Empire's Invasion [15]

Should take care of the protection business. I have a bad feeling, something today's going to be full of surprises. Julius's going to experience a whole range of despair, I told him not to get close… very unfortunate.' 

A ploy taking countless weeks to be set in motion, events timed perfectly to lead here, at the manor. Brains over brawn or so they say, the ability to adapt to any situation didn't require either two, the greatest asset of them all, luck. Mauling over possible encounters and situations, the ride to town took a little over four hours. Mana and stamina were low, using mana in the atmosphere wouldn't help. The eyes of truth were yet to be fully accustomed to the new body, and so, disrupted the natural flow of the mind.