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. The draconians were too arrogant; they could not
anticipate that anyone would dare storm their fortress. The only
light came through a partly open gate leading to the inside of the
perimeter. The courtyard was dimly lit by a torch that burned low
and cast a glow on a guard sprawled sleeping inside the gate.
"We're lucky," Harum whispered. "They're careless. Stay here.
I'll take care of the guard."
The minotaur moved carefully onto a small wooden bridge that
spanned the moat. He tested each plank to be certain the old wood
did not squeak. Then, Harum entered the courtyard and crept
silently into the shadows. Next, the minotaur pulled a strangling
rope from his trousers. The short rope had a wooden peg on each
end. The strangling rope stretched tautly between thick hands, the
minotaur moved close and tapped the guard s arm with his toe.
The guard awakened instantly, fumbling for the sword in its
scabbard. The minotaur dropped the rope around the draconian's
neck, then wrapped the pegs into a strangler's knot.
The guard clawed at its throat, making tiny strangled gasps. Its
mouth went wide open to suck air into its lungs. Its head twisted to
and fro, then Harum's heavy boot smashed into the sentry's
midsection.
The guard went down on its face. The minotaur looked on
without emotion as the draconian died. Then, he motioned for
William and Sintk to join him.
William held tightly to the coin as they crossed the bridge
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