After memorizing everything, I closed the documents and put them back.
'I should set-up the assassination ingredients before I steal anything.'
I moved towards the door tucked into the far corner.
It was locked with heavier wards.
I slipped through the shadows and entered, finding myself in what was clearly a training hall.
The marble floor reflected faint light from the overhead fixtures, but my focus was on the massive, intricate rune array carved into the floor.
'So, you do know Runic Alchemy.'
The standard alchemy was good for creating mana potions, but even the best alchemists lost some mana during the process.
Asterios was using runic alchemy to pull mana directly from gold, since it was more efficient.
I crouched, tracing the edges of the array with my eyes.
'If I poison the gold, he'll die when he draws mana from it… but that would leave behind traces of assassination.'
A plan began to form in my mind.
I had searched the "apartment" for surveillance already.
