Samuel studied the map. "The servants' quarters would be ideal from her perspective. That area is at the back of the compound, poorly maintained, dark at night. If something happened there, it could easily be claimed as a random assault or robbery."
"Exactly what I was thinking," Heena said, marking the location. "And I have a legitimate reason to be there—I've been teaching reading lessons to the younger servants every few evenings."
"So we use that as the bait," Samuel said. "You announce publicly that you'll be conducting lessons there tomorrow evening. Maya hears about it, passes the information to Driver Li, and he plans his attack for that time and location."
Heena nodded. "Now we need to position our assets without being obvious about it."
She began marking positions on the map.
"We'll need guards here, here, and here—close enough to respond immediately, but hidden well enough that Driver Li doesn't spot them and abort the attack."
