This City is Mine.

by Maelie Arsenault

Fox closed the secret entrance to her den behind her before stepping back and collapsing in a chair. Too much adrenaline for way too long. The tension of waiting out on rooftops, alleyways, and sewers before making her way here had been particularly exhausting after her encounter at the jewellery shop.

Professionals, but assholes. What kind of luck had brought that gang here all the way from Castille?

Raggash had said that someone was paying dues higher-up the chain to operate, but those dues must be expensive for another gang as big as that one.

"We've a gift for you, La Zorra."

Are they here for me? Fox thought about this. And after a little while, she paused and realized... she was crying.

It wasn't fear. She was used to that. She was used to feeling afraid, it reminded her to be cautious.

It wasn't disappointment. She wasn't upset that they were in her territory, hitting exactly the kind of targets she was set on making her own.

It was close to sadness. It felt like she should be sad, but she wasn't.

She was angry. Some silent anger had been seething inside her for months and now she had so little idea what to do with it that it came out in tears.

The Leonessa had killed her aunt and uncle for their heists in Castille, seemingly claiming the entire country as her own, so what business did she have coming to Eisen. She'd taken her family from her, the family that had taken in a girl who'd lost the very idea that life was worth living. The family that had taught her everything she valued and had long trusted her with their secrets, wealth, and tricks. The Leonessa had killed them and now she was here to finish the job.

Good. She thought.

As she had noted, professional thieves tend to avoid making bodies. But for the Leonessa? Fox would make an exception.

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The Last Rule
November 27th, 1882, - Novandria

The Den

Am I losing?

A Close Call

Plans

New Toys

Mistakes were made

Too close to home

Not like you.

This City is Mine.
February 6th, 1883

Aimless?
March 5, 1883 - Novandria

The Game Begins
February 13th, 1883

Too much like You
March 13, 1883

Safer in Shadows
April 3, 1883

New Beginnings
April 7th, 1883

Ready to Run
April 17th, 1883

Home
April 25, 1883

Can you steal a heart?
May 8th, 1883

Trouble
11th of May, 1883

Heartbreak
14th of May, 1883

Hunter or Prey?
16th of May, 1883

Guilt
19th of May, 1883

Untrustworthy
21st of May, 1883

Why am I like this?
25th of May, 1883

Worthy
8th of June, 1883

The One She Left Behind
13th June, 1883

Annnd it's back...
July 1st, 1883

Learning to Fly
July 4th, 1883

Thrill of the Hunt
July 29th, 1883

From the Embers
21st of August, 1883 // 1867

Mother Knows Best
16th of September, 1883

A Snake, a Star, and a Fox
25th of September, 1883, Novandria

It wasn't him.
28th of September, 1883, Novandria

The New Blade
13th of September, 1883

Something Good
October 31, 1883 - Novandria

The wound that won't close
18th of December, 1883 - Novandria

Promise
25th of December, 1883 - Novandria

Fallen through the cracks
6th of January, 1884 - Novandria

Day to Night
7th of January, 1884

What's Left to the Shadows
22nd of January, 1884, Novandria

The World without Colour
18th of February, 1884, Bellancourt, Montaigne,

Seventeen Roofs
26th of February, Novandria, Eisen

Crossing the Board
4th of March, 1884, Novandria, Eisen

New Freedom
May 4th, 1884

Saved
5th of May, 1884/16th of July, 1858

This City is Mine.

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