Legacy: The Unravelling

XXII

Next morning they woke up before dawn once again, and as they snuck by the base, they were joined by Freya who gave them the signal they needed to swiftly dash towards the alternative entrance that the trio from the day before had discovered.

Once they were inside they turned around to look at the trio with worry. "They expect us to cross this unstable mess without alarming anyone?" and on top of the instability of the cliffs, was the fact that it had rained the night before so the rocks were still quite wet.

One wrong step and they would fall and possibly die in the process.

-Just follow us.- said their leader whom they were sure was grinning underneath her mask.- Freya please grant us the honours.-

Freya smirked and walked to the back before engaging in a sprint and jumping to the next pillar who was surprisingly stable. The four missing turned around to watch the duo who accompanied the brunette the day before with sceptic stares.

-You expect us to do that with such loose clothing? -complained Dante.- we are going to break ourselves.-

-What is life without a little risk? -laughed Stefan as he repeated Freya's actions.-

-Besides, the training in Aella was for something.- Kiara shrugged.- Now go.-

The redhead was laughing internally for several reasons, such as Reyla, Liam and Jasper as brunettes, them wearing their Rheani attire with the Khaeni combat masks and the way they all watched them as if they had lost their minds.

-Who's going first? -she asked when she saw that nobody had moved.-

-The east wall might have been easier.- Liam sighed with resignation before walking to the back and repeating the first two's actions.-

Kiara was momentarily confused, he had been acting as if he knew the place beforehand, including the citadel, but she could not think about it as she saw Dante and Reyla jump to the other side easily though the first one was way far from being happy about it.

-Follow them.- she instructed.- I will follow you all suit.-

And thus Kiara made the jump as they continued.

Sometime later and multiple near-death situations involving unstable pillars, moss, sweaty hands and amazement, they were finally gathered inside Freya's Meave place that she had negotiated the day yesterday.

-Remember the sinister building that we showed you along the way? -Stefan asked as they all finished arranging their items.-

-Please don't tell me that's the place we need to go...- Dante begged.-

Neither the trio nor Liam or Jasper said anything which caused Dante to sigh and Reyla to pat his back compassionately.

-I am sorry Dan.- Kiara said nonchalantly.- But that's the place.-

Dante groaned at her affirmation and then proceeded to ask what and how they were going to manage that.

-We might need to do some reckoning and inspections before though.- Kiara added.- It definitely won't be easy.-

They all agreed with her and so they divided the areas to cover by groups – except for Freya who would work alone – and they had also agreed to meet on an alley around the park in the middle of the citadel.

The groups were as follows:

"Jasper and Stefan; south of the fortress. They had the most important role, to find a weakness.

Reyla and Dante; east. They had to observe the patrol patterns.

Freya; surroundings and west. She had to find information on the people inside of the fortress and who could be manipulated if it were necessary.