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James:

"Ah, brother James, good morning. Please, sit with us." Master Damien greeted me, gesturing to a chair across from him in the headquarters of the Assassin Brotherhood in England.

I took a seat in a soft red chair across from the master assassin. The room was somewhat dark, only being lit by candles and lamps, throwing shadows around the room. A low burning fire crackled in a fireplace in front of the chairs, heating the room from the early morning chill. The windows had the curtains drawn and where boarded up on the inside, secrecy is one of the main tenants of the guild.

"As you have probably heard, the royal family of the Norwegian kingdom of Arendelle has just opened up their gates and are looking to reestablish trade connections and open new ones. And as expected, the Templars are looking to induct Arendelle's queen into their ranks." Master Damien informed me, reaching around his chair and pulling up a small bundle of papers.

"They're pushing for recruitment right off the back?" I asked accepting the bunch of papers. That's quite unlike them. Usually the Templars simply manipulated people in power, and didn't even consider allowing them into their ranks unless they prove that they're extraordinarily useful, or stupid.

I sifted through the papers, basic information on Arendelle and its royals. A rudimentary sketch of two women, a blonde and a redhead. And a detailed map of Arendelle Castle.

"Well, this is a...different situation. You see, good Queen Elsa has supernatural powers over ice and snow."

I looked up surprised, powers like that had never been heard of before. And that would be a substantial reason for the Templars to recruit her straight away. "So, shall we be recruiting her to our cause?"

"No, we need to figure out where her allegiances lie first, then we shall see if we can risk have such a global public figure in our ranks. So for now, you just need to keep the Templars well away from her."

"Wait, you said 'you'."

"Yes, you are going to Arendelle." Damien handed me a ticket. "You leave in the morning, pack your bags."

"You're sending me? Alone?" I asked, usually at least two or three Assassins were sent on protection missions, and for important missions like this we usually send way more.

"Yes, you, alone. You are nearly a Master Assassin yourself, and with this last assignment consider it done."

"Wait, you're going to make me a Master Assassin, just for protecting one royal?" I asked, amazed.

"Well, no. You'll be defending both royals, and as I've heard Princess Anna is quite a handful." Damien said with a chuckle. "But, whatever guild you create in Norway is yours. You'll be the Grand Master of the North East."

I was speechless, no one had ever been promoted so far so quickly. Almost twenty years of service to the Assassin Brotherhood were about to pay off. Damien smiled, "What are you waiting for, get going."

I dismissed myself and quickly left the room, going straight to my quarters in the hideout. I whipped out a large briefcase and started gathering all the things that I might need. Multiple sets of my Assassin robes, my sword, street clothes, a dagger, throwing knives, and my hidden blades and all their various codex attachments. Once I had finished, I quickly exited the hideout and hailed a carriage.

We rode to the docks where the ship that would take me to Norway was docked. I paid the coachman and dragged my luggage onto the ship and straight to my quarters. I made sure my luggage was safely secure, after pulling out and strapping on my hidden blades.

Making my way to the top deck, I pulled out the sketches of Queen Elsa and Princess Anna. I tried to memorize every detail I could about them so I would notice them at first glance. The captain of the ship, who had walked up behind me, spoke up.

"You going to meet Arendelle's royals?" The captain asked, noticing the sketches.

"In a way," I replied. "You know them?"

"I know Princess Anna, she makes a point of getting to know everyone in the city. Queen Elsa on the other hand, she's more reclusive. I've only ever seen her a couple of times. She spends most of her time in the castle, but it's to be expected from such an introvert. Especially after she froze her entire kingdom."

I shot the man a confused look.

"Oh don't worry, it was on accident. And she thawed everything out after a day or so. Shame though, after that little spectacle very few countries want to associate themselves with Arendelle, not even a potential suitor has shown up." The captain elaborated.

I nodded, mulling over the new information. "Well, thank you...?"

"Andrew Adkins." He said, shaking my hand.

"James Alexander." I replied.

