"So your meaning is..."
"Never mind, you go help the guards."
Duke Fossai unilaterally ended the conversation and only after Charles had left for quite some time did he quietly murmur, "It shouldn't...be possible."
...
Three hours earlier
Game Time PM15:11
"Not good!"
The ground roared and dust stirred. Lister, the housekeeper standing beside William Boh, was the first to react. He forcefully pushed the young master aside, and then a crossbow bolt from nowhere pierced his arm. The already injured old man fell heavily to the ground, and with a hoarse voice, he yelled to the confused William, "It's an ambush, young master, run!"
The dull roar sounded close by, drowning out the housekeeper Lister's shout, but William immediately realized the other's intention. However, he didn't follow what the old man wanted but quickly drew the sword from his waist, bent down to chop off the arrowhead, and helped the pinned housekeeper up, shouting, "Let's go together!"
