Corruption Rent: Day 13

Word Count: 84,002

Summary of Events:
Chapter 27:
The Wouest-Suides questioned Étienne about the promise Agathe had made, but they wouldn't believe Étienne that the promise would be carried out, so Étienne dislocated the shoulder of one of the men. Agathe was then watching Le Suid soldiers, looking for the key, and found it. Étienne then plotted on how to get the key from the man who had it and came up with an idea.
Chapter 28:
Agathe was getting excited for departure when Étienne asked her how sneaky she was and taught her how to stealthily pickpocket, being as he wanted her to get the key. Étienne then attracted the attention of the key's holder and successfully got the key. Now all they need is some rain.

Excerpt of the Day:
""Mademoiselle," Agathe turned to see Chevalier de Versant looking at her seriously, his dark eyes holding an intense gaze that almost made them terrifying to look at.
"Yes?" Agathe asked nervously.
"How sneaky can you be?" Chevalier de Versant asked.
"Sneaky?" Agathe asked.
"Yes," Chevalier de Versant replied.
"Why?" Agathe asked.
"Answer my question and then I will answer yours Mademoiselle," Chevalier de Versant replied.
Agathe nodded. "I can be fairly sneaky," she replied.
"Can you take something off of someone else's body without them noticing?" Chevalier de Versant asked.
"How do you mean?" Agathe asked.
Chevalier de Versant moved closer to her and put his hand gently on her upper arm, his gaze and its intensity never leaving her. "Like this."
Opening his hand, Chevalier de Versant revealed a woven black cord holding a simple, unmarked round piece of metal. Agathe put her hand up by her neck and felt her necklace was missing.
"How did you do that?" Agathe asked.
"It is a rather simple little trick," Chevalier de Versant replied, letting Agathe take her necklace and return it around her neck. "I did it all the time when I was young, anything to get people to take notice of me."
"How would they take notice of you," Agathe asked.
"They'd come hunt me down to see if I knew the whereabouts of their missing things," Chevalier de Versant replied. "I usually braided their things into the manes and tails of the wildest horses in town, and then I had to get them off because I was the only one who could get near enough to the horses without losing my heard."
"I don't think I'm that good," Agathe said. "But I have never tried to take something away from anyone before."
"Well then maybe you should practise," Chevalier de Versant said, picking up a necklace out of his hand.
Agathe felt her neck. Gone again. "How do you do that?" she asked.
A mischievous smile curled Chevalier de Versant's lips, but he said nothing, instead he clasped Agathe's necklace around a belt loop on the right side of his pants.
"The key wouldn't be clasped, though, would it?" Agathe asked.
"No," Chevalier de Versant replied.
"Shouldn't I practise with something that isn't clasped then?" Agathe asked.
"In time," Chevalier de Versant replied. "But start with this."
"But practising with an unclasped object is easier, isn't it?" Agathe asked.
"Yes," Chevalier de Versant replied, glancing upward.
"So why are you starting me with a more difficult task?" Agathe asked.
"Fine," Chevalier de Versant sighed and reached for the belt loop. He startled and looked at Agathe.
Opening her hand, she smiled and showed him her necklace."