to bend slightly when walking through the ship’s corridors. That became his normal posture after bending too often. He looked like a hunchback. Jayde liked to be the dominant one in the room, she hated feeling small. It brought back glimpses of her past. The

The next day, the village was lively as usual, everyone was going about their assigned duties. Amahle was attending to the sick in the infirmary. She begun wrapping a piece of bandage on the arm of a soldier who gut cut during practice. She couldn’t shake off what happened last night. She felt guilty for allowing Kumah to leave the village and she didn’t want to think of how she’d feel if Sipho finds out. She’s been avoiding him so far but sooner she’d have to tell him the truth. “Argh!” the man winced. Amahle was brought back to reality by the mans groan. She must have wrapped too tight. ‘’Sorry!’’ she exclaimed The man chuckled. Amahle’s cheeks turned red. The man was in his late thirties, quite muscular as expected of a Zulu warrior. He had long hair and an overgrown beard. ‘’Everything okay?’’ He asked ‘’I’m not the one with the bandaged arm.’’ She snapped. The man was shocked at her response. There was a moment of silence before she realized that he was just trying to be