~A few small tents surrounded by a wood spike boundary lay in the middle of the desert. Sheikah, armed with curved blades were seen busily working, undisturbed, deep in the desert. Sand was picked up in the wind, and sent blowing across the desolate landscape.

One sheikah, wearing black metal armor, stood in the middle of the encampment, halberd in hand, barking out orders to the others. Not even he was prepared for the burst of light that shot through the camp.

When the brillance luminance faded, a sheikah, wearing billowing robes stood in the midst of the sheikah. Farn, the False Black Seer, had arrived.

"Valen! Prepare your men. Things are not going quite as planned in the south, we should be ready for an assault."

Next to him, Kasei, the Rebel Flame, appeared. The sheikah in the camp looked at him suspiciously and many drew blades. Intruders were not trusted. A lack of security could mean death for the assasins.

The sheikah in armor looked at Farn, a look of doubt on his face. His arrogance was carried in his words.

"Farn, who have you brought along with you? You, of all people, know that-"

He was interupted brutally by the robed sheikah, "Silence fool? This mercenary is working for me, and he is just as competant as you. Now stop standing around and prepare the assasins. We return to base."

Valen looked down at the ground, and mumbled something under his breath before turning and once again shouting at the sheikah in the camp. With a wave of his hand, he and three others entered one of the tents.

Farn looked at Kasei and beckoned him forward, as he approached a larger tent. He moved the flap aside, revealing the scant furnishings within. In the middle of the tent was a small table, a map of Hyrule on the midde. Around the table were a set of chairs, and the sheikah sat in one, metioning at the other for Kasei. He waited for him to be seated, he already had the mercenaries next mission ready.~

"heh, nice place...kasei said...then sat down, waiting for his new boss to give a
n order, but instead of looking around, like he normally would, he stared at his employer...

~A slight smile crossed Farn's face. Kasei was a valuble asset to his plans, but he had to admit, messing with the arrogant mercenary was going to be fun. He didn't know exactly what awaited him, but hoped it wouldn't be overly pleasant. That didn't mean that Kasei wouldn't get his good share of killing people though.

Farn gestured at the map on the table as he began to talk. "Your next job is- oh wait." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small pouch. He rattled it in his hand, and extended the payment to the mercenary. He wanted to make sure that the rebel flame was kept happy.

"Well then. Your next job is ready for you. This time we need to you to travel to Parapa. A group of gerudo there are interfering with my business, and I need you to take them down."

He metioned down at the map. Small circles and x's were drawn in Parapa, and he mentioned to one of the larger ones. "This is their main base, but I don't want you to go there." His finger moved to a small red circle on the outskirts of the others. "Instead, I need you to raid this small camp. The outpost there holds an item of much importance. You might be wondering why you must attack this small camp, and I will explain it to you."

"The leader of the garrison there carries a key. It opens a passage to an old tomb, where the soldiers of an ancient race that live in Parapa are buried. In this tomb is half of a sword. This sword is similar to the relic that you saw in the temple of stone, but deals with manipulating sand. It is one of many such powerful artifacts that control the elements. With these in my control, the people of Hyrule can easily be bent to my will. Anarchy will insue, and I'm sure you will find that enjoyable, and even profit from it. I am willing to pay you quite a bit as well."

Farn snapped his fingers, and another sheikah entered the room. At first it would be hard to identify him as a sheikah. He looked quite hylian, and the only thing that gave away his heritage was his dark purple eyes. He wore a fancy tunic made of royal blue cloth, embrodered with gold designs. He wore a gold sheath at his waist where the hilt of a gold rapier could be seen. It was an extremely thin blade, the width of a regular rapier, and an inch wide. A blue gem could be seen incrusted on the gaurd.

"This man will be accompaning you. He looks a little fopish, but I hold his skills in high regard. You two shouldn't have to much trouble raiding the camp, but I can't promise anything about the grave. Return here when you are done, but go right away. I don't want to have to wait long." Farn pointed to the other sheikah, "He can show you the location of the keyhole, and the camp, but there is only so much intelligence I can gather, or wish to reveal, so you'll have to go on that alone."

The blue-clothed sheikah, moved his golden bangs out of his eyes, and left the tent. He went to wait at the edge of the encampment, since he was already prepared to leave. Farn looked annoyed at the sheikahs sudden departure, but didn't rise to go after him. Instead he turned to wait for Kasei's repsonce.~

"heh, geti nto camp, fget the key, go to the tomb, gget a sword...got it..." kasei repeated...then went out of the tent and followed after his companion...

~As soon as the sheikah saw Kasei emerge, he beckoned him to the side of the clearing. He stood at a small stables, and had to horses next to them. One was a magnificent white bay, and the other was a little more ruddy, but was a slightly larger brown stallion.

The man mounted the white bay, and sat atop the gold mesh saddle. The saddle on the other horse was made of a strong black leather. He motioned to the brown horse, and for the first time spoke to the mercenary.

"Come one, we're going." He pulled on the horses reins, and put the beast into a very slow walk. He didn't want to get to far ahead of Kasei, but wasn't about to wait for him. "By the way, my name's Lance."

He turned his violet eyes back towards the exit to the encampment, while listening to what Kasei was doing behind him.~

kasei hoisted himself onto the horse...he rarely used these, preparing a warp was easier...

"o.k, im ready!" he said, and waited for the other to set off...

The sheikah nodded, and nudged the horse into a gallop with his thighs. Off to Parapa. It wouldn't take long to travel to the deku forest, through the Parapa passage and to the encampment, and Lance didn't expect to meet any unexpected distractions along the way. Off to Parapa!

(((OOC: You have to find the post, but know that it is indeed somewhere in Parapa. Its called Gerudo Hunting.)))