"Tell me something I don't know... Huh?"
The guard captain's expression tensed. Seeing an extra black figure inside the watchtower, a flash of terror crossed his eyes. "Alert!!"
Everyone froze, then they all took two steps back and stood back-to-back, warily scanning their surroundings. Only then did they notice the extra person in the corner.
The black figure raised a finger to its lips. "Shhh. You're all too loud. You'll wake my little darlings."
"Dammit, Ruan!" The captain didn't dare relax his guard for a second. He yelled the name, then drew his sword. "I don't care who you are! You trespass in this watchtower, you die!"
With that, he led the charge against the dark figure, the City Guard close behind.
But the vice-captain, Ruan, ran for the alarm on the wall. If he could just press it, a signal would be sent to the City Guard headquarters in the heart of the city-state. If only...
WHOOSH!
