THE DUKE'S FORBIDDEN PROPHECY
His back faces where I move, quiet through a hidden path spotted long before today.
Dark stones twist overhead, air tight with waiting. Through these halls I slip, quiet as dust between floorboards, guided by patterns learned over time. Into the weapons room I go, pulse loud beneath skin. A heavy black cloak hangs on a hook - Noah’s extra one - I pull it down. It drapes over my frame, thick with his scent: old wood, metal, silence.
Out the door feels impossible. A shout pulls the guard’s attention - his back turns - and that split lets me slide past, fading under the wall’s heavy dark.
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