Festival Of Hearth's Fire Short Story

Robbing the temple of Mother Larina, it was an audacious idea; the grounds were so well guarded that even the best thieves in the city wouldn't dare to try. And that is how Aaron knew he could pull it off. Of course he wouldn't just try to jump the wall in the night, and slip in a window, that's the kind of thing that would get him caught. No, Aaron had a plan, and it was a plan that would turn what many considered one of his weaknesses into an asset; something he's often been teased about over the years; his girlish looks, and figure.

The winter months where the time when nobles, and the wealthy merchants would host banquets, and balls. it was a chance to introducing newly arranged couples to each other for the first time, and introduce them as a pairing to society; for the rest it was a chance it was a chance to show off prospective brides, and grooms, so that such arrangements could be made. And it all began with the Festival of Hearth's Fire; two solid weeks where the richest and most powerful came funneling into the city to …show more content…
he'd managed to grab half a dozen silver candlesticks, and spring the lock on the tithing box, and was searching parts of the temple that the public rarely saw, if ever. Then, turning a corner, he found himself in an alcove where a shrine lay; it was magnificent, the candlesticks where gold, the cloth covering a fine silk, and the centerpiece was a delicate construct wrought in gold and sliver, encrusted with lustrous pearls, star sapphires, and a white fire opal as big as his eye. Aaron made short work of the gold candle sticks, and silk, and had just pried the centerpiece loose, already thinking of how best to dispose of it, when suddenly he hears yell "Aaron, what are you doing!" The sudden yell shocked him, and robed him of his speed, rushed down the hall, grabbing the jewel encrusted ornament, trying to make him stop, then there was a flash, and