Taking advantage of the dark of night, Rode stole into the Palace grounds and waited for in the agreed spot. He was used to this, as he’d done it already many times.

Rode soon heard footstep sounds and quickly turned around. It was one of Count Clovis’ servants. He stood there, waiting for his intel.

“Today you are quite late”, Rode complaint.

The servant shrugged his shoulders. “Today I took the precaution of taking another path, that’s why I’m late. You brought the information, right?”

Rode nodded, taking out a piece of paper where he’d written all he’d heard and seen in the Palace corridors.

The servant got excited and...