1 - The Market Plan

  The breeze whispers through the woods, scuttling the leaves as the sun breathes down on the city. The city bustling with carriages and merchants passing through the cobble stoned roads, people yelling through cloth covered stalls shouting to all who listen and willing to buy their goods. The sound of change rattles through the air as merchants pass money between themselves and buyers, and the sound of voices raised continue as individuals work to haggle between the markets between one another. However in the dark corner of the market, behind the stalls lies a scraggly, dark skinned individual with brown hair that reflects hints of red in the right sunlight.

  “Tyrus, what's the plan?” asked the scrawny kid in tattered clothing, and behind him lie two other individuals. One was a larger individual by nature, but his malnourishment in himself was showing as the the bones from his ribs could be greatly seen, and the other a girl with dark black hair that covered her eye but once close expected could see the signs of a large scar across their face.

  “Plans simple Del. All we need to do is one of us to distract the fruit vendor by stealing one item and then we snag the rest as he is chasing the one person.”

  “And who do you think is going to be the person to do that!?” snarked the girl with dark hair

  “Well Bri, since you keep claiming to be the fastest, why don't you go ahead and do it. Also if you get caught the guards will go easier on a girl”

  “Yeah by going easy you mean lock me up and try their way with me” said Bri spitting in the direction of Tyrus.

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  “Well I guess I can try and outrun them” sheepishly said by the large individual.

  “Geo you stick out like a sore thumb, you cant even run without creating a gust of wind from your mouth not to mention you wouldn't be able to keep running out past the market”

  “So that only leaves…”Tyrus slowly trails off as he begins looking towards Del

  “Goddamit Tyrus, why am I the one always risking my shit for your dumbass plans!”

  “Don't worry you know you can already outrun the fruit vendor and the guards, plus you can have first pick of the loot when we meet back up”

  “Where are we meeting up again?” asked Geo in a low timid voice

  “Uuuugghhhhh pay attention Geo after Del acts as bait for the vendor…””

  “Wait, now I'm Bait! I thought you said I would be able to outrun them all”

  “You are your not gonna get caught, but you gotta make sure to run them through the path we have practiced”

  “Well your ass isn’t in the sight of both the fruit vendor and guards” Del said sulkingly too Tyrus

  As the individual kids are talking a bell that chimes across the city signifying the next hour, and many individual stall keepers are start to slowly begin putting up there signs and restocking there merchandise

  “Dumbasses it's now or never” Yells Bri

  “Dammit Del are you going or not?” asked Tyrus

  “Tyrus go yourself, I'm not risking my ass. I'll lead the rest of us to grab the rest of the loot”

  “Fine, make sure you remember I get first pick of the loot when I meet back up with you” Tyrus says as he begins walking slowly over to the fruit vendor's stall.