Wait… what had that guard said earlier when he rushed into the Queen's room while I was there with Yua? Something about that elf situation felt wrong from the start. The captured elf was probably never the real threat. It had all been too easy, too convenient. That guard's instincts had been right all along.
If only this idiot Queen had listened.
"Don't kill me," I said while raising both hands slightly. "I'm not even supposed to be here."
"Shut up," the lean assassin spat while walking toward me. "Fucking human."
"Shit…"
He attacked immediately after that.
Two blades suddenly appeared above his shoulders the moment he flicked his wrists. They floated unnaturally through the air, controlled by magic instead of his hands. The first blade shot toward my face, forcing me to dodge sideways. The second came right after it. I raised my wooden dagger on instinct, but the floating blade smashed straight through the practice weapon and broke it apart instantly.
