Noble Roots (Spells, Swords, Stealth Book 5) by Drew Hayes

Author:Drew Hayes [Hayes, Drew]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2022-03-30T00:00:00+00:00

Silently, the figure walked through the halls of the Ardrane Estate. Although the layout was confusing by nature, it also still had to function when not being used to confound curious nobles. After some investigation and mapping, she’d eventually found a pattern. It took a few tries to work out the specifics, but as she’d now walked for a full half hour without getting lost, success appeared to be achieved.

With that, her back relaxed slightly. It pricked at her brain, being stuck somewhere without knowing the escape paths. Especially with how many murderous nobles were skulking around. While out on her journey, she’d passed several other sneaks doing a worse job with both navigation and stealth. Presumably, they were out hunting for information: an assassination mid-battle was one thing; one in the middle of the night was another.

There had been a particularly talented form she’d passed near the kitchen, one that had whipped its head up at her approach. She’d ducked down before being spotted, but it was a fine reminder of the skill level present. Just because most nobles didn’t think to bring one with her talents to such an event didn’t mean that none would, and nobles could afford true skill.

Finishing her circuit, she began heading toward the guest chambers, confident in her direction. Of course, it was just her luck that the morning she’d managed to map the manor, she’d also discovered they were heading to the woods for the day’s events. Carriages and horses were being prepared, to say nothing of the bustling kitchen staff she had to avoid. Just when she’d figured out the halls, there would be new terrain to tackle. Still, information like layouts had a long shelf-life of usefulness, especially if some of the nobles decided to start acting more boldly once the contest neared its end.

For now, she’d just gather as much information as possible about the impending departure. It wasn’t easy within the confines of her role, yet that was also what made it difficult—and therefore fun. It had been much too long since she allowed herself a proper challenge.

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