The Hooded Figure.

The athletic hooded figure stays by the door, looking in your direction. "Uhhh...can we help you?" you ask.

Ashe's hand goes to rest on yours, just looking at the man.

His hands reach up to pull the hood from his face. As the light shines down you can finally see the man behind the hood. Dark brown hair cut short, brown eyes, a narrow face with a defined jaw line. A giant deep scar running from the middle of his forehead, down the middle of his eyebrows, to the left side of his nose, hitting the upper left corner of his lip and down to the leftmost edge of his jaw. It must have been a very deep cut because it looks to be about as healed as it can be.

"Name's Hawk." his voice had almost a southern style accent to it, definitely not from the Syndicate.

Before you know it, Ashe is on her feet, staring in disbelief of the man "THE Hawk?!?" she questions. "I'm...I'm..." she stutters. It was weird to see Ashe stutter like this, usually she is very confident and straight to the point "Ashe!" her right hand brushes through her fiery red hair.

The man just nods.

"No! No no no! I can't believe I finally get to meet you!" she steps forward with a spring in her step toward the man. "You're a legend!"

"Well, in that case..." his arms go wide like he's waiting to accept a hug "Bring it in!"

Ashe wastes no time leaping towards Hawk, giving a full hug, holding him tight, her petite body wrapped around the mid five footed man. They stay like that for a few brief seconds before he breaks the hug, looking at you and reaching his hand out. "Darien, nice to meet you, I'm Hawk."

"Hi...Hawk?" you reach out, shaking his hand "And you are...?"

"The best bowman in the entire world!" Ashe shouts out

It causes Hawk to smirk as his right hand reaches up, slightly rubbing the upper limb of his curved bow. "Well, I hate to brag..." his head tilts to the side

You look down and see a dagger sheathed down around his waistband "Yeah well...I bet I could kick your ass in hand to hand combat." you say, almost a little jealous that Ashe is being so friendly with this man.

"Well..." he laughs at you "Truth be told you probably could." he looks over at Ashe "That is...if you could even get to me before an arrow is through your neck..." he winks at her causing the Sunrider to swoon.

You didn't really like this guy. You don't know why. Maybe because Ashe was all over him. Not like that should matter...right? Either way, you wanted to leave the castle. "Ashe, it's time to go." you lower your voice, trying to be more authoritative, which causes her to slightly frown.

"Well just hold on right there, Darien." Hawk replies "I'll see you out."

You again notice a smile appear on Ashe's face.

"I think we can manage." you squint your eyes.

"Wouldn't be a proper gentlemen if I didn't though." he pops his elbow out towards Ashe which she immediately steps into him, wrapping her arm around his, interlocking at the elbows.

You let out a slight huff of air before you motion with your hand "Okay...lead the way."