FantineThe back alley behind the estate was quiet as I moved along the wooden fence line, and I kept my hand flat against the fence posts while Riley and Silas watched the perimeter from behind the parked truck across the street. I reached the small side door that led into the kitchen garden, and after checking that no guards were standing near the corner lamp, I slipped through the latch gate and stepped onto the paved stone walkway."Fantine, is that really you standing in the shadow of the garden shed, or are my old eyes playing tricks on me in the dark?" a quiet voice called out from the back porch steps, and an old woman stepped into the light holding a small laundry basket against her hip."It is me, Martha, so please keep your voice down because I have two warriors waiting near the alley gate and we are here to check the guard positions," I answered, stepping out from the shed wall to meet her near the bottom step."I knew you would come back to this house eventually, child, a
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