Amber eyes glared at the old oak door as it taunted her, and every second she waited added to her impatience as she waited for this so-called high ranking assassin from the Occisorn Assassin Embassy. She leaned against the wall of the medium-sized dining hall, wooden dining tables and chairs sat atop a red satin rug in the middle of the room. The stone walls cooled her back, slightly relieving her of some of the impatience the young assassin had stored up. A couple men were scattered across the room, some eating, some talking, each a member of the Sicarius Domum for years, just like Eclipse.

    'Where the heck is he? In a couple minutes he'll be late, and I'll have to wait longer. Just perfect! This is freaking fabulous!' Eclipse thought to herself as she continued to glare daggers at the door. That is, until the handle finally turned.

    In stepped a young man in his young twenties, about Eclipse's age, yet maybe a year or two older. He was tall, standing about six foot, while Eclipse's height only reached to about his shoulders. He had creamy light tan skin and gleaming grey eyes. Shaggy locks of dark reddish-brown hair covered the top of his head, yet some might think it looked somewhat handsome the way it was. He was somewhat muscular, but also seemed somewhat skinny. He wore a dark brown (and somewhat expensive looking) leather jacket, holes littering the felt-like surface. Beneath the jacket was an old, dark grey shirt. He wore a black belt, which Eclipse assumed had hidden weapons strapped to it. He wore long, faded dark grey pants, and had a metal chain necklace around his neck, a small chunk of coal hanging from it. He wore dark-colored boots that looked pretty darn durable, and a leather satchel was strapped from around his shoulder to his side. The other men in the room paid him no attention.

    'Pretty boy, eh? Looks like he's from a city. Hope he doesn't care if his fancy shoes get dirty,' Eclipse thought, raising an eyebrow.

    He walked past Eclipse towards the men, who happened to stay at least fifteen feet away from Eclipse (knowing her personally, they knew her temper was nothing to mess with).

    "Are any of you Eclipse? If not, do you know where he is?" the young man ask politely, his smile bright.

    The men in the room froze at his words, then started to snicker at his words. Eclipse's eyes narrowed into a glare, a soft growl rumbling in her throat at his words. The room went silent. Everything was still. The young man seemed uncomfortable, looking confused. Then, a single man burst out laughing, causing a chorus of laughs and chuckles to erupt into the air.

    "What's so funny?" the young man ask in confusion, looking like a lost puppy, well, a really tall lost puppy.

    "That's Eclipse!" a man with a stubby red-haired beard laughed, pointing at the said female assassin.
   
    'What a sexist fool. He better watch his words from here,' Eclipse thought, a blank expression remaining on her face as she stared unblinkingly at him with burning amber eyes.

    "Wait, you've got to be kidding me! That can't be Eclipse! They told me Eclipse was a high ranking assassin, not to mention deadly! She's a girl! Ha! Now... which of you is really Eclipse?" the young man laughed. The men continued to laugh, some holding their stomachs, while others were crying.

    Eclipse sat up, no longer leaning against the wall, and took a single step forward to face the young man. The entire room went silent. Nobody moved.

    Eclipse lifted her head, flicking her hair out of her face. Her amber eyes locked with the young man's grey eyes, silently threatening him to question her abilities again. After what seemed like forever, she spoke.

    "My name is Eclipse, and I am one of Bristor's higher ranking assassins."

    He forced a swallow down his throat, then reply to her words. "My name is Tobias Malroni, and I am a high ranked assassin from Occisorn. You can call me Toby, that's what my friends call me. Are you aware of what our mission is?"

    "Well, Tobias, I wasn't given a single detail. Please, inform me. Apparently I am unable to do difficult tasks like a man can, so please, do tell."

    "Well, we are assigned to hunt down a royal from the Fideleques kingdom. We must take down the prince's cousin, Louis Kedeler. The reason for his execution is unknown."

    "Very well. Anything else I should know?"

    "Before we set off we must meet with an overseer to be checked and given rules and instructions."