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.

struggling to keep up

Nnenna said sharply, her grip

the guards, not away from them!” Ebere nearly screamed as they raced through the palace

get me killed, aren’t you?!” Nnenna didn’t

could hear the assassins gaining on them, but her mind

“Keep quiet.

You’re distracting me.

barely sparing Ebere a glance as she yanked her in another direction, away from the approaching

stumbled, struggling to

are

her grip

they lose, they can’t protect

we’ll be caught in the crossfire.” Ebere’s mind whirled in

It didn’t make sense.

be safer

at least

if the

Her breath hitched.

the enemy would come for them

she insisted, trying

guards fight, we should

we’ll die with

She had seen

She didn’t stop running.

Didn’t even slow down.

as planned, the distant clang of metal rang through the

The fight had begun.

Nnenna didn’t

Didn’t hesitate.

kept pulling her sister forward,

matter what, she was getting

soon as Ebere heard the sounds of fighting, she slowed down, letting

passage, leading them toward the

she shoved

eyes darting around the

had never been

while running, she had known this wasn’t part of the

in her surroundings, and she didn’t like

musty air… It was nothing like the lavish halls she was

time

toward a particular

open up!” she called, her voice edged with

the room, Little Sweetie moved with practiced precision, securing the last of her

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