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Karishk Mealin nearly broke the man's wrist, though it must have been sprained. He yelped and pulled his hand away from her money pouch. He turned and disappeared into the crowds. Karishk had no intentions of following him, no, the bounty hunter was content with knowing he hadn't stolen her money, and she was on a job.
She had been tasked with capturing a thief for a guild of other thieves. Apparently the thief Karishk was charged with capturing had done something to anger the guild of thieves,something that Karishk hadn't been told any details of. But this was her job. All she had been told was that the thief was a middle-aged man with turquoise hair, had two katanas as his weapons, and that he was going to be taking a caravan out of Essyrn in the next week.
Karishk aimed to capture him before he left, for that would make things less complicated. But now she had gotten a tail on the man, and she knew she was close to finding him. She may even find him today.
She stopped in front of an old building several stories high. It was an inn, and if the information she had procured was correct, the thief was in this building.
She went inside, and asked for the man by description. She was met with a headshake. "S'rry," the man at the bar said. "I cannat give out who be stayin' at ma inn. If ya want ta find sommone, you got to go find um yerself."
Karishk narrowed her eyes, but nodded and went up the stairs to the first floor where rooms were. She went along and tried each door. Most were unlocked and empty, and the few that were locked, when she knocked, the door was opened by someone who wasn't who Karishk was looking for. of course, if the thief had companions, one of them could have opened the door, but from what the bounty hunter knew, the man was traveling alone.
Karishk knew she had come to the right door when she tried the handle, it was locked, she knocked, and heard scuffling inside, as if someone was packing up their things extremely fast.
"Open up!" she said loudly, and there was no answer. She took a step back, and kicked the door. It flew open, revealing the thief. His eyes widened when he saw her, and he dashed for the window, which was open. She ran after him, but he was out before she got there. He landed and rolled on the street, taking off. Karishk followed, landing on the street in a roll as well, and took off after the man.
He was fast, but she was faster. She cornered him in an alleyway, where they both drew their weapons.
"Drop your swords," Karishk said. "And I won't hurt you."
"You won't!" the man said. "But the people you're working for will!"
Karishk nodded. "You have a point." Then she attacked. He was an okay fighter, but Karishk was better, and in a matter of minutes both of his sword were lying behind her, out of his reach, and Karishk's sword was at his throat.
