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[assassinrue]

Once they were outside of town, they stood, three people and one horse and Cassius and Luca stared at each other. "How are we all supposed to get back?" Luca asked.

Cassius was quiet for a moment. "Go with her Luca, you can both ride the horse and get back safe, I'll find another way and get back before sundown."

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"Cassius, no!" Averyl protested. "I'm not leaving you here alone. What if they capture you?"

[assassinrue]

Cassius shook his head. "Don't worry about me ma'am. Whether or not I am captured, I will return quickly."

"He is good at escape, milady." Luca interjected. "I've known Cas a while, if anyone's going to be safe alone, it's him."

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Averyl watched him with pleading eyes for a few seconds. When she realized he wasn't going to budge, she stepped forward and threw her arms around him. "Be safe," she said. "And come back to me." She turned her face to kiss his cheek lightly, the memory of their one kiss flaring in her mind.

[assassinrue]

Startled, Cassius slowly returned her embrace, his eyes meeting Luca's over her shoulder, who smiled softly at him.

"I'll come back. I swear." Cassius said quietly.

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Averyl gave a small nod before stepping back and brushing traitorous tears from her cheeks. "I'll see you soon?"

[assassinrue]

Cassius smiled tightly. "Before you even know it." He said quietly. When she stepped away Luca walked towards Cassius.

"Be careful my brother."

"You know me Luke, always cautious."

Luca scoffed. "Yeah I think you're thinking of someone else."

Cassius smiled a little and the two men stood staring at each other for a long moment before each nodded once and Luca turned away to help Averyl with the horse.

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

With Luca's help, Averyl pulled herself up onto the horse and settled into a semi-comfortable position. She wasn't wearing a riding outfit, so the trip back would be interesting.

[assassinrue]

Cassius waited until he could not see them anymore before he began to search for his own form of transport, his thoughts a hurricane of Luca and Averyl.

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

(Skip to when he gets back? Or doesn't. You could just write a summary of what happens kind of thing)

[assassinrue]

(maybe Luca and Averyl should have a conversation, im sure shes curious lol. then cas can come back)

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Averyl held onto Luca as they rode, her grip tight, more because she was tense than the fact that she was trying to stay on the horse. After a few minutes, she finally spoke. "So how do you know Cassius."

[assassinrue]

Luca sighed heavily. "We fought together. In the wars of our hometown. We were a part of the same mission."

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"Wars?" Averyl said. She thought back to the things Cassius had told her, but she came up short on specific information. "What mission were you on?"

[assassinrue]

"We were meant to be an attack group. A sneaky surprise for our enemies. But we had a traitor in our midst."

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Averyl was silent, waiting for him to continue. She knew what it was like to be betrayed.

[assassinrue]

"After most of us were dead, Cas realized who it was and tortured him. I've never seen anything like it. The man died from his wounds. The rest of us were slaughtered, Cas got the two of us out."

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Averyl pursed her lips, thinking back to when Cassius had tortured that man. She'd never seen anything close to that side of him before. "What did you do after?"

[assassinrue]

Luca's posture stiffened. "We were on our own for a long time, moving from town to town. Sometimes we'd stop by the home town, sneak in so Cas could see his family. Until they died. We never went back again." Luca's tone had softened, something creeping into his voice.

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"So Cassius came to work at the castle and you... what? Started working for my uncle?"