Cipher stood in her office, her back to Syphoc. Her senses were acute, moreso than they had been in a long time. For a being that supressed her emotions, there was no mistaking the aura of rage and contempt radiating from her. Syphoc knew it well, and shared in it, though perhaps not to the same extent. He was new to the House still, and his loyalty toward it was still forming. Cipher's only consolation was that she new had someone at her side. Perhaps the tasks of running the House herself had allowed this to happen... NO! She shook this thought from her head. What was done is done and now they had only to move forward. She turned to face her Aedile.
"More and more of our officials fall to the knife and trickery of an unknown foe. Some are dead, others, disappeared without a word." Her head fell for a moment, then she looked back at him. He stood so silent, waiting for her to continue. "And now, I've reports that the security codes of the dead are being used. Here! In this House without question!" Again she paused, her demeanor changing, "What have you found?"
He met her steely gaze. "We've not been able to catch any of them as of yet. I assure you, my lady, we are doing what we can. I sense that these events are linked and eventually, someone will leave a piece of the chain exposed. I will gather some trusted members of the House. Those who think to spy among the best are sure to slip and when they do, we will seize them. They WILL be found!" and as his words came to a climax, his hand formed a fist beneath his robes.
Cipher reached out and put a hand to his shoulder. "Oh I know they will..."
The House Summit has tasked you with discovering information on the perpetrators.
Write a fiction detailing your quest to discover information, what it reveals, and your recommendations to the Summit.
Entries must be a minimum of 3 pages in length Size 12, Times New Roman or Arial, and submitted as .doc or .rtf.
Entries should be of a serious nature. Submit all entries to Cipher (cipher[underscore]iamtheshadow[at]yahoo[dot]ca) and Rilkel (syphoc[dot]rilkel[at]gmail[dot]com).
Fourth Level Crescents.