"Inside enemy territory? You'll be caught." The caution was not fear. It was the old habit of a ruler who had learned that walls do not only keep men out, they also keep voices in.
"This is the best way to do it," Ludwig explained. "Since if I were to fail in doing so, I can immediately return to my death point." The notice still hung in his mind where it had struck earlier at the gate. A saved place. A promise that the sand would be under his feet again if the night decided to close its fist.
"It'll cause too much of a ruckus." The Knight King seemed interested but still wanted to reveal to Ludwig where things might go wrong.
