Ah.... good day to you, dear reader...

Yes....

Tis a beautiful day outside, thing you not?

Hmmmm?

Quite cold...

Why...

Tis quite a pity...

Do keep warm...

Really...

Colds can be quite a bother...

Hmmm?

Oh... me?

Ah...

You need not worry, dear reader...

I shall be quite fine...

Ah... yes....

Let us move along...

Now... where were we....?

Ah.... yes....

The teaser...

Quite the good idea I may say...

Well....

I suppose I shall keep you waiting no longer...

Ahem....

Yes....

Jason Hessenger did indeed find himself completely surrounded...

Yes...

Left...

Right...

Even in the corners...

Indeed...

For there were 10 knights...

... all bows in tow...

... all ready to fight him.

Yes...

Indeed...

And truly...

This man...

... was doomed...

As for the knights...

... one among them did indeed stand up for them...

Yes...

Voice: Surrender!

Name: Alyton Herdshire

Age: 27

Description: Blond slim man

Occupation: Knight, patrol, rank C

Weapon of choice: Bow and arrow

Threat level: C

Fact: Does indeed like playing with children. Quite a bit more than most his age... truly...

Yes, the man by the name of Alyton Herdshire...

Truly, a man yet young.... strong.

As for his bow...

And as for the bows of his comrades...

Indeed...

Before Jason Hessenger could even make so much as a move...

Indeed...

He was surrounded by archer after archer...

Each with an arrow in tow...

Prepared to smite this man...

Alyton: Surrender!.... Shinobi...

As for Jason... indeed...

What would he do...

For.... even as such...

he was surrounded...

However...

Even as surrounded...

He did indeed have a way out of his situation...

As for the knights...

... their eyes all fixiated upon him...

ready to fire without the slightest of hesitation...

Yes...

Hmmm?

Ah yes...

As I should say...

When a man is used to the boy who cries mountain lion...

Then... indeed...

The man becomes cautious...

For even now...

Yes...

Even now that they had him surrounded...

No..

Not even for a moment...

... never...

Would any of them choose to underestimate their quarry

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Indeed.

For...

It is not unlikely for a shinobi...

... nay... even any quarry...

... to have yet another trick up his or her sleeve...

Alyton: Do not remove your eyes from him!

The other knights did indeed answer...

Other knights: Sir!

As for Jason...

... quite forlorningly...

.... did he look into the air...

Jason: (sighs) (thinking: Knights...)

Truly... he was not fond of them...

... and even then, as the knights did slowly discover as their eyes did take not of the burning body...

Yes...

Jason had lost a comrade...

But also...

Two knights had met their end....

Truly...

A horrifying thing to learn...

One that... well.. aggravated the knights...

Most especially...

Alyton: Tch... How dare you! You murdered Knights of Vesturia!

Yes, for truly... what brother in arms feels nothing upon seeing his brother's body...

Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...

A brother in arms is a brother in arms..

Even though it may have been hard to make of it...

They could tell...

As for the dead body of the man that was... Dwight Fettersquare...

Yes...

Perhaps not just a man...

But... a loyal brother..

Indeed.

Even he... did die...

And his body was easily recognisable...

Voice: You shall pay!

Name: Brandon Forgeman

Age: 29

Description: Black haired slim man

Occupation: Knight, monster hunter, rank C

Weapon of choice: Bow and arrow

Threat level: C

Fact: Did indeed once fight a man to the death. Truly, was a great battle...

Yes, indeed.

All the knights did indeed take note of his death...

... and were wroth with anger thereof...

Hmmm?

Kill him?

Nay...

For...

As a knight would know...

Twould be better to bring him in alive...

As...

He may indeed have information...

Yes...

Seeing as...

.... quite a bit of destruction had been written...

... all over Vesturia...

Yes.

Truly, information can be a powerful thing

Indeed, dear reader, indeed

Do be careful who you speak to...

Truly...

Moving on...

Twas in the mind of Jason Hessenger, yes, him..

... not fear...

But rather... calm...

Yes...

Indeed...

Hmmm?

Right so, dear reader...

Because of his mark...

Yes...

His mark would render himself invisible...

And thereof...

He could simply escape...

Yes...

For that reason...

He was calm...

Hmmm?

Why not simply disappear?

Well... there is a reason for it

Simply put...

... he did indeed find himself waiting...

Yes...

Waiting...

For the perfect moment...

Yes...

And of that moment...

Indeed...

It was soon to come...

... seeing as....

Alyton: Tis Dwight Fettersqure that lays upon the ground now. So... shinobi! Am I right in assuming you are responsible for both of their lives...

Yes...

The perfect moment...

When fury... overcomes common sense...

Indeed...

For it was then... and only then...

That Jason Hessenger did indeed disappear...

Yes

Like a whisper...

Not a sound...

Not a move...

Simply...

At the height of their outrage...

He simply disappeared...

Truly, a masterful display of the understanding of the human art...

Indeed, dear reader, indeed...

Jason Hessenger is a truly wise man...

For.. what manner of man can keep himself calm in a storm...

Yes...

Such a man is a great man...

Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...

As for the knights..

Alyton: What.... what is this.....!?

Yes, indeed....

For all the knights soon found themselves searching upwards and downwards...

For... where would a man find this... invisible man.

