Jin had taken her to the rogue's refuge a few times, it wasn't exactly the best place to be as it was filled with all sorts of unsavoury types and she honestly didn't look like she belonged in such a place. She guessed this was to get her use to the streets, where was safe to go, where to avoid and so on. She took in the information but that didn't exactly make it easier as she really didn't like this place or the feeling that it gave her. It didn't show in her body language as she had been in places just as bad if not worse to do her father's bidding in the past. It was part of who people like herself and Jin were, it was ingrained in them from a very young age and as much as they might want nice quiet lives, it was something they'd never possess.

She knew she would eventually have to find her way home but Jin had told her he didn't have that information and as she didn't know anything about the place it would take him a while to find the information. She was happy enough with that explanation and agreed to be patient, she had no idea that he had no intention of ever taking her back to the man who had broken her in such a way. He spoke of getting a hideout, a place where they would be safe away from everyone else. She had no idea what one of those things were but Jin seem excited about it so she guessed it must have been a good thing, he did say that it would take a lot of money to do such a thing and so she wanted to make herself useful and help.

She was still having problems with her speech and light was still affecting her eyes if she did any work it was always in the evening so it didn't affect her too badly. She knew there would be times she needed to work in the day, but if she did it too often she went almost completely blind for a while and needed her veil. If she couldn't get it she would go to a completely dark area refusing to leave, it was a balancing act for her and not one she had ever had to do before as she was kept in the dark most of the time. Right now she wasn't really handling the balance of knowing when she needed to stop, she was taught to do things without questioning even if it hurt because the punishments were worse. She continued until her veil or a completely dark room was mandatory for her health.

She didn't need to really worry about that as she had moved to the rogue's refuge to meet a black market dealer known as the agent of Avarice. She understood what the word 'avarice' meant and it was quite fitting given they ran a black market. She went to the quiet and secluded meeting place where she was looked up and down, the agent almost scoffed at her until she had thrown a dagger and it missed his throat by a mere millimetre. It was more than enough to convince him that where she may not look the part of the people who he usually employed, she was better skilled than a lot of them at least with throwing a blade. He asked her name and she merely called herself what she had been called since she had been tricked into leaving home by Kurai.

She now viewed the man as a coward and a traitor who she would slowly kill if they were ever to meet again which wasn't like her at all. She was always quick and efficient when dealing with such things, but he was different. He used her to get what he wanted then abandoned her in a world she clearly had no right being in and put her in a situation that when she did make her way home she would be punished for something she couldn't have known any better about. It was just a fact that she had to come to terms with and she would pass that punishment tenfold to the one who created it this time. That, however, was another issue for another time. Right now she just had to find out the information she needed for the job she was taking and get that done.

She stood listening to the details, as to what the wolves looked like, where to find them, mannerisms, the apparent size of the pack and what the man wanted her to collet. She just nodded walking over taking the dagger that she threw at him and walked off without a word towards her destination. Luckily, she wouldn't really have to travel too far as they were in the same region as the refuge but they were still several miles away nonetheless. After a good two hours of walking, she started to hear howls, it seemed as if they were on the prowl and believed her their prey. They were about to have a bad evening that was for sure as it would be their last. Did she feel remorse for what she was about to do? No, everything died and it would mean that her current wolf companion would have a new pack of his own.

Stopping at the exact spot she needed to be she looked around, the amber eyes of her hunters were stalking her waiting for the right time to pounce. She held her grimoire to her chest her red spider lily in one hand while her other held a very basic dagger, she was an odd sight to behold given how frail she looked. "Pixie Sticks" she said quietly as two fairies seemed to float around her in bright colourful clothing. They seemed happy and giggly as usual before hugging onto her "Distract." she said pointing to some of the wolves nearby "Okay mommy." the fairy dressed in orange said "We like to help you mommy" said the fairy dressed in hot pink before the flew off to do what she had requested of them. Their speeds were slightly slower than the wolves she noticed.

That, however, didn't bother her as their smaller size made them harder targets to hit for them. She smiled and looked at them having fun and even betting they could outdo the other. They wanted her attention and she wanted to give it but now wasn't the time nor the place for such things, but, their gentle glows were enough to let her know what they were doing as she didn't concentrate on the tether between them. She knew if they felt like they were in danger then they would cry out for her much like children would for their mother. She did quietly laugh as she heard "Bad Wolfie" and a yelp before something hitting it slumped to the ground. They were small but since joining her they had become stronger she noticed. "Oooooo you're gonna be in trrooouuuble" the orange fairy said to the other. "Nu-uh" "uh-hu!" was all that was heard between the two.

Soon enough another yelp would be heard and it slumped to the ground "He made me do it" the hot pink fairy said pointing to the other "Nu-uh" "uh-hu" it started all over again making her shake her head knowing they could be like that for hours and never tire in the slightest. "Howling moon" she said two dire wolves appearing in front of her standing at two meters tall and was three meters from snout to the tip of their tails. Their fur was a dark grey almost black colour while their golden amber eyes that look almost feral viewed their enemies "Howl" she said watching them rushing off towards two of the wolves, it was a terrible fight between her wraiths and the wolves ending in both losing. "Sorry." she said looking to her now glowing red spider lily indicating there were corpses nearby.

She looked at the two wolves nearest her and rushed forward herself, she was slightly slower than even her fairies but she still managed to twist and twirl in such a way she dodged most of the attacks. She did get scratched across her arm and stomach but she had managed to hit each of the two remaining smaller wolves once, backflipping backwards she stabbed the blade into the nape of the neck of one killing it, as she landed she almost got bitten by the other but managed to kick it in the head killing that one too. Needless to say, she wasn't exactly the happiest of people at that moment and it wasn't at the fact that she was hurt. She was more upset that two of her wraiths had been killed again, to her that was just unforgivable as she wanted to keep them safe.

She had failed to do that and she was angry at herself and the damned wolves that done it, she understood it was within their nature but it didn't make it any less forgivable in her mind. She hadn't even realized the alpha that had shown itself, it may have been why the two wolves she had been fighting seemed to have worked better than the previous four "Mommy!" came from the two fairies that now took time from their argument to try and alert the woman. She looked to them and then to where they had been pointing. She realized that this was the wolf that she was here to kill and skin, problem was she couldn't be so hasty with this one as if there was too much damage to the pelt then it wouldn't be accepted by her current employer and that would annoy her further.

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