..."to become a spy", Hadrian says. "You'd be well suited to the job with you quick blade skills and your ability with a bow. But there are other parts to being a spy besides fighting. You need to be able to keep your disguise, stay hidden if needed, and withstand any torture. Something tells me it would be better if you were trained by our resident spymaster, Athkela Vensani."
Athkela is a slight woman with cropped brown hair and green eyes, as well as a no-nonsense attitude. "Lets get started immediately", she says, as soon as you meet her. First she teaches you to not draw attention to yourself when disguised, and that a disguise as a servant, cook, or maid is less conspicuous. After a month you move to learning about hiding in the shadows, a skill spies share with assassins and thieves. Finally, she locks you to a table and gives you tips on withstanding torture. "You can use hidden pain softening potion tablets to help with physical torture, so the only thing you should watch out for is tickling." "Tickling?", you ask. "Yes, tickling", answers Athkela, and spiders her dark fingernails from your armpits to your belly. Surprised by the sudden tickling attack, you burst into laughter and attempt to wriggle free from your bonds. She continues her light torture on your underarms for several minutes before stopping when you are reduced to a panting mess.
"There's not much that can be done to stop a tickle attack, except heavy armor which would be of no use for a spy. Consider it a weakness and be wary at all times.", she reminds you.
The next week Hadrian orders you to enter the kingdom of Calihar, disguised as a humble servant, because the city had been receiving reports of hostility from Calihar.
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