Sir Alyton did indeed search at his best...

However, as one would say... well... I do suppose tis a mark of intellect...

Alyton: T... tis his mark....

Yes, for they quickly discovered the problem...

Well, a mere mince of it...

For...they knew not what had happened.

Their opponent had simply disappeared....

And of that...

Yes...

Truly...

They were angered...

Voice: That man!

Name: Simon Cobblestone

Age: 25

Description: Somewhat short, slim and muscular man

Occupation: Patrol, knight, rank D

Weapon of choice: Bow and arrow

Threat level: D

Fact: Is one of Vesturia's best sheep shearers... indeed.

Yes...

For, not only had they lost their quarry...

Yes...

But also...

They had now lost their chance to avenge their fallen comrade...

Indeed, dear reader, indeed...

For they knew not what had happened...

Their bows lowered bit by bit...

Their minds distracted...

Yes...

Twas exactly what Jason Hessenger desired...

A way out...

As for the archers...

Yes...

Even their very faces did indeed turn...

Each face turning left... and even right...

As for Alyton, the man bravely leading this assault...

Indeed...

Even he...

Was truly perplexed....

For.... what orders may a man such as himself give?

Indeed..

What exactly shall he say?

For... his allies were hungry for blood...

And even he, yes, even he....

was hungry for revenge...

As for the others...

Brandon: Where is he?

Voice: I know not!

Name: Larry Hearthson

Age: 28

Description: Somewhat muscular bearded man

Occupation: Knight, beast hunter, rank D+

Weapon of choice: Bow and arrow

Threat level: D+

Fact: Is a lover of animals, really.

Yes, indeed.

All of them, from the strongest to the weakest, did indeed find himself searching up and down...

The question being...

... of what had the shinobi become?

Yes...

And as for Jason...

... he simply remained put...

... watching...

And as for the knights, yes...

Indeed...

Ideas did begin to flow out of them...

And of that....

Brandon: Mayhaps he is hiding...

Larry: Indeed. Tis a good point.

Yes... for... eventually... as a human finds him or herself trapped...

... soon do ideas begin to flow...

Simon: Agreed. Tch... has not been a long time. He must be nearby.

Yes... truly... an incredible observation...

However...

Twas not all that helpful..

As for Alyton... why....

I suppose one could call it a voice...

Mayhaps even intuition...

However...

Indeed...

he had nothing to say...

For....

For a reason even he was unaware of...

Yes...

Even he...

He could not help but feel...

Uncertain...

Indeed.

For....

Something was amiss

Yes...

Something was horribly amiss...

And so... he would remain silent...

The knights looked upon him...

... hoping for an answer...

but... nay....

For he had nought to say...

Truly, I say unto you, dear reader, truly...

humanity does love certainty..

Perhaps, tis one of what a man would say, the dark mysteries of humanity...

Hmmm?

Of that?

Well... tis a series of long explanations....

I would rather not tarry

Hmmm?

Am I a human?

hmmm...

Well... I do suppose I should keep going....

Hmmm?

You really want to know?

At least that?

Why... dear reader.... believe me...

It would take far too much time...

... to explain who I am...

Far too much time.

But truly, I shall get upon it.

This story shan't tell itself you know...

Now, where were we...

Ah yes...

The confused knights and the shinobi....

Yes....

Indeed...

For Jason would not return to a visible form...

And as for the knights...

Yes...

They would simply stay there...

Watching... talking... considering forming groups to search...

.. with Brandon taking charge...

Brandon: I do believe I have a plan. We shall search in groups of four...

Of that, were the knights fully agreed to

Yes...

Groups of four for better security...

Groups of four for better protection...

... yes...

Even for better vigilance...

Yes...

All knights were agreed to...

All but... Alyton...

For he... simply remained silent....

As for Brandon... while he did indeed gather their ears...

He did also look upon Alyton... for his demeanour was must unbecomimg...

... of a man hunting another man down.

Truly, he meant nothing of it, however...

Brandon: Sir Alyton!

And Alyton did indeed turn his head...

Brandon: We must make haste... For... it would seem that our quarry has made his leave...

Yes... truly....

Twould seem as so...

However... looks are simply deceiving at times...

Yes...

Brandon: And... so... join us!

Yes... indeed...

As for Sir Alyton...

He did indeed turn his head to his brother...

... and consider his words...

Yes...

For... at least then...

He made the most sense...

Alyton: Indeed. You are right, Sir Brandon. You are right..

And with that, he did indeed take of his bow... and prepare to follow through with Brandon's plan...

Yes...

Except... that as he did indeed walk to follow him...

Indeed...

A blade flying from the sky...

An invisible one... in fact...

Simply found istelf lodged inside the neck...

Of Sir Brandon Forgeman...

Yes...

All in a mere second...

And, of course... to the knights very panic and frustration...

They all yelled in unison...

Knights: Sir Brandon!

...

Hmmm?

Yet another teaser?

Oh... well I suppose I could try...

Truth be told, I was imagining saving one for later...

But... ah well ... what's the harm...

Ah yes...

As indeed Brandon's body fell to the ground...

The other knights all stood still...

Watching...

For they knew not what was to happen...

Yes...

They knew not

Hmm...

Well, I suppose that is all for now...