Chapter 6
ICE
The house lay in darkness. Only in one room did light burn. I had no idea how the house was guarded. Carefully, I crept closer under the cover of darkness and circled the estate. There were only two men running guard. They did not even have dogs with them. It seemed to me that X felt very safe. A mistake he would regret. Grimly, I waited in the shade of the trees for the next watch to pass. The man came in sight and I grabbed the handle of my knife firmer. When he got close, I jumped on the path behind the man and embraced him with one arm while I ran the blade with my free hand along his throat. The man sank down with an almost silent rattle. I held him and then dragged him into the thicket. Well! One was down. Now all I had to do was wait for the second man. It took a goo