I looked over the ship. It was a three-masted frigate with port and starboard cannons, with more cannons below deck. Red coated men rushed around tying ropes, raising sails, and generally doing ship work. There were a few men on board with weapons, but there was nothing more advanced than a very crude musket, and very few had anything more dangerous than a small knife for cutting food and rope. Nothing really seemed out of place, so I decided to take closer look.

I closed my eyes and breathed for a second, focusing my thoughts, then reopened them. The world around me took a darker shade, and the people on board became grey silhouettes as I entered what was called "Eagle Vision".

Captain Andrew beside me glowed a bright blue, meaning he was a friend to me at heart. I searched over the crew, focusing on each person individually. I stopped when I spotted a group of three men. They all glowed bright red, meaning that they held hostile or dangerous intentions. They all gathered near the front of the ship and all had both knives and crude muskets.

I snapped out of Eagle Vision and turned to Andrew. "You see those men up front?"

The captain squinted at the men. "Yeah, what about them?"

"How well do you know them?" I asked.

"Not very, the man that owns most of the docks in England insisted that they come aboard. They've really been nothing but trouble, drinking and threatening everyone." The captain said. "Why? Do you know them?"

I thought for a moment, considering my options. "What if I told you I could get them off your ship?"

"I'd say as long as it works, go for it. Just don't bring me in on it." The captain said with a smile.

I nodded, then started making my way over to the men. Andrew was right, they really were loud, I could hear their conversation before I had made it halfway across the ship. There were practically shouting about how many people they've beaten up and how they did it. I smiled, this was going to be easy.

As I passed them, I made sure to get close enough to bump into one of the men as I did. The man I bumped into stumbled forward and into one of his friends, making both of them spill their drinks. All three rounded on me with angry expression on their faces.

"Why don't you watch were you're going, blondie." One man said. He had a thin scar on his face, and remains of a once full head of brown hair.

"I do watch were I walk." I said cockily. "I just don't pay attention to the dirt I walk through."

It took the men a second to process what I had said, so I took advantage. "Wow, you guys are really slow. I'll make this simple for you; screw off."

The men drew their knives and closed in on me. I smirked as I reached back and pulled on the hood of my robes.

The first man lunged at me. I dodged to the right, grabbed the man's arm, snuck my shoulder under his elbows, and pulled down. The man's arm bent backwards with a snap. I grabbed the knife out of the man's limp hand and threw it backwards at the man to my left, the blade sinking deep into his stomach. I spun under the man's broken arm and kneed him in the crotch.

The third man backed away slowly, his knife dropping to the deck. I grabbed the first man by the throat as he started to fall to his knees. I lifted him up then, with a twist of my hips, threw him back multiple feet, knocking him out instantly. I raised an eyebrow at the remaining man and pointed at the ship's railing.

Almost without hesitating, the man rushed over to the railing and dove off the ship, into the ocean. I looked up to find Andrew staring wide-eyed at me with his jaw dropped, along with every other man on the ship.

"What?" I asked, I looked at the men on the deck, both moaning in pain. "Oh, sorry about the mess."

"'Sorry about the mess'? Sir, I've never seen anyone take three men in a fight so fast." Andrew said. "And it couldn't have happened to better men. Don't worry about the mess, we'll clean it up. As a matter of fact, we owe you."

"Oh, don't bother. I needed a good stretch anyways." I tried to brush off the offer.

"Nonsense." Andrew said. He thought for a moment, before his eyes started to twinkle. "You know what, I've got the perfect reward. When we get to Arendelle, I'll introduce you to Princess Anna and see if I can't get you an audience with Queen Elsa."

I raised both eyebrows at that, not believing my luck. "Well...If you insist. I'll have to accept."

Andrew laughed. "I don't know where you come from, Mr. Alexander, but wherever that is, they produced an amazing fighter."

I smiled to myself. If only you knew.

And there it is, the first chapter. Hope you guys enjoyed, if you did leave a review, send me a message, follow, favorite.

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