“Joseph?” The invocate asked again. I gritted my teeth. I could only blame my bad luck that I found myself in this position. I tried to kill the previous guard as quietly as possible, but he ended up hitting a tree before he went out. Who would have guessed that the second guard would actually be close enough to hear it? After I took out the first guard, who was only part of the first obstacle in my plan, I stared walking to find the second guard. But he found me first. I stood in front of the second guard, unmoving. I could see him somewhat clearly although he was mostly still a shadowy silhouette. He stood directly in front of me and he held a sword in one hand. His sword was pointed downwards. I could easily tell that he was on edge but not fully alert. He was only wary, but he didn’t actually expect that I was an imposter. That was my saving grace, because he stared directly at me. I guessed that I would only be a silhouette to him. And with my sword strapped to me, I could
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