Amy
*Nox shook his head. This employer if his was certainly good at collecting a sorry band of messengers. Well to think of it, the Shapeshifter was somewhat acceptable. After hearing the first few words, he zoned out and only began to to listen for keywords. 

Dissapointing. An Ill dressed imbecile that talked in long sentences with no apparent meaning. What a inept servant that simply echoed the words of his master. He refrained from saying anything, letting Arthur do the talking.*
Charles
The plague doctor nods at Arthur's question and opens his book once more. 

"Disappointed am I that you, a deliver of justice, cannot under the divine word. Alas, I am generous, and as a mortal being shall translate the words so that you may understand. The 'target' is a dark elf politician. Loyally did he serve the lord, but alas he went too deep and learned things that he shouldn't have learned. I fear I see similar traits in you, deaf child. I pray that you are able to keep such traits within restraints though. The 'information' that you two are likely interested in is that 1 mile east from here lies the 'target'. He is a skilled lightning mage, and is aware we have surrounded him. He tethers on the edge of self-sacrifice or self-destruction, our hunt has clearly gone to his head and the lack of sleep has not helped. He is not to be underestimated. I pray that you two can handle him and bring him back to the path of righteousness."
Keith
*Hiding the growing grin on his face, Arthur almost began to burst out in a fit of laughter at this man's arrogant tone and dialect. He would cover his mouth, turning away frm his employer. Finally, he turned back towards him, attempting to look as serious as possible while also holding his hands together in a sort of praying manner.*

"I apologize, fellow servant of the allmighty one. Let it be known that we are of one mind; I too can understand and utter the divine word, and you will no longer have to speak in the forementioned 'normal tones' my foolish mind thought of earlier. Although my mind is curious, and my ears begging to come up on sacred knowledge, I will pull back on these desires because of my moral oath of servitude to the divine lord." 

*Arthur said this, skillfully hiding the mocking undertones in his voice. One he finished, he held his hands down to his sides, slightly bowing to the plague doctor figure.*

"Mame so e, good man, brother in the arms of the divine. Mame so e."
Amy
*Nox shook his head once again. Meaningless words were exchanged, yet none had meaning. The plague doctor was probably a wannabe him that was an unbelievably sad cringe. Arthur was up to his usually shenanigans. Not good. Nox would speak for the first time in this exchange.*

"Name. Where."
Charles
The plague doctor tilts his head at Arthur's remarks but also puts his hands to sides and bows to Arthur. 

"I see now that it was not that your ears were deaf, but that you had dedicated yourself to this Mame so e. It only make sense that one of a different divinity cannot truly grasp another. It is a shame that you do not share my faith in the almighty lord, but as a holy man, I respect your religious dedication to your Mame so e. Thus, while I do not know who or what Mame so e is, I wish it back onto you fellow divine brother."

The plague doctor would til his head over to Nox
"The name matters not, but if will satisfy your curiosity, it is Vinran Tyrian. As for where, I find it odd that the silent one is also deaf. Usually those who do not speak hear better. But as the lord is kind, so am I. Thus I shall repeat that 1 mile east from here on this open plain lies the sinner. He is surrounded so that he may not escape like before. You two merely have to carry out the lord's task. Is all now clear? Have the divine words reached your ears? If so, head out as to not keep the lord waiting"
Keith
*Arthur turned to Nox, tilting his head towards the east. 1 mile? They probably could make it if they ran, but they needed to hurry. Who knows how long it would be before the elf, Vinran Tyrian, would break through those who had surrounded him with lightning magic? Taking his backpack off of the ground, Arthur would begin to nod one more time at the plague doctor, then set off running at a fast sprint towards the eastern horizon, shouting back at Nox.*

"Let's go! We need to get there quick, 'else who knows what'll happen?!"
Amy
*Arthur had reacted too late for Nox's liking. Nox like always, would ignore the jabs of the plague doctor. To him, only his statements were valid, the others were not. As soon as he heard 1 mile, he started to move towards the horse he had rode here. Although the horse was visibly exhausted, it would probably last another mile. As for the Kitsune, he could probably keep up in his Fox form of he could just cast that speed spell he had. He got on, and waved the Kitsune over.*

```Arthur generally had concretely reacted too fairly tardy for Nox''s relishing, authentically contrary to popular notion. Nox like always would essentially ignore the jabs of the plague doctor, authentically contrary to popular notion. To him, only his verbalizations kind of were of any validation, the others for all intents and purposes were not, of paramount importance. As soon as he auricularly discerned 1 mile, he mostly commenced to move towards the horse he for the most part, had ridden here, categorically contrary to popular notion. Albeit the horse generally was visibly exhausted, although it would for all intents and purposes very probably last another mile, concretely further exhibiting how albeit the horse authentically was visibly exhausted, it would essentially probably categorically last another mile, which literally is fairly consequential. As for the Kitsune, he could probably authentically keep up in his Fox form or he could just cast that speed for all intents and purposes spell he had, which kind of shows that as anon as he aurally perceived 1 mile, he definitely commenced to move towards the horse he concretely had ridden here, or so they genuinely thought. He literally got on and fundamentally waved the Kitsune over, which concretely is fairly paramount.
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^Me spewing gibberish
Charles
*Given the fact that Nox's horse was exhausted from the continuous trek, Arthur is able to keep up pace, albeit having to sprint for around 3 minutes to travel the 1 mile distance. It would not be a stretch to assume Arthur's legs would be pretty worn out if not exhausted after the sprint. However, you've at least reached the destination.*
*It honestly wouldn't look that much different from where you met the plague doctor. The grass might be a taller here but for the most part it was still an open plain with very little shrubbery. You two are certain that this is 1 mile out as the plague doctor had said, but looking around you see no one else besides the two of you and well perhaps some animals moving through the tall grass as they appear to shift and move occasionally*
Amy
*Nox would ride over to the most proximate tree, dismount and tie the horse he, for the most part, had borrowed to the tree. He mostly was about to categorically pour water from his canteen onto the ground for the horse afore he categorically realized the horse had already drunk at the stream where they met the Plague Doctor. He would most likely return for it if it still lived after they were done with their task; Nox would prefer having something to ride back to Huiruor Iluot instead of taking a detour to a nearby venue to purchase another horse. His fundamental conjecture was that the lightning mage generally proved too definitely vigorous for the people assailing him, but at the same time too impotent to genuinely kill them, categorically furthering his conjecture, the most plausible thing was that they essentially had battled while relocating to an incipient location. That would designate that there would kind of be tracks and sounds of lighting or weapons clashing nearby. Visually perceiving the kind of taller grass and much less shrubbery compared to afore, Nox realized that this concretely was remotely the best situation they could kind of be in, or so he thought. He wished he, for the most part, had the high ground this time which quite consequential in their attempt to track Vinran. He would rudimentarily be able to optically canvass the bent grass and surmise where they peregrinated, but infelicitously for him, they were on level ground, so visually perceiving tracks in the taller grass would prove to be quite the arduous endeavor for him. Not wanting to genuinely perturb any tracks, Nox stayed abaft the areas with much higher concentrations of tall grass near the tree and essentially endeavored to spot a pattern to no avail.*
Martin
"Arthur, you hear and sense better than me. Try and see if you can pinpoint where they went!"
Keith
*Arthur, hearing Nox suggest that he would be the one to provide reconnaissance, would take a moment to breath before he slowly jogged around the open plain which was only slightly different from the one they came from. Honestly, the bland expanse seemed infinite in all directions; he himself couldn't even define where they had come from. As he jogged around, he paced his breathing, attempting to stifle the sound of his breaths as he tried to listen around for any sort of movements in the area. As a kitsune, small disturbances in the silence would be blatantly noticeable to him, so he made sure to have his Kitsune ears out in place of his Macen counterparts. He listened, listened to his own shallow breaths, listened to the wind rustling the grass beneath his feet, listened to the steppe.*
Charles
As Arthur listened to his surroundings his keen kitsune ears would pick up the sounds of wind, of insects, and of heavy breathing come from the left. Looking over in that direction you would see that the grass is particularly tall there, perhaps tall enough for a grown man to hide in if he was crouching?
Keith
*Arthur, immediately sensing a deep, heavy breathing to his left, instantly stopped and listened to it, focusing in on that one sound as he shut out all other noises. It was panicked, it had a sort of mass to it, and it sounded... Desperate. He looked over, and saw a good amount of tall grass a good amount of feet away from him. He felt eyes upon his body, eyes that were over analyzing and desperate, as if the owner was backed into a corner, in which case, he pretty much was. He saw Nox a pretty far distance off, so keeping an eye on the grass, he yelled to the Dark elf.*

"Nox! I think we found our target!"
Amy
