Monster Termination (w/ Diana)

-On the outskirts of Morgate Town-

In keeping with her habit of appearing to be an ordinary young woman in public, Stiletto's disguised form had her wearing a short-sleeved green t-shirt, black skirt with a gold border near the hem, white thigh-high stockings, and black tennis shoes plus a pair of black aviator sunglasses perched on her head while traveling to Morgate Town. She had the power to change her appearance at will thanks to the power of the guild ring worn on the ring finger of her left hand and she was making use of it to appear in the "ordinary young woman" form that anyone who looked at her would see. There were a lot of green-eyed blonde women walking around Fiore at any given time, so it was not like she would really stand out to observers.

The blonde strolled onto the outskirts of Morgate Town with no one having seen her and was thinking about dropping her disguise and changing into her guild uniform so that she would be ready for action, but she decided to hold off just a bit longer because there was no need to transform at this very moment. Besides, she would need to hide behind something and make sure no one had seen her before using her ring to drop the disguise and change into the guild uniform. When doing work for the guild secrecy was paramount. Speaking of work, Stiletto took a moment to recall why she was here.

A client had come to the guild looking for answers about the disappearance of her daughter that happened to coincide with the disappearance of one of the daughter's private tutors several years ago. The Rune Knights of that time period had supposedly investigated the disappearance of the two individuals, but apparently they did not find enough evidence to convict the tutor of any crime and the case was officially closed. Since the legal system had failed her, the girl's mother had chosen to employ the services of the guild as a last resort. The mother was not wealthy nor did she have any other valuable assets to offer as payment, but she was so desperate for answers that she was paying for the guild's services with her life.

Stiletto owed the guild some work in the shadows and this was the kind of job that she did not mind taking because it appealed to her sense of justice. Whenever she slipped into the shadows she had made it a point to take jobs that let her take down individuals who thought themselves untouchable by the law and today she would get the chance to add another to her tally. Maybe Stiletto was getting too soft for her line of work if she worried more about the chance to deal justice from the shadows instead of how big the paycheck was, but in her own way she was making the world a slightly better place by taking out the trash.

However, today Stiletto would not be working alone. She would be working with a guildmate for this job, which would be the first time she had worked with a guildmate in a long time. Partners tended to be unknown quantities and Stiletto liked to work alone, but despite any misgivings she would have to work with them to complete the job.

Sensing that the time to drop her disguise and change into her guild armor was near, Stiletto ducked behind a tree and made sure that no one was watching before she tapped the ring on her finger and the disguise disappeared, revealing the guild armor that she was wearing all along. The young woman was now clad in all-black armor that covered her entire body. Her long blonde hair was concealed beneath the armor's helmet and so were her green eyes. Moments later Stiletto emerged from behind the tree with no one having witnessed her transformation from ordinary young woman to a black-armored figure who was one with the shadows.

Stiletto continued to carefully and quietly maneuver through the outskirts of Morgate Town until she spotted another person wearing the guild armor. Since only a select few individuals had access to that style of armor, they were obviously her partner. Stiletto soon approached them and stopped, then greeted them from a meter away.

"Hello there." Stiletto greeted her guildmate in an altered voice that was a couple of octaves lower than her normal voice but was also still feminine.

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@Baird

Stiletto listened to her guildmate ask if she too was going after the tutor. Without even bothering to wait for her reply her guildmate pushed himself off of the tree, then told her exactly where he was going and what he intended to do. He was going to start at the looter camp to see what clues he could find that could point them to their target.

Stiletto thought that his idea was a good one. She did not know anything about this area other than it was a dangerous place that a defunct guild had some connection to, but she did not know the exact nature of the connection. She also knew that it was home to looters who made trips into what was left of Morgate Town to search for valuables, though she did not readily see what could possibly be valuable enough to take the kind of risks one had to take to loot this place.

Still, it was best to start looking at the looter camp and see if they could come up with a lead or two concerning the location of their target. She had no other ideas and she wanted to stick close to her partner, so she did not voice any objections. Not wanting to be left behind in an unfamiliar place, Stiletto began to follow her guildmate and soon caught up with him before he could get too far away.

"That's a good idea. We'll travel there together and we'll start our search at the camp." Stiletto said to her guildmate as she walked to his right. She then went silent and followed her guildmate into the town to begin their search for Jordan Moretto. They would have to be careful because they were walking into a danger zone, but the two of them should be able to handle whatever this area could throw at them.

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@Baird