>>6049896“Are they a threat?” Alyssa asks.
“Don’t know, could be the guard looking for her,” He points at you, “I’d bet my sword that my house's location got leaked to the Royal Family if my Cheat Skill somehow did.”
“They do not appear to be the Royal Guard,” Alyssa says.
“Could be undercover, could be a normal guard. Can’t say. Strange their alone though.”
“Their armor is too plain and does not bear any insignia that I know of.”
“Adventurer maybe?”
“It is possible,” The emotionless woman says. Still, her actions speak a different story as she starts to arm herself, whatever dish she was making forgotten, “Commander, I believe it would be best to-” She says but is cut off by a loud beating of the door.
“Open up! This is the Royal Guard! Open the door!” Shouts a feminine voice, rather high-pitched for coming from such imposing armor. You don’t think she looks much like a guard of your family, but you could be wrong. Maybe? Probably not but who else might it be? “You’re under suspicion for the kidnapping of Princess Lorina de Linda, open this door immediately!”
The four of you share a look from your positions around the house and wordlessly decide
>For you to open the door. Well, you don’t decide on that but you do it anyway.>For you to hide as Asher opens the door, intent to bluff his way out of this mess. >For you all to sneak out through a back window and run, stealthily of course.>[Write-in] 