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Sherman had done his part perfectly, as Ophelia was soon to find out. Nikolais had insisted their plan wouldn't work at first, but it took some convincing from Sherman to persuade him.
The real mastermind however, was Master Carrow. He had orchestrated everything, right down to the finest detail. It would have to be a perfect plan if they hoped to deceive Ophelia, the empress of deception herself.
The Brotherhood would always rise for one of its own. They would never sit back and let him rot in the dungeons of castle Donovan while the evil witch sat on the throne.
When he first heard the news, master Carrow had to go into hiding immediately, because he knew they would come for him soon. There was no way that Ophelia wasn’t aware of the Brotherhood’s activities. And sure enough,
