Rune Soldier, eh? Saw the first DVD of that and I'm afraid it didn't catch
my eye. But I'll look this over. Bear in mind I've only seen 4eps of it

Hey,

Here's a short little story I came up with based on
the Rune Soldier anime. I'd really like some feedback
on flow since I think this fic has a few rocky parts
in that department. Notes on any grammar mistakes are
welcome as well. As are, of course, comments on the
story itself.

Will see

Continuity Note: This story is set just after episode
fifteen of the anime; "Flower Vendor & Flower Bride."

Meaning I'll be lost. :(

I'm a thief. Getting into places I'm not supposed to
and taking off with something that doesn't belong to
me is what I do. And I don't mind saying that I'm
pretty damn good at what it is I do.
Now just because I'm a thief don't think that I'm
into stealing. I tried my hand at being a cat burglar
for a while when I was first starting out but

out, but

 On the other hand stealing is taking something that

you know belongs to someone else. I stopped being that
sort of thief years ago. Having a little voice in your
heading saying over and over again "You know this is
wrong!" kinda makes snatching stuff for a living
rough. I tried to ignore that voice for a while but
eventually it got to me and I gave up stealing.

Bah. A conscience merely holds you back. Ignore it.

Guilt is such a bitch.
But being a thief did give me something of an edge on
life. Stealing isn't easy, you know. While my career
as a cat burglar might not have panned out too well
the

well, the

 techniques I used to train for that helped get my

body in shape. I'm a petite gal so I've learned to use
my speed and dexterity to their full potential.

It's the 18 Dex that does it. :)

 Not

that I'm weak or anything. I'm stronger than I look

about a 13 Str, if you must know.

and plenty dangerous with a dagger.

Being a thief, you get so few weapons slots, you have to be good with them.

out a nasty kick if I need to.
Another thing that being a thief teaches you is how
to deal with people. It's a lot safer to con someone
into giving you their money than it is to break into
their house and steal it.

Until they realize you conned them and, bad news, they know what you look
like. There are pros and cons to everything.

Anyway, these days I make a living two ways. One is

doing a lot of part time jobs. Usually this is just
someone needing an extra set of hands in a hurry and
me using some of the people manipulation skills I
picked up as a thief to convince them that I'm the
perfect person for the job. It's not the best way to
earn a living but

living, but

In fact, my skill at getting into places was what
lead me to becoming an adventurer. There are tons of
ruins setting

sittting

Being an adventurer is pretty nice. It lets me lead a
life far more interesting than most people will ever
have. Sure, it's hard, dangerous and doesn't always
pan out the way you hope. But damn if it's not fun
too.

And  a good way to earn XP and level quick.

    Like I said, adventuring ain't easy. Which is why
I do it with a small team. Yeah, it means I have to
spilt the loot four ways, but it's worth it for having
a few people I can trust watch my back.

And the term, 'cannon fodder' comes to mind, since no one expects a thief to
lead the fight into the opposition

Yeah, Louie was damn near useless as an adventurer

when we first ran into him. I don't even want to think
about some of the stupid things he did when he first
started to hang around with us. But lately he's
actually been doing better.

It's like, character development or something.

He showed some real guts

when we had to deal with that crazy machine that was
making the weather go crazy. And guts are the one
thing I respect about as much as gold.

And  you can even sell guts to necromancers. They like using them in spells
and such.

So yeah, those are the people I adventure with. We're
an eclectic bunch I grant you. But

bunch, I... you, but

onto his horse and carried me off. At first I thought

I was being kidnapped.  But

kidnapped, but

I was

It

 at this point that my nature as a thief started

to kick in. So I decided to shoot for the moon and
asked to take a bath in gold coins.

the day. I tried to pretend nothing was wrong but
William turned out to be more perceptive than I'd
expected and asked if something was wrong. I bluffed
and told him I was just nervous about the wedding.
William didn't seem to believe that fully. He asked if
I was feeling sick and said he'd cancel the day's
lessons if I wanted.
It was him being kind to me that it.

that did it.

would never work because they were from such different
worlds, she quite

quit

Nice inner look at her feelings.  A good character study that's easy to
follow and understand. Nice work. It flowed well.

DB Sommer



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