You run through the city streets back towards your employer's building. You do manage to attract some attention, thanks to your bloodied state and state of partial undress. Staying on the side streets is possible, but in your route to the fight you passed a little off the normal routes you usually take, and the city is just full of people.
When you get there, you find the door barred, and have to knock to ask for entrance. They open the door, and you see your employer and three normal guards all lined up in the front room. They look at you with a bit of shock, whereupon you proceed to tell them about how you killed the assassin. There's a bit of incredulity, but your wound, the assassin's weapon, and the purse you recovered speak for you.
She doesn't have someone skilled in medicine on site, but you are moved into another room where she sends someone else to get a healer for you. Over the course of the next few hours, you are treated and questioned about the attacker, and have your wound cleaned and stitched up. It should heal with no issues in the next week or so, but for this week you'll have a bit of a slight limp, as you have to ease your way around your painful leg. It works, but you simply aren't at full strength.
As you are recovering in what looks to be an empty guestroom, given the bed and the empty desk, and the slightly elderly furnishing and decorations, you get to have a close conversation with your employer; You find out that she'll offer you a bonus of a months wages, 8 silver, and a raise to 3 silver a week if you agree to stay in her service as a guard. For, although the assassin is dead, it is unknown if there will be another attempt or another assassin sent later.
What do you do?
Week 6.2
Currently wounded lightly in the right leg.
Assets and Abilities:
Prestige = 2
34 silver.
Small gemstone.
Concealable fighting dagger
Assassin's dark blade
Assassin's signet ring.
Adventurer's diary (partially studied)
->Information on southern jungle nations
->Secret locations in southern jungle.
->Information on spiritual beings, spiritual being society, spiritual being outlook.
->Information on animal life of the southern jungle
->Information on magical beings of the southern jungle
->Instruction on spirit-related magical rituals. Versatile dust triggering rune. Thought communication? rune? One ritual remains.
->Instruction on an unknown magical field.
->Instruction on wilderness survival methods
->Instruction on what seems to be the language of the southern jungle nations.
->Instruction on an unknown language.
Miscellaneous magical diagrams, captured from one of your dreams. Uncertain accuracy.
Skills:
Charming, +1
Combat, +0/+1. Unarmed combat training. Also applies while armed.
Magic:
Versatile Dust triggering rune.
Allies:
Employed by Li Yue, merchant, 1 prestige, 0 favors. Paid 2 silver/week, acting as a servant and guard, takes three actions.
Huan Zhang, diplomat, 2 prestige, 0 favors.
Li Song, martial arts student, 0 prestige, 0 favors.
Upscale Weapon Shop.