Sneaking into the palace castle turned out to be a lot easier than Richard had envisioned it would be.
Security at the southern part of the Capital’s walls was almost nonexistent when the group got there. Only two groups of two Brotherhood members each patrolled the area and there was more than fifteen minutes between their passes; affording the intruders incredibly ample time to make their move.
But just for added comfort, Kyra cast a spell and a large, dark, and stormy cloud appeared in the sky to block out the rays of the moonlight, most especially to the area where they stood; making them virtually invisible to the patrol above as they sneaked to the entrance of the tunnel where Henrik led them.
The tunnel- actually an old underground passageway presumably for the royal guards to t
