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"Follow me, sssir. Thisss way to your quartersss."

Daniël followed the serpent up a flight of stairs to the East wing.

He slithered down a long hallway, until he reached an old wooden door.

"Don't mind the cobwebsss. We haven't gotten any visitors in a long time..."

The guest room was just as run-down as the rest of the castle.

The furniture however was still in a relatively comfortable state.

"I'll be going now... If you need anything, just asssk a servant."

"Thank you, sir Hiss. Here's something for your troubles."

He gave the snake a coin and he disappeared.

After a few minutes he activated his comlink.

"This is Agent Anubis. I've successfully infiltrated the castle."

"Wow, that was fast... How did you do that?!"

"A little persuasion here, a mind-trick on the guards there... no big deal."

"...And the deal?"

"...Yes. I have one week to take his life."

"Ha! At this rate we'll be done by sunset!