Chapter 81 - like a child’s play
"After learning that the thing Nick used has a time limit on its perfect camouflage ability, I didn’t even use it in the carriage to hide from the guards—just to save its energy and time," she said, as she stretched the creature and placed it on her back.
She attached it and wore it like a long robe over her back—more than enough to cover her whole body.
Afterward, cautious of the guards roaming around, she arrived at the base of the watchtower. From her hand, blood flowed out and solidified into a sharp nails.
Hmph!
Thuk!
Jumping up, she thrust the hand holding the sharp nails into the wall, and it stuck like a glued. Holding onto it, Marian bore her entire weight with one arm, the crystal sturdy enough to support both. Then she shifted her other hand, driving another nails slightly higher while pulling herself upward along the wall—gradually ascending.
The watchtower was quite high, and Marian had to climb for a long time. At one point, about halfway to her destination at the top of the tower, she looked down to see the earth far below and noticed a carriage arriving at the watchtower.
"I thought I would be scared, but this is like child’s play," she muttered. Despite the wind blowing hard against her, and her words sounding confident, anyone else would surely believe that one slip would mean the end.
Fortunately, at certain points, there were windows in the tower walls. Marian took the chance to rest briefly in those spots—but only if no one was there to see her. Her rest never lasted longer than five minutes, as the inside of the tower was constantly watched over by roaming guards.