Raorka took a deep breathe. His heart was beating fast, and his breaths were coming in quick bursts. Lucerne beside him was in no better state, but she looked at him with a quick smile and squeezed his hand.
"It'll be fine." Raorka responded to her with a half-hearted wink.
"I know." She said quietly, looking ahead at the huge door of the Mayor's mansion. As per Lucerne there were three layers of the mansion, and the Mayor lived in the innermost layer. That was a long way to go during infiltration.
Presently the door in front of them opened with a huge creak and a single guard stood there, looking at the both of them bored.
"The Mayor is waiting for you inside." He said, stifling a yawn.
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As they went inside, Raorka casually looked around. He made sure the guard behind them didn't grow too suspicious as he quickly counted the soldiers inside the mansion.
