An Impossible Task

    "Why under the three suns would you demand a meeting on the same day as Paris Graemeyer?" Ayden hissed aggressively. "He could have easily recognized me! My sister has been studying with him for nearly five months now!" Councilman Aurgian just smirked, chuckling slightly. "What exactly do you want, anyway? I don't often get summoned by you; it's usually the Vampire Council or the Rouge Hunter Council that orders me in for meetings."

The councilman cleared his throat. "I need you to eliminate someone in the camp," Aurgian stated matter-of-factly. "After they took out Milo, we lost a bit of an advantage. Thankfully, they don't know you're there, and they assume you're getting supplies from…?"

Ayden shrugged, flourishing his hand in the air. "Some young warlock who makes the healing potions for us. All I know is Nikkodemus refers to him as 'Shamrock'. Who is my target? How am I to eliminate him?" Ayden hated the look on the councilman's face. 

"We need you to eliminate Nikkodemus's number two; Lennox of the Graymaw Band." Ayden's face was obviously horrified, as the councilman chuckled again. "You know your job, and this is part of it. Eliminate him, gain Nikkodemus's trust, and replace Lennox as his number two. That way, we can gain even more intel on what their plans are. You are to poison him with nectar of Wesperin. Is that understood?"

Ayden left without another word, which would usually mean he was accepting whatever task was assigned to him. This, however...this Ayden just wasn't sure he could do. The young vampire had grown fond of Lennox; he was a father figure to everyone in the group, he was the patriarch of a thriving band of werewolves, he was a trusted confidant and good friend. Nectar of Wesperin wasn't hard to come across, it was a common poison added to food and drinks that the Hunters often used. As he left the building, being careful to shroud himself and keep his face down, Ayden considered the task at hand. Why could he not simply be the number three? What was so important about Lennox that he needed to be eliminated?

As he contemplated all of this, Ayden made his way to the designated meeting spot for he and Shamrock. Why anyone would choose to call themselves Shamrock escaped the young vampire, but it really wasn't up to him what anyone called themselves.