Dillon

Guess? She didn’t know that she had to play a guessing game here. “Are you sure about that? What if I managed to guess the right person?” 

“Then you can request anything from him.” 

Smirking, she unsheathed her sword. This is going to be fun. “Shall we add a twist then? Let’s use swords.” 

“Oh, you know how to handle a sword? Would it be unfair if it's you against all four of us?” The man asked. 

She shook her head. “Don’t worry. I can bring you all down single-handedly.”  She’s not sure who Dillon is since she never met him, but she knows he has a mask…and he’s strong. She’ll have to test them then...She’s confident that she can win. 

As they all agreed, Lady Vienna lunged at all of them. 

Attacking them one by one, it took her a minute to bring the three of them down.  She smirked, now knowing who Dillon is. Or, where he is...

“That’s amazing, but you haven’t guessed who Dillon is.” The last masked man standing said.

“You’re Fedel, the owner of the Sylvian Library,” She said, looking around. “And Dillon is not here.” 

The man looked blinked, looked around them, then chuckled. “Wow, as expected of Lady Vienna.”

“Oh, you know me. Well, as expected of the Rouge guild.” She retorted. 

“As promised, you can meet Dillon.” The masked man threw a cloth to cover her eyes. “Please bear this for a moment. We cannot let someone see our hideout.” He said. She could hear him turning metal and a switch lighting up. The man then guided her towards a door and walked until they stopped. He then removed the cloth from her eyes and disappeared before saying, “Knock three times.” 

She did as he said and the door in front of her opened. Revealing a tall man with a black mask on. She could not see his face or even the color of his hair as he was covered with the hood of his cloak.

He just stared at her coldly. His red eyes were like fire. All she could do was gaze at his muscular figure. Of course, he had a cloak on, but his body's muscles were visible.

"Hello, Lady Vienna. I was waiting for you.” His cold voice said, slicing through the icy thin air. 

 The room was dark with only the candles dimly lightening up the room. The walls were painted white and plain, and the only furniture she could see was the table by the window and the sofa placed in the center of the room. She saw him sitting by the sofa and she sat in front of him.

"Speak what you want. And give us 5 bars of gold.” 

 “I request that you kill Duke Raziel.” She said, looking him straight in the eyes. 

“I think you misunderstood our guild. We don’t kill people. We only seek information.” 

“No, I know you can do it.” 

The man just stared at her, analyzing what she said. He spoke up again "Really? Then I'm afraid I have to test you. I saw how you brought down my men outside.” 

He stood up and unsheathed his sword from his belt.

"Are you challenging me?" She asked, standing up also. Whenever someone challenges Lady Xaviera into a duel, she never backs down. She takes pride in her skills. She's confident she'll win.

"If you managed to even scrape me, then I agree to your request. If not, then I'm afraid you'll have to go home achieving nothing." The man declared.

"Sounds good to me." With that, the lady launched at him first.

She tried to stab him in his stomach but he was fast. She launched again, and again, trying to test the waters but he could avoid her attacks easily. He was just allowing her to attack him continuously and he'd dodged it. Breathing hard, she paused, analyzing his movements. He was calm and he moved fluidly.

His skill is no joke. That's for sure. She has to take this seriously.

"That's amazing. But I think you have to work harder." It was his turn to attack her, which she also managed to avoid. Her movements were a bit limited as she was wearing her dress, weighing her down.

"You're quite skilled." The lady commented. "But I think my knight is more skilled." With that, the next thing she knew, she launched again and managed to cut his mask in two. 

His mask fell down, revealing his face, but his hand was quick enough to cover his face and he turned around to avoid her. “Stay away.” He fired. 

Lady Vienna smirked, but then realized it. Dillon was always mysterious in the book, his identity was unknown. Could it be...Wait...no, those red eyes and black hair and mask...why was she stupid? 

“Duke Raziel?” She asked, her eyes wide and her mouth hanging open. 

Dillon is Duke Raziel! He’s the villain! 

She laughed hysterically, at her stupidity. She wanted to avoid Duke Raziel, came for Dillon to ask him to kill Duke Raziel, but turns out, they are the same person!  How could she miss this fact! The hometown of Glenarm is part of the villain’s territory!

What had she done? Now that the damage is here, she won't have a choice. 

Dillon was frozen in front of him. Wearing another mask, he turned to face her. “Congratulations, you found it out. ” 

Lady Vienna could hear the gritting of the teeth of the man in front of him. He was not impressed by this. Dillon spoke up, giving her a pointed look. “No...I didn’t mean to.”

“Too late for that. Now that you know it, keep this secret all the way to your grave.” She felt chills running down her spine by his words. “Leave now. I’ll see you soon.” 

What could he possibly mean by that? They won't meet again! And she doesn't want anything to do with his secret.  But deep inside her, he knows something wild is going to unfold soon.