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The Thieves Guild,

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by Jake Kerr.

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Episode 1:

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In the Shadow of the Wall.

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A glorious autumnal sunset provided a stark
contrast between the stern

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guard in the light on the stone wall above, and
the two boys in the shadows on the ground

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below.

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Raylan grinned as he looked up and watched as the
guard paused in his rounds.

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It was too perfect. He and Rafe were standing next
to a pile of tomatoes,

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and the guard stood still, looking out into the
plains, his back an easy target

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with its white armor and robe shining brightly.

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With Raylan and Rafe in the shadows, the two of
them could easily flee unseen.

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Of course, he had to convince Rafe to throw the
tomato at the guard first.

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Raylan kicked his friend in the heel and pointed
at the guard.

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"I bet you could hit him from here." Rafe looked
up.

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"The guard?" "Of course, the guard." Rafe stared
at the guard for a moment, but then turned

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away. "Nah, he's too high, and I can barely see
his shoulders behind the battlements."

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"He's not even moving." Raylan started juggling
the tomatoes.

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He tossed one to Rafe, who caught it with his
right hand. "Come on, don't be a coward.

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He's 30 feet up. Besides, he won't leave his post
to chase someone who just threw a tomato at him."

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Rafe started walking away. "No way, Raylan.

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The last time I took one of your challenges,
Captain Edgar whipped me so hard I couldn't sit
for a week."

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Grabbing Rafe's arm Raylan added, "I can
understand being afraid of Captain Edgar, but a

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member of the White Guard?" Rafe stopped and
turned. He was scowling.

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Raylan had touched a nerve. "Why do you want me to
hit the guard so badly?"

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There was a suspicious tone in his voice.

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"Because it's fun!"

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Rafe still looked unconvinced. "And it's a member
of the White Guard.

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Have you forgotten last Founder's Day?"

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Raylan glanced back over his shoulder at the
guard, still standing with his back to them,

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his white robe blowing in a slight breeze.

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When Raylan returned his gaze to Rafe, his friend
was staring at the guard.

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"I think the least you owe them is staining one of
their white robes." Rafe's eyes

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widened. He had been beaten by three off-duty
White Guards during the previous Founder's Day
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he was caught painting the statue of Elias, the
founder of the Night Guild, a garish

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red.

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Rafe looked at the tomato and then the guard.

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He was clearly debating payback. Raylan made sure
not to remind Rafe that it

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was Raylan himself who had egged him on to that
mischief as well.

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Rafe looked at the guard, tossed the tomato up in
the air, and caught it.

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"I could hit him." "Of course, you could."

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Raylan slapped him on the back. "And look." He
pointed along the base of the wall and

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into some shadows. The pile of smashed tomatoes
that had oozed down from where

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they had been practicing tosses for the Founder's
Day parade was already hard to see.

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"You can run that way. He'll never see you that
close to the wall, and it's dark all the way to
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highway." Raylan realized he was very close to
getting his friend to toss the tomato.

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"And I'll run this way." He pointed across the
field toward the river in the distance.

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"He'll see me and I'll draw his attention.

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You'll be long gone, and by the time anyone gets
to the bottom of the wall, I'll be across the
river."

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Rafe looked around and nodded. "Give me another
one.

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I might miss with the first." "Good thinking."
Raylan tossed Rafe another

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tomato. He almost couldn't contain his glee.

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He really liked Rafe, but it was just too easy to
get Rafe to do his mischief for him,

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and in the end, that's what it was all about.

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Doing maximum mischief with minimum risk.

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"Wait until I hit him, and then you run toward the
river." Raylan nodded.

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He hadn't lied to his friend. There was
practically no way they could get into trouble.

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No one was remotely close to them, and the
lengthening shadow of the wall made escape a

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foregone conclusion. Rafe pulled his arm back and
then paused. He looked at Raylan.

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"I wish the Guildmaster Knight rode in the cage
during the Founder's Day parade.

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I'd shower him with garbage from beginning to
end."

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Raylan was taken aback by his friend's bitter
tone, which hinted at restrained

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fury. "Well, with Guildmaster Pietro dead, you
never know," Raylan added,

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referencing the late Guildmaster thief who would
ride in the Founder's Day parade while

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the populous would throw spoiled fruit and garbage
at him, symbolically abusing

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him for the sins of thieves.

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How he put up with it, Raylan would never
understand.

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Rafe ignored his comment, turned, and launched the
tomato with his right hand.

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There was a thud (tomahto splatting) and Raylan
enjoyed the moment.

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As Rafe took off running, a large red stain spread
over the back of the guard's

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cape. The guard looked down at his feet and then
over the battlements toward where Raylan

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stood. Raylan could see the guard's face and
caught his eye for a moment.

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He then sprinted for the river. As expected, the
guard didn't raise an alarm.

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Still, Raylan took care to turn down a few alleys
between the wall and the river.

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Near the docks, he stopped and bent over, panting
for breath with his hands on his knees.

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He glanced around the riverfront as he stood back
up.

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The only activity was the hustle and bustle of the
shops preparing for the night, and boats of

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every size ushering people up and down the river.

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Raylan smiled and walked downriver to the merchant
guild slip.

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He had gotten away with it.

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(dramatic music)