Chapter 22: The Means of Communication
The first assassination went better than Kael had thought. He expected Kiona to hesitate or even make some mistakes, but she impressed him by showing her resolve.
'I guess I underestimated her hatred for these lions.'
Kael looked around the area briefly for something that the lions were going to use to alert others, but he found nothing.
He also didn't speak too much with Kiona because he could see that she was thinking about her new reality.
It didn't mean their assassination operation would slow down though, as he moved even faster than before toward the best location.
Kiona had also regained her focus as she began to search through their surroundings for the smell of death. It was a very important part of their operation, after all.
Soon, they found themselves in front of another Fanged Lion nestled between a boulder split in half. He was awake unlike the first Fanged Lion, which made them change their plans slightly.
Kiona moved to his left but still kept her distance so that she didn't get noticed. Her eyes were clear and concentrated on the task at hand.
As her boss, Kael didn't want to disappoint her, so he slid behind a hump of moss and took out another dart dripping with poison.
Then, using the winds to guide the dart, he threw it toward the Fanged Lion with all his force. The dart was silent as ever and alerted no one.
The air around it was manipulated in such a way that it gave way to the incoming dart, so it didn't make any sound or disturbance.