Audra

Mercenary Loves thunderstorms Acts tough on the outside, can be quite sensitive/ caring on the inside If you pay her well enough, Audra will kill anyone for any reason. Despite having 47 (known) kills, Audra has a great sense of humor once you get to know her. She hardly lets anybody in through her thick outer shell however, and if she does, take it as a huge compliment. Trained from a hatchling to be an effective assasin, Audra is not someone you want to mess with. No dragon really knows why she's here, she "forgot" to mention her particular set of skills when moving into the lair. Audra kills without emotion or remorse, it's almost a if a switch is flipped when she's in what she calls her "fulfillment" mode. Killing isn't all she does, she's also hired to guard dragons or caravans, "help" other dragons repay their debts, or to intimidate the crap out of a dragon who keeps sticking their nose where it doesn't belong.

Audra narrowed her eyes as her quarry came into position. The little Skydancer walked down the dusty path with a purpose, clearly unaware of the mercenary a few feet away. Audra steadied her breathing and focused on her traget. He was nearly there. Just a few more steps...

Like a viper springing from a warm rock, Audra shot forward and was on the Skydancer, covering his mouth before he could even scream. His eyes were wide and horrified, then gleamed with understanding. "Mmph." He tried to speak through her talons.
"What?"
"MMPH."
Rolling her eyes, Audra leaned in close to his ear, "If you try and call for help, not only will nobody come, but I will make sure hell is nothing compared to your pathetic death, Alaunus."Alaunus nodded as vigorously as he could with a knife pressed against his throat. Sighing, Audra reluctantly removed her talons.
"Audra, listen to me, please. I know who put you up to this, and I can promise you, he is the one we need to kill!" Audra threw her head back and let out a long, hearty laugh. Alaunus narrowed his pale eyes. "That's a fake laugh." Audra snapped her head back and applied pressure with her blade.
"Even if you did know who hired me, he's paying me a ****load for this job. Besides, you've never liked me. I never gave you a reason to, well, until now."
"It's Erysichthon, isn't it?"
"So?"
"So? He killed Prince Varis!"
"Lying doesn't suit you very well, Alaunus. Especially with my blade on your throat, you'd say anything to save your useless butt."
"I know you loved him." At those words, Audra snarled and applied even more pressure with her blade, relishing the glimmer of satisfaction when she saw his warm blood start to run.
"You don't know anything!"
"Audra, please! Something is wrong with Prince Erysichthon, I keep having these dreams! And he knows it! He wants you to kill me so he can fulfill his destiny! He's turning the clan against me..." Audra made a face of disgust as he started to cry softly.
"Pathetic in life and pathetic in death, I never thought you'd resort to slander to try and prolonging your own life out of weakness. You disrespect the royal family and you disrespect me. I'm doing yourself and the world a favor by taking you out of it."
"They'll never believe the cover story! They will find out you killed me!" Audra had heard enough. Raising her knife, she started to swing it down towards Alaunus's quivering neck when a flash of red filled her vision.



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