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.
doing?!” she gasped, struggling to keep
sharply, her
heading towards the guards, not away from them!” Ebere nearly screamed
get me killed, aren’t you?!” Nnenna
them, but her mind was
“Keep quiet.
You’re distracting me.
Ebere a glance as she yanked her in another
stumbled, struggling
are you
guards can protect us!” “They have to fight,” Nnenna shot back, her grip tightening around her sister’s
they can’t
the crossfire.” Ebere’s mind
It didn’t make sense.
safer with
their pursuers, at least
the guards
Her breath hitched.
that mean the enemy
she insisted, trying to pull
fight, we should be with
die with them,” Nnenna said,
not taking that chance.” She had seen that those dark figures were most
She didn’t stop running.
Didn’t even slow down.
as planned, the distant clang of metal rang through
The fight had begun.
Nnenna didn’t
Didn’t hesitate.
her sister forward, her mind set, her focus
matter what, she was getting them
heard the sounds of fighting, she slowed down, letting Nnenna
passage, leading
she shoved
eyes darting around the unfamiliar
never been here
wasn’t
she took in her surroundings, and she
stone walls, the musty air… It was nothing like the lavish
no time to dwell on
a particular
Sweetie, open up!” she called, her
with practiced
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