I made it back to the alleyway and slip in to home closing the door behind me and I smile. It was almost day time out and the others are getting up. I make it to my corner and I lay down but leader didnt seem to be happy and stops me.

"Jewels where were you?" he wasnt happy as he asked that.

But I smile "Job complete leader" I show him the pin and hand it to him. "Go to our fence and collect."

He stops looking dumbly at the pin. I answered before he asked "I found a hole and got lucky a big distration happened and it was then or never and ended up with a job well done."

He smiles Big yellow toothy grin. "WELL DONE JEWELS! WELL DONE!" He almost yelled but everyone heard him. Grinning he answers everyones questioning gaze. "Jewels just got us our meal ticket for a year."

Everyone cheered but Leader put a damper, "For now the money isn't in our hands so we do things as usual and gether all same jobs today as usual im going to take Jewels to the fence and collect the money." He continued giving orders to the others as a lay my head down and sleep Im use to noise around me and catch what sleep I can.

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Not much later Leader shakes me and tells me to get moving. It hasnt been long but everyone has left with the exception of us. We exit and leave our home and go closer to the noble district to see the fence. we spend a bit of time but as we walk the people flood the street going to work or to shop but mostly to work in the docks or towards the exit of the city. We make it to the Pawn shop that the fence owns and Leader takes us to the back door knocks four times then two times then five times and waits

We wait for a bit before a older sleezy looking man but cleaner looking then us comes out. "Well you takig the job?" right to the point.

"Yup money first we know what happens if we dont though." Leader says.

"Good i want this done quick" He hands a bag that clinks into Leaders hand.

We both smile and Leader hands him the pin "Yours as proof a job well done." The man pales ghost white. "You did it already?"

"Last night I speak up deals done pleasure doing theft with you." I smile and leader and i walk away. As we walk away all we hear is "Oh shit I'm Fucked"

I lose my smile but we pick up our pace instead. Shortly after we get out and a bit down the street guards close off the street and storms the pawn shop and all directions on the street scaring everyone. Leader with the coins in hand tries to run but everyone was captured. The guards are rounding everyone up in the street when a carriage pulls up. A tall male Noble and a female Noble get out and walk into the pawn shop.

The Guards round everyone up when a bruised bleeding man is thrown out of the shop with two guards on his heels. The guards and the fences eyes sweep the crowd and he points at me and leader. I will admit now im scared the Guards grab me and leader and force us into the house. Behind us the fence is forced back in. After being dragged in the guards hit the back of leaders leg then mine forcing us to our knees. Infront of us is the tall noble with the girl. The male was a blonde short hair slightly longer on the top then the sides clean shaven with a elegant feel around him but his face showed fury. The women was also blonde but with Brown eyes and her long hair to her waist and a elegant dress. Frankly they both look way to good for this dirty pawn shop with things littering the ground.

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The man inspects us not saying a word. He looks at leader and he returns his gaze which earns him a strike in the head from a guard. I just shake trying to stay small and silent hoping to be over looked. Finally after a pause with tension in the air.

"Which one of you did it?" He says elegantly with traces of fury undertone. Leader casts me a glance then smiles. "She didnt do it i did." When he did a guard cut his head off. No hesitation and leader died with a reassuring smile on his face and blood splurted up but away as a guard kicked the dead body away from the nobles.

A sigh escaped the lips of the man "Its a penalty of death to lie to a Noble gutter rat." He looks at me and Im shaking. "Now little boy or girl did you rob my place"

I froze my voice wanted to deny my instincts told me to deny but my head knew that if I lied he'd kill me but still i had no voice. I only nod shaking and looking at that elegant face. "Good now why did you do it last night?" he said like that was the sin.

"Wh- Wh- What?" I stuttered out

"You see the guards wanted you captured but you were always so slippery no one knows how the Jewel thief made it in or out. We wanted you to show us the hole in our defenses but you robbed us the day before and got out us none the wiser I'm impressed" He frowned "What i didnt expect was you to make off with over Fifty-Thousand gold worth of Jewelry and a pin my sister loves from the crown prince. We have the pin but nothing else the fence said you gave him that as proof but thats all..." He trailed off waiting for my answer.

I looked at him dumbfounded. Why would a noble involve himself in theft cases it was above their dignity but the why is not what i need to think about i need to live i want to live. My brian goes into overdrive thinks possible escapes and ways out. No running guards everywhere my only option is the Noble the sisters faces is showing her hatred on her face for me.

"What do you want from me?" My voice is alien to me cold and steady my shaking stops all their is, is Survival. I need to live.

"Hoooh" The noble continues to look at me but now with eyes impressed not fury. "I want my sisters Jewelry back and only you know where it is but thats not all i want to know how you got in and all those other shops what is the one thing that ties all of us together."

"Everyone shits" I replied coldly.

Everyone around looks at me with disgust including the man infront of me. "Ooooh, Im both impressed and disgusted but there is no way up and i have guards even there in our house how then you couldnt make it up the guard posts."

I couldnt help but laugh this was a secret i wanted to take to my grave and my insane laughter continues for a moment. "No you dont get it Mr. Noble Everyone shits i just crawled up where you do it." The noble looks with utter disgust at me.

"Fucking gutter rats disgusting." He takes a moment. "So let me get this straight you climbed up our sewage into all of these places and robbed us not only us but the shops."

Without missing a beat i smile. "Nobles shop keepers Enchant and use guards to protect everywhere else but where they go to the bathroom is a blind spot who is willing to enchant the bathroom no mage would set up runes there like all other nobles no one is willing to do it. Then a gutter rat like me needs to eat and only need to think of it and be small enough to fit."

The Noble man looks at me in shock disgust no longer on his face but his sister speaks up. "Brother lets be done with this I want my Jewelry back"

"No" I say simply. "They are my life line my treasure i will die before i reveal them since im dead if i do"

The mage looks at me with rage again. "Fine little one you want to live dont you?"

I nod.

"Here is the deal you will have a chance a single chance i will offer it once and i will swear a binding oath on my mana." He says seriously "We will take you in as a servent on three conditions First you show us where you stashed ALL your loot and treasure and second we will have you tested and you have at least magic of D level in one field. Third is you swear and oath to serve our house if you pass the prior conditions Otherwise we kill you here and now and we take our losses."

I look at him and I see my escape I smile. I have a chance. "I swear my Master"