Rorin looked left and right, keeping close to the walls of the castle and staying beneath their shadows in an attempt to hide himself. This late at night, the guard patrols were minimalistic -- and laughably predictable. "Alright," he muttered to himself, pulling down his face mask. The guards mostly kept to the walls, though a few wandered the courtyards. Inside the castle itself would be the hard part, though. They were crawling all over that place...
Turning the corner, Rorin waited until a handful of guards had moved past, keeping his eyes on them. He should have made sure he wasn't watching them too hard, however, because, with a small grunt of surprise, Rorin had suddenly ran straight in to someone else! He stumbled back slightly, falling on his rear and quickly catching himself, ready to draw the dagger he had hidden away in his boot... but it wasn't a guard at all. In fact, it was a girl, and these were the stables, and she looked to have been feeding the horses.
"Agh," he complained, rubbing his back. Rorin was quick to his feet, however, and he knelt beside the woman, reaching out to offer her a hand. "Sorry, sorry! I didn't see you there," he apologized, speaking in a hushed tone. Rorin looked left, then right, then dragged the woman in to the stable, putting a hand over her mouth and looking straight at her face. "Er -- sorry, I know this is kind of surprising, I'm just, ah, I'm -- I'm the new blacksmith's son, and, er, well, I'm not supposed to be out this late. I just wanted to take a look around the castle, that's all."
Licking his lips, Rorin let her go and took a step back. "Are you OK?"
Turning the corner, Rorin waited until a handful of guards had moved past, keeping his eyes on them. He should have made sure he wasn't watching them too hard, however, because, with a small grunt of surprise, Rorin had suddenly ran straight in to someone else! He stumbled back slightly, falling on his rear and quickly catching himself, ready to draw the dagger he had hidden away in his boot... but it wasn't a guard at all. In fact, it was a girl, and these were the stables, and she looked to have been feeding the horses.
"Agh," he complained, rubbing his back. Rorin was quick to his feet, however, and he knelt beside the woman, reaching out to offer her a hand. "Sorry, sorry! I didn't see you there," he apologized, speaking in a hushed tone. Rorin looked left, then right, then dragged the woman in to the stable, putting a hand over her mouth and looking straight at her face. "Er -- sorry, I know this is kind of surprising, I'm just, ah, I'm -- I'm the new blacksmith's son, and, er, well, I'm not supposed to be out this late. I just wanted to take a look around the castle, that's all."
Licking his lips, Rorin let her go and took a step back. "Are you OK?"