"Our country is overrun by barbarians, I the only remaining heir of the royal family. Assassins sent against me, and we come to plea for sanctuary and aid. In secret."
"How very dramatic, it all sounds. Let us hope that those we meet are not Charter Mages, as they would be able, eventually, to tell what I am. The only Mages around would be the royal family and the palace guards, though. There may be some nearer the treasury, but there are rarely any in the castle corridors themselves."
Usually, he'd just kill any Charter Mage he came across, right around the time they realized what he is. But the royal guards are under the King's protection, and that means it would be more than some small trouble to kill them.
He peers around a corner, waiting for a couple of servants to pass out of sight before they continue on.
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Date: 2006-12-14 07:59 pm (UTC)From:"How very dramatic, it all sounds. Let us hope that those we meet are not Charter Mages, as they would be able, eventually, to tell what I am. The only Mages around would be the royal family and the palace guards, though. There may be some nearer the treasury, but there are rarely any in the castle corridors themselves."
Usually, he'd just kill any Charter Mage he came across, right around the time they realized what he is. But the royal guards are under the King's protection, and that means it would be more than some small trouble to kill them.
He peers around a corner, waiting for a couple of servants to pass out of sight before they continue on.