"Hey do mop the floor properly. Look there is still stain over there."
An irritated loud noise can be heard at the hallway.
The man was scolding a servant on his way. He was a slender middle aged guy whose wrinkles shows the sign of his ageing and his hair almost turned white.
He was wearing a red cape that gave an ominous mysterious vibe.
His name is Robert and he is extreme supporter and chief adviser of Osiris.
"I am extremely sorry sir Robert. I will be careful next time.
The servant bows his head and continues his work.
In irritated face the old man leaves servant alone.
"Tch!!!"
1st person POV.....
It's been 3 weeks since I infiltrated the Skyford family as a servant.
I have just one major goal - to gather information and search for any useful information that we can use against him. Unlike those incompetent father-son, he is very manipulative and strong as hell.
Skyfords are generally known for their anemo(air) magic so dealing with him head on will be a suicide.
For 3 weeks I have been observing him to gather some information.
He generally spends his time on training hall and rest on his office doing paperwork. An extremely capable and charismatic person you could say.
Other than that he is ruthless and will do anything to acquire what he wants.
But that was all I could gather until a week ago.
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After moping the floor I retire to keep the tools on their place.
While going past hallway I overhear some servants talking.
"Hey did you know that a our patriarch is urgently rushing to meet the Von Kaizer family."
"Yeah I head."
"He might be upto something."
"Haha who cares. after all, it will only strengthen our clan in the end."
"Yeah that's right."
Thanks for the info.
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I have been carefully planning to infiltrate his office for evidence. There must be some record he has kept that I might use.
Tonight is going to be a long night.
I think while moping the floor.
* * * * * * * * *
Its almost midnight by now.
Even thought the security is still tight, compared to day, it is relatively weak at night.
I jump out of the window from my room. The servants sleep on the separate building.
The only people allowed to sleep on the manor is are commanders, Osiris himself and some of his trusted men.
This clan is beyond strong. There are 7 commanders who are brothers and sisters of Osiris. And all of them have almost reached phantasmal rank in air magic.
So sneaking will be difficult. They can notice even a small change in air.
The only person other than commanders who have privilege to enter the patriarch's office at this time is his advisor Robert.
I always saw his silhouette from my window at night. I think he comes to check the office frequently. so I must be careful about the timing.
After careful observation, I have concluded that entering the manor through a small vent might help.
But its on the very top floor of the manor and even then I might alert some guards.
It's either do or die.
I climb the manor stealthily. Despite some close encounters, I was able to enter the vent without anyone noticing.
I wriggle my body like a snake to make less noise and move effectively. It's pin drop silence here so even a slightest noise can alert the guards.
Slowly but surely I get out of the vent and enter the main building. Osiris sleeps on the 3rd floor and I am heading to the 4th. So it might not be too difficult to fetch some files.
Clank!!
'Shit!!!'
"Hey! What's over there?"
I accidentally hit the vent with my legs while exiting.
In a haste, I hide in the box nearby.
One of the guards patrolling the area approaches the source of sound.
Searching here and there he noticed the box.
'Fuck!'
I have no choice but to intercept him if he opens.
When he opened the box, I immediately pulled him in and strangled him with all my might. Since he is wearing a steel helmet I can't close his mouth so all I can do is close his wind pipe completely so he doesn't scream.
Crack!
I break his neck and dump him under the box.
A/N: Hitman vibes
Disguishing myself as a guard I manage to slip through many patrollers on my way.
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"Alright just few more meters."
I mutter while through the hallway but suddenly, I encounter Robert who just returned from Osiris's office.
'Shit!'
He have already seen me so retreating will only grow suspicion. My face is hidden by my armor and due to dim light I can almost be seen as a silhouette.
So I should take a gamble.
I cross my paths with him my heart still beating from nervousness.
All that was racing in my mind was 'don't notice me.'
"Wait!"
Fuck!
He calls me after walking some distance.
I stop on the way and give him a side glance.
"The guard at the entrance of Lord Osiris office has fainted. You should patrol there."
'Lucky!'
I nod in silence before he departs from the hallway.
I guess luck was in my favor after all.
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As expected there is no one on the door.
I enter the main office.
'Damn it's huge.'
When I visited his office with Ynnefer I didn't really look around.
But now that I think about it. it's very spacious and big.
'That was the chair he was sitting on.'
Not bad. It was quite luxurious.
Swoosh!!
Suddenly someone pushes me to the walls. It was so fast that I didn't have time to react at all.
Looking at the figure it was probably girl a bit older than me. Even from dim light I can see her voluptuous body.
'Shit!'
She grabs both of my hand with one hands and strangles with other.
In act of desperation, I kick her thigh and lose her grip.
I counterattack and pin her down.
"I think we have same agenda."
I saw to the girl. She seems to figure out what I am saying and stops trying to attack.
"Who are you?"
She asks her voice firm having no sign of respect or anything.
"Just call me Ran. I am here to collect some evidence against Osiris. I assume you are here for the same thing."
"..."
I retreat my hand and let her free.
"You are skilled enough to protect youself.", she says.
"Why thank you!", I reply in teasing manner.
"May I know your name as well."
After a brief pause she replies with a cold distant manner.
"I am daughter of montello family. Dawn Montello."
"I see."
After a brief pause I continue.
"Let's cut the cit chat for later and gather some evidence."
She nods and we get back to work.