Wintertide
“No one was paying attention to the courtyard. He took special care to study the darkened corners and the gap behind the woodpile. A yellow glow rose from beyond the front gate as if the city was ablaze. Shouts were still coming from the far side, growing louder and demanding the release of Hadrian and Breckton. The unseen mob called for the empress to show herself. It was a perfect diversion, but also put every guard in the palace on alert.“Are we going in or not?” Magnus grumbled, half-buried ...in tubers. Royce slipped out and led the dwarf to the well while keeping a constant check on the guards facing the gate. The thief was impressed by how quietly Magnus moved.“You want to crank me down, or do you want to go first?” Magnus whispered.“There’s no power in existence that could cause me to let you do the lowering.”Magnus muttered something about a lack of trust and sat on the bucket, holding the rope tight between his legs. Royce waited for the dwarf to get settled, then lowered him until Magnus signaled for him to stop.MoreLess
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