Alexandra had been walking for what seemed like hours. With the scorching heat and the looming sun over head every step was a task. I wasnâ€™t so bad when she was on the water, or when she was up high, but among the crowd of people it had become near unbearable. The body heat from them mixing in with sun had become a sweltering heat, and the smell wasnâ€™t too great either.<br/><br/>â€œWe are at war!â€ Cried out a voice, that made Alexandra stop immediately, â€œThese people murder without thought! They will and have killed innocents! We need to seek justice! The Assassins are dangerous, and show no mercy! We must stop them!â€<br/><br/>Alexandra looked around for the source of the voice, not liking at all what she heard. Just a few feet away, amid a crowd of curious people, was a man yelling blasphemous rumors about her people.  Her lips formed into a tight line of displeasure, as she made her way closer to this man. Blending into the crowd she listened, as he spewed more and more lies from his blabbering mouth.<br/><br/>For a second she contemplated killing him for saying such things, but held back the urge seeing sheâ€™d only fuel the fire. She would be killing an innocent, she would be murdering without thought, and no mercy would be intended. So she stood back gritting her teeth underneath her sealed mouth.<br/><br/>She knew it was her responsibility to silence this man, in order to clear the slander that had been flung onto her creed. Slowly she reached for her pouch that kept her money, and opened it pulling out a few coins. Making her way closer to this man, she placed the coins in his hand as soon as she reached him. He was silent for once, and slightly smiled at the money he felt in his palm. She leaned into his ear, and whispered so no one else would overhear.<br/><br/>â€œI am a woman of peace, which is why I chose this route. Instead of you dead in a pool of your own blood I decided to pay for your silence.	 I do not appreciate what you are saying about my creed for they are all lies. Please in the future do research before you speak, or I will be here again and I will not be so lenient. Understood?â€<br/>The man nodded with a hollow look in his eyes. With a small smile she thanked him, and left to wander wherever her feet took her.<br/><br/>A hand placed on her shoulder as she began to walk away, making Alexandra turn around, a hand resting on her sword. Her eyes met an Assassin, who from the looks of it, hadnâ€™t been on her side for very long. He was short with light hair, and slight stubble growing on his chin. His eyes of blue showing little wisdom, and what stood out the most, was the lack of his mark as an Assassin. The brand that is placed on every Assassinâ€™s hand before they are truly considered one of them.<br/>â€œI must speak with you.â€ He murmured.<br/>At that Alexandra just nodded and began to walk, trusting the boy would follow, hoping to find a less crowded area to speak without eavesdroppers.