Chapter 313: The night assault.
The village was quiet, as with most small places like this, the residents had turned in already. Lord Benwick’s fortress stood like a dark sentinel against the moonlit sky. He had done the work for Sigrid and her team by choosing an isolated manor to rent, one that was away from all prying eyes. He guarded it highly as if it were the royal castle itself, knights patrolled the outer walls, above and below.
Two hidden mages were on the property, one inside and one on the wall, waiting to deal with all the enemies of the Lord that hired them.
With all the precautions he had taken, the anonymous mages had a feeling that the man had made some pretty powerful enemies to be wary all the time. Even a bird flying over the manor caused him to hide. If any attempted to land on his walls, it had to shot immediately and then inspected for any magical abilities or whether it was carrying any messages.
Everyone that worked in the manor was required not to have a phone. Frequent inspections were done to ensure that this rule was followed.
Lord Benwick had enemies, and these enemies were dangerous.
He was right to worry for tonight, his enemies had struck, arriving in the shadows, unseen even by the mages he had hired. Sigrid, the leader of the charge was draped in a midnight black cloak like the rest of the mages.
"Remember," she told them, "Be swift and merciless. Anybody whose heart cannot take on this task should stay back to avoid burdening the rest of us."
Nobody stepped back, it was a sign that all of them were willing to follow her. Sigrid nodded at Veylin and he extended the shadow to the wall. They approached it, covered by darkness.
The lord mage was the first to strike feeling the wall for magic. "You were right your highness, he has wards."