Amongst Thieves Novels & Stories

Somewhere across the street was a gang of young men. They loved that corner, Mpumi knew them well. They were the thugs of the town. All the crimes happening in that area, the community knew well to suspect them first. It was a pity that none of the community members had any evidence to pin against them and send them to jail.

I stood, tucking my hands in my pockets, and started moving around the office, pacing behind them as I continued in retrospect to our lives prior to this. “Because we need to stay awake at night, we distract ourselves and turn to the night jobs—trafficking… prostitution… gambling…. Now is our chance to return to the daylight that we used to be in.” I drew in another deep breath and said, “It won’t be easy. But you’ll have support.” I stood between Jewel and Ezio Virtus—the single heir of Second Tier Massimo Virtus, descendant of the Technical Sergeant of U.R.T.’s old defence force.

Though there is some level of trust, the depth of that is unknown and I can’t sacrifice my father’s safety for the sake of finding out. “Have you thought about trying to see who else in the pack agrees with you?” I grin at him widely. “Of course. We have a group who agrees with us.” “You have petty thieves from the slums,” he says, making assumptions. Not that he is completely wrong, but the judge-y tone in his voice is rubbing me the wrong way. “You are awfully judgemental about things you know nothing about,” I say, my anger bristling. “We steal because we have no other choice.”

I took in a deep breath. " How's it like... Being a thief?" I asked, and the smile disappeared to reveal a more serious look. " I wouldn't call it that." He began, his voice low. " We're just taking what is ours in the first place. We are still from crooked people, people who take from the poor masses and put in their pockets. The likes of George Flynn, the man who murdered your family..." He trailed off and I nodded. " People like them. The money isn't theirs, to begin with, so we're just taking it back."

Now that she had a fuller view of the room, a few people were moving through the crowd, stealing odds and ends off the wealthy mannequins. The man with the shining ball was defending the thieves' actions. "They deserve some compensation," he argued. "They have been sneaking in for days under every name and doing all sorts of jobs without any marauding. They have been on their best behavior, mind you. They should receive some sort of reward."

"Now you have five hours, show me you can do this basic skill." Everyone found a spot in the training yard and started practicing. Some almost had it, while others just stood there clueless. Many of the adventurers and mercenaries had spent their time practicing survival tactics. There wasn't a time in their life that they thought they would need to use [Shadow Step]. The Thieves Guild wasn't very popular in Chadel. Honor was something that the people felt strongly about. The boys grow up to be soldiers, then become Shi, and finally, they lay down their life for the Emperor. There is great honor in a selfless life. The Thieves Guild didn't take too kindly to that mentality. They fought with

One of the thieves immediately bowed and said, "Honorable Master Olivia, the murder case has nothing to do with our Thieves' Guild. We also found this suspect and wanted to arrest him and hand him over to the city guards." "Then let me see your sincerity," Olivia said. "As you wish." Two thieves from the Thieves' Guild immediately drew their daggers and pounced on him. The murderer also took out a hidden dagger from his chest and fought with the two thieves. It was obvious that he was also a thief. The two thieves were of the third class, so they were agile and flexible, comparable to top acrobats. Even though the killer was not wearing a badge, he was inferior and could not be of a high cla

Even though there are lots of shops here, the places that concede are always shops owned by the state. "Damn, so it's true that the leader of this country is indeed a devil who doesn't care about his people!" said the male thief, they were 2 people wearing black masks. "It's been almost a week though, there's absolutely no reaction," girl thief. "Come on, let's take him immediately. Hopefully our hiding place won't be discovered." They came out through the destroyed wall carrying a bag of Danirmala coins and money. When the man pointed his hand at the wall, the wall that was originally destroyed became whole again.

At this time, the bodyguards, who had scattered around, suddenly appeared and shouted. “We caught that gang of thieves!” “What?” This instantly attracted everyone’s attention. Cindy was rather agitated, and she asked, “You caught those thieves? Where are they?” Soon, several thieves with injuries were taken to the deck by the bodyguards. Cindy was stunned when she saw the miserable state of those thieves. “What’s going on?” Tina stood on the deck unharmed, while the thieves she had deliberately sent to torture Tina were in a mess! “Mrs. Langford, this group of thieves must have a contradiction. They got hurt after fighting with each other.”

“I know him by reputation.” “And what’s that?” “Do you know the phrase, honor among thieves?” I nodded. “Sure, always sounded like bullshit.” “I think supposedly lived like that. He’s an honorable thief, or as much as that sort of thing can exist these days. He steals from the rich.” “And gives to the poor?” I said, finishing the phrase. She laughed. “Oh, god, no, I’m sure he keeps it all for himself.” I laughed with her. “Still, that’s not the impression I get from him.”