This is the second book in the Assassins at Dusk series by _Sibyline_, read Assassins at Dusk before reading this one!
THERE ARE SPOILERS FOR ASSASSINS AT DUSK IN THIS BOOK, IM WARNING YOU.
You. Have. Been. Warned.
This story has very little smut, m...
This chapter is a massive info dump, just a little bit. And a bit of a mess. Enjoy.
Super unedited.
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Sophie had never run so fast in her life. She peeled off her face mask, pain prickling her face, and kicked the door open, tears staining her eyes.
Leto looked over his shoulder, smiling.
"Dear gods..." Sophie clamped her hands over her mouth, giggling before running into his arms. Leto laughed, hugging her tight.
Her Rastus father was alive. Kynareth let him live.
"Move it, it's my turn!" Mansi laughed. Leto gave her a tight hug, mindful of her growing baby bump. Alexios ran into the parlor as well, not even stopping as he threw his arms around Leto.
The two tumbled to the ground, cackling laughter filling the room.
"Son of a bitch, man! You really gave us a scare!" Alexios laughed, giving Leto another bone-crushing hug.
"I forgot you aren't a scrawny little boy anymore," Leto coughed, starting to turn blue around Alexios's massive arms clamped around him. Alexios helped him up, brushing him off.
"Now, where is Maria? I need to catch up with her." Leto asked. Everyone went quiet.
"Where is Maria?" Leto repeated.
Alexios cleared his throat, "My mother went with us to Egypitnat. She knew there would be good doctors in Arsinoe's court and wanted to bring them home for you."
Leto's face fell, "And she actually went?"
Alexios quirked an eyebrow, "Uh yes?"
Leto slumped down onto a seat, running his hand through his hair, "Gods above. And I imagine that she was taken during the siege?"
"How do you know about the siege?" Nour asked.
"The Assassins in the dining hall filled me in when I asked. I haven't been here in so long, they looked at me as if I had two heads." Leto began to pace, "Do we know where she was taken?"
Alvar stepped up, "No, but Ruy has a lead. We are just waiting for him to get back to the guild."
Sophie swallowed, "He is okay, right?"
Alvar shot her a look. Sophie wasn't the only one that was worried. Alvar is missing his best friend, "I haven't heard anything from him. I believe he managed to get out, I just don't know where he is."
"We need to find Ruy. We get his lead, we get Maria."
"We have no idea where he is!"
"Let Ruy figure his way back, we need to focus on finding Maria before him."
"Leto, I know you don't trust Ruy, but he is extremly important to us."
"I'm not the only one that forgot he was with the Neverseen and made our lives a living hell- right? I'm not the only one-"
