Chapter 20

As Athena stepped out from the back room where she had the conversation with Maya and Rachel, she knew time is running out and she needs to get as much as information as she can about her father’s muder before she heads back to the inn to meet Ardolf and Brian.

Athena knows she might not get the chance to go out discreetly on her own without informing Ardolf of her whereabout.

Athena was thinking of how she would divert the guard attention from seeing her take another route to go find out the whole truth about the father’s murder. She has been told even before coming to Esteros with Ardolf that there is someone in Esteros who knows the real truth behind her fathers murder and she is determined to see the woman today.

The guard was a formidable opponent. He was tall, muscular, and carried a sword at his side. He had been hired by Brian and Ardolf to keep watch over her, and he took his job very seriously. Athena knew that if he caught her trying to escape without him knowing her wherea