As I sat in the rafters I wonder ' how the heck am I going to get this gold out of here?' If I can’t get it off the roof ill need to take it through the house. Which means there are two things that need to happen for me to get this gold out of here. The guards need to be distracted, and mom needs to leave so she won’t get suspicious over weird activity. Mom should be fairly easy to take care of...

Leaving my gold in the rafters I climb down the trellis and walked into the dark where I first started observing the house near the trail. Mom won’t fall for any trick so I will need to talk to her and set something up. Standing up I walk confidently up to the three guards. Looking at their sword hilts flash in the light. ‘I always did like our houses weapon designs' I idly think to myself as I stroll by.

Being the council member’s son the guards allowed me access to her with no problems. As I strolled up into her office she looked at me with her piercing eyes, “Kit what you want?” “Hello mother I just came to see you!” I said. Mother responded, “yes and pigs will fly, why are you here? I am busy. Get on with it.” ever since my little sister was born mom just got a lot less patient with me. I think she simply doesn’t want to deal with me any longer. I am now her beloved trophy son. Something to look at from a distance and not touch.

Although in my case I think it’s more like trash trophy son in her eyes. What did I not give her I wonder as I begin to respond to her question? “So mom sis is having an important award ceremony tomorrow that she is hiding from you and I was wondering if you are going to attend.” “What ceremony I haven’t heard anything about it? She responded with stars in her eyes. “And where did you hear about this”. I speak, “well I needed to clean the council chambers so they can have an important meeting there tomorrow.” 'And that’s all I will say' I think to myself.

It’s important to always mix truth in with your lies, I really was cleaning the council chambers earlier today for a meeting tomorrow. It’s just that the important meeting had nothing to do with my sister and everything to do with local arguments. The city people get together occasionally to argue out any issues before a council member so they can act as judge. Think of it as a local city council. The law stated that 1 council member had to be in attendance at all of these meetings so they generally just hold the things there.

Luckily mom wasn’t scheduled into this rotation for the meetings so she had no idea the next one is tomorrow. But she did know I was in that building today as she had sent a servant to get me at one point. A short discussion later and mom bought it hook line and sinker. She left immediately to “prepare” if that’s what you call picking out your dress and makeup the night before and planning a general fake impromptu speech (of how proud of your daughter you are). It makes me sick.

I thought the guards were going to be the hardest part but mom just sent me to fix the “leak” as she was on her way out the door. Of course she assigned me guards to watch over me as I entered the treasury and was there as they broke down the door. But once I pulled out my tools to work she decided to leave, typical.

Anyways, sweet! Mom set me up perfectly getting a ladder I get up to the wet part of the ceiling and cut it out and place it into a trash bag I then climb into the rafters and place any 'trash' I found up there made by the leak into the bag. 20 min of knocking around sounding like I’m working on the leak later and I climb down and tell the guard that I fixed the roof, I’m taking out the trash from the ceiling and that I’ll be back tomorrow. I carried the gold on my shoulder right out the front door...

Not bothering to drop the wet ceiling pieces I cut out off at the trash heap, I only head to my living quarters. As I open the door I shrug my shoulders working them free of the heavy load,” man that was heavy carrying it like that, I’ll have to set it up so most of this weight is around my hips so it’s easier to carry. I designed a backpack to take for this trip so I load the gold into it and I’m ready to go. While I was at moms’ house I already took care of the distraction that will hold them off from chasing me for a while.

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I had allot of fun writing this I've always enjoyed when the main character is able to pull one off on his captors in the story's I read. So Kit walking out the front door with the gold on his shoulder (in sight of everyone) brought a smile on my face.