Chapter 221: Simple Servant Chapter 221: Simple Servant Footsteps thundered through the halls, doors flew open, and voices shouted in alarm.
The castle was awake.
The assassins knew they had seconds to act.
The mission had failed.
But they were not planning to leave until the mission was complete.
And if death came, they were ready to sleep forever.
The leader of the group scowled deeply.
This was not part of the plan.
He lunged toward the figure, his orders were clear, complete the mission immediately.
But before he could reach her, the girl, her panicked, breathless cries confirming her identity, shoved open the door and bolted out of the room.
She ran blindly, her feet pounding against the cold floors of the palace corridors, her heart slamming against her ribs.
She did not know where she was going, she just knew she had to run.
Nnenna, a light sleeper, stirred at the faint sounds of commotion.
Years of discipline and training had honed her instincts to pick up on even the slightest disturbance.
Her eyes snapped open, her body already moving before her mind fully caught up.
The moment she stepped out of her room, she saw a figure racing toward her.
She narrowed her eyes.
Ebere?
Why was her sister running like that?
And then, she saw them.
A group of dark clad figures chasing after her.
Danger.
There was no time to think.
Without hesitation, Nnenna reached out, grabbed Ebere’s wrist, and pulled her forward, turning on her heel and breaking into a sprint.
Ebere let out a startled cry.
gasped, struggling to keep up with Nnenna’s
said sharply, her grip
away from them!” Ebere nearly screamed as they raced through the palace
to get me killed, aren’t you?!” Nnenna didn’t
on them, but her mind was already calculating the best
“Keep quiet.
You’re distracting me.
as
struggling
what are you
back, her grip tightening around her sister’s wrist as she pulled her through the
lose, they
be caught in the
It didn’t make sense.
be safer with the
at least
if the
Her breath hitched.
the enemy would come for them
mistake!” she insisted,
guards fight, we should be with
they lose—” “Then we’ll die with them,” Nnenna said, her voice steady,
She had seen that those dark figures were most
She didn’t stop running.
Didn’t even slow down.
just as planned, the distant
The fight had begun.
Nnenna didn’t
Didn’t hesitate.
pulling her sister forward, her mind
she was
sounds of fighting, she slowed down,
passage, leading
hesitation, she
eyes darting around the
never been
while running, she had known this wasn’t part of the palace
standing still, she took in her surroundings, and she didn’t like
the musty air… It was
was no time to dwell on
dragged her toward a particular door
called, her voice edged with
room, Little Sweetie moved with practiced precision, securing the last of
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