Start of the assassination

William was delighted, but also worried after all the information. The good news was that there was only one expert. The bad news was that there was an expert. But William was confident in being able to deal with it. He started preparing everything and applied poison to his arrows. He didn't know if it was necessary, but it was better to be prepared for any situation. After he finished, he waited it for the sky to become fully dark.

After waiting for two hours, it was finally fully dark and William could go outside. He went towards the direction people told him the stoneguard family lived. He really hoped that everything would succeed, but with an expert on the enemies side, anything could happen.

William soon reached the gate of the stoneguard family. As expected, guards were at the gate. William silently jumped over the wall without getting noticed, but he had to take caution as guards were everywhere, protecting the most powerful family in the city. William's plan was to find a lone guard and swiftly kill him before using their clothes to infiltrate the bedchambers. This was the best plan William came up with.

After a while of searching, he finally found a guard who was alone. William's chance had come. He killed the guard quickly with an arrow and then took all his clothes. He hid the corpse in an unseen spot to ensure it wouldn't be found. He started to look through the belongings of the dead guard and found a map. It was a detailed map of the guard routes and rooms. This was exactly what William needed; luck was on his side it seemed.

He proceeded to the bedchambers. The guards he met on the way greeted him respectfully. It seems like the dead guard was of higher status and that made Williams job even easier. Some guards questioned him since they never saw his face again, but a few threats about making them train all day and night silenced them. Even if they had some suspicions, they didn't want to risk offending one of the higher ranks. This is what exactly saved William. If he had a normal guard's outfit, they wouldn't have let him go so easily. This made him feel more confident, since luck was even intervening, that he would surely succeed in his assassination.