Finn ran through the castle corridors, glancing into rooms as he passed, trying to see where they might keep the children. He came upon a couple of guards playing dice in a murky side room. They looked up as he entered, faces guilty at being caught before changing to alarm as Finn reached for his sword, shutting the door behind him.
A swift s***h and one of the guards lay gurgling on the ground, clutching at his bloody throat. The other backed away, hands outstretched in supplication.
"Please, what do you want? I can help you."
Finn stalked towards the cowering man. "Where are the Halbrasse children kept?"
The man paled. "I … You can't –"
Finn pointed at the now-dead guard. "You want to join him?"
The man slumped. "The children are held in the east wing. There are dormitories and a s
