AIDEN
Oakley was dubious, but much to my dismay, I had no choice but to listen to him.
I wanted nothing more than to abandon him and continue on this mission alone, but unfortunately, he knew more about this place than I did, and I genuinely needed his help if I was going to help the Caddels and the miners.
The guard provided useful information, and led me through the castle, detailing its weak points, the number of guards at each post, which ones were the most challenging to deal with, and so on. His intel was insightful, but I couldn’t yet relax around him. I still didn’t quite understand his role in the matter or why he would help the miners when he himself was a guard.
Still, he had brought me to see the Caddels, which was more than I’d expected from him. I couldn’t fault him compl