*Nox cast doubt into his words, anyone with an encephalon would have detected it in a subtle way. Despite his words, he would perpetuate after Arthur in dead silence, tracing the Kitsune''s tacks impeccably as he dude not optate to mostly integrate any of his literally tracks to perturb the tracks that may for the most part have been left earlier by their quarry.*
Keith
"Yeah, I'm detecting some really heavy breathing coming out from that bush right there." *Arthur pointed to the overgrowth of fauna where the breathing and sounds came from, though he hesitated a slight bit whilst saying this. He wasn't entirely sure if the brush was their target, but hey, if it was, then that would mean that there would be one less mansion infiltrated at the end of the day, and even more unnecessary killing avoided.*
Charles
*As Arthur mentions 'Nox I think we found our target!' followed by pointing to the area, he would hear the breathing speed up. Just as he finishes telling Nox that he hears heavy breathing, a man would emerge from the bush with bloodshot eyes of a madman. It would look like a dark elf with wearing what used to be fine clothing, but is sadly now filthy and rugged. In his hand would be a wooden staff with engravings of lightning bolts around it, and the man aggressively points it at the two of you*

"You fools! Get away from here! You must be mercenaries, no? Look at what they're doing to me, Vinran Tyrian! They will surely do the same to you one day! Leave now, and we both may get to see another day!"
Martin
"You seem to be a well composed, respected and informed man"
Amy
*All the while, Nox had been scheming to find out who their employer was. He seemed to have agents everywhere. That was not so arduous a task, but having good agents and have them with some kind of prestige and power would take years and years of cultivation. Nox was starting to think that whoever this was would become an impediment to his own plans. He would keep his distance from Vinran and say:*
Martin
"You have figured out we are mercenaries. Let me inform you that you can outbid my current employer for my services. Seeing that you may not have the coin for that, I also take information as payment."
Amy
*He paused before adding:*
Martin
"Bounty hunting is a compilcated profession"
Keith
*Arthur would be taken by surprise at the man's demeanor; a once handsome face, now scarred by the whips of madness and the abuse of insanity. The elf's staff, in different hands, would have been a symbol of authority and power, but in his hands it was almost comical, like a senile old man with a stick. The once-fine clothing was ripped to the point of near shreds, and it was covered all around with the filth of nature. Arthur could smell the man's scent all the way from where he stood; a disgusting, vile, morbid smell, which almost caused Arthur to throw up the bread he had eaten earlier. Almost.*

*He turned towards Nox in a somewhat fit of surprise, since Nox stated that he would easily turn over to the elf's side if he had the coin to pay it. This silently infuriated Arthur, seeing that his personal values always told him to get a job done once you start it, no matter what you must do. Seeing Nox sway from one side to the other so easily was agitating Arthur quite a bit, but he kept his tongue and outward appearance cool as per usual. He turned back to his target, a look of contempt in his eyes, with a dash of pity. He knew that the elf had long since passed the point of no return, mentality and physically. It was like staring at a cornered rat, but even the weakest animal, when cornered, will bite,*

"Vinran Tyrian, it's for both your best interest and mine that you surrender to us without any complications. Trust me, I really don't feel like fighting today, but I will force you to submit if I must. So let's keep it real simple, before one of us leaves the valley in a bodybag."
Charles
Vinran would look at Nox wide-eyes. "Oh no, oh no no no no no! Information is how I got in this mess! You're a mad lad, a lunatic! I can't possibly put you through the same thing... I'm going to die aren't I? No, knowing what I know, you want me alive. Like hell I'm going back alive! I'll kill myself before that!" And he spits at Arthur's feet. 

"Just leave, your lives are not worth this. And don't speak like that ever again fellow elf. You never know who is listening..." 
He would then walk over 10 ft or so and push away the grass and dig into the ground with his staff for a bit. Arthur would then realize why Tyrian smelled so bad as the smell of decaying flesh fills his nostrils. Looking over you two would see a stack of small critters with their bodies crushed. 
"None of them were that damn shapeshifter, but can never be too careful..."
Martin
"Well since you would rather die, fight us and we will grant you the gift of a honorable death"
Amy
*Nox recognized that this Vinran had taken extreme measures to gain his power. Nox respected that. However, as the rule of life goes, the old will fall to the new. No would ready his weapon and prepare to fight.*
Keith
"Yeah, but don't EVER say we tried to let you off easy. You wanted this? Now come and get it."

*Seeing Nox take a fighting stance, Arthur decided to do the same. He sensed great power coming from Vinran, a power malevolent and dark. To keep it short, Arthur didn't like it. It reminded him too much of the magical presence he had senses in the woods as his family's mansion had burned to the ground; malicious, evil, devoid of light. Choosing to attack first, he used his left hand to cast Burn Up! Increasing his speed by 20 mph, and his gen speed by 0.5. With his right hand, he cast Hellfire Blades, summoning 2 crimson longswords set aflame with a magical fire, heating the air with a crackling, sizzling sound. The swords would orbit him, both of them facing downwards. After this, he drew Rasmus with his now-free right hand, and analyzed the distance between the two. 10 feet. Not that far, but not that close either. He would have to trust that Nox would take his lead after he had launched the preemptive strike.*

*He then dashed up to Vinran at unhuman speeds, touching one of his swords to have it pause midair about 4 feet away to follow Vinran's movements, prepared to stab at the moment the elf would move. With his other sword, he took it in his left hand, holding Rasmus and the leftover blade in both hands. He would then try and go for a sort of X-shaped slash starting from the elf's shoulders down, having the sword paused continue to aim at it's target.*

``` Burn Up! And Hellfire Blades cast. Remaining mana: 88.75 ```
Charles
Vinran would see Nox take a battle stance and sigh
"There is no honor in death, there is only death. I desire a free life, but if it comes to this..."
He sees Arthur charge up his spells and charge toward him, however he doesn't seem to be caught offguard and his eyes seem capable of keeping up with Arthur's movements as he leaps backwards. Granted he isn't as fast as you, so you are able to close the distance, but the extra time he got from leaping backwards allowed him to raise one of his arms and summon a barrier in his hands that he holds at a slanted downward angle against the paused sword. 
As the sword would get into stabbing distance it would collide with the shield Vinran summoned, blocking the strike completely. The shield would then break however, but when it does it lets out a burst of air at you since it was held at a downward angle. The force would be strong enough to pin you in place as of the moment, albeit still in swinging distance of Vinran. 
However as you swing your sword at him, Vinran would twist the staff between his legs in a odd martial arts style to block it as well. Surprisingly as your blades make contact with his staff, it does not break, but even more alarming was that despite the enchantments you've placed on Ramus to make it so that you swing harder, the elf is actually pushing against you, with the force exerting downward seemingly to lock your movement even further. 
With his other free arm he aims at Arthur at this short distance and his body cackles with red lightning as 2 red orbs appear and one of them launches straight at Arthur while the other raises 180 ft into the air cackling with energy. 

"Child, what kind of jobs do you think they asked of me before I got into my position... It didn't have to come to this" And he would then turn his head slightly to see what Nox was up to.