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This was something too delicate to leave to chance. No, you would kill him then and there; this farce had gone on long enough, and from what you could remember from Cephalas, he could scream quite loudly. But the reasoning is sound: No Prokopios means no claimant; it also means ringleader for the plot. Without him, it will burn itself out quite handily.
<span class="mu-i"> ''I shall keep it simple, keep it clean. We will kill him as soon as we lay eyes on him. No half measures, not this time.'' </span> You whispered.
<span class="mu-i"> ''Good, I forgot to bring any rope, so the interrogation would have been longer than necessary.'' </span> Ehrenfried whispered back.
The two of you waited in the dark until you heard the footsteps come along and leave the other way out. You put the door ajar. Waiting until the monk was out of the way, you went back to the corridor.
<span class="mu-i"> ''Now remember, you should use your knife or dagger for this. Grab his mouth with your free hand and then slit his throat with the other. Sneak up on him to avoid him raising the alarm.'' </span> Ehrenfried said.
At the end of the corridor, there was a door, behind which you heard the clattering of cutlery against a silver plate and the smacking of someone eating his meal. You saw that the monk hadn't properly closed the door, and you could fit through the gap.
You could feel the beat of your heart in your throat as you came closer to him. He had just put the fork into the fish when you put your hand over his throat. You quickly moved your elbow down over his chest to lock him in place before slitting his throat.
Prokopios died with surprise still in his eyes. When you did look at his face, he looked a lot like his brother, though with paler, pastier skin and with darker hair. More weasel-like but calmer than Cephalas. Prokopios' lifeless body slumped to the ground, blood pooling around him. As you wiped the blade clean on his robe, you couldn't help but wonder what fate Cephalas awaited.
<span class="mu-i"> ''Well, with that done, we should find a way out of here.'' </span> Ehrenfried said as he grabbed a piece of the bread. <span class="mu-i"> ''Want a piece?'' </span>
<span class="mu-i"> ''Sure, no goat cheese though; I prefer it plain.'' </span> Goat cheese was an acquired taste, and you never did really like it; no, you preferred the normal cheese made of cow milk.
The two of you quickly went out of the secret compartment of the monastery. You wanted to go back to the caves, but as you went to the section facing the beach where your army was located, you ran into a monk. He immediately ran away, screaming about intruders in the monastery.
<span class="mu-i"> ''Scheisse, schnell, they'll block off the path to the caves before we know it. Come, there always is a way out.'' </span> Ehrenfried said as you began to run.
