"Dismissing danger is the first step toward defeat."
Orion stood poised for battle, his senses finely tuned to the impending clash, expecting alarms to shatter the silence and the thundering hooves of knights to herald their charge. which was why he hesitated to employ light magic earlier. Yet, to his astonishment, there was naught but eerie stillness. No alarm echoed through the corridors, no rallying cries of mages resounded in response to the intrusion.
To confirm his suspicion, he spread his mana senses to his surroundings, but his meticulous mana sensing also yielded nothing, Throughout the biulding, knights carried on with their usual duties, their movements unhurried and purposeful, devoid of the agitation he had anticipated.
It was surprising, given the usual presence of mana sensors designed to detect even the slightest traces of unknown mana signatures. While it was fortuitous that he remained undiscovered, the unexpected quiet only heightened Orion's caution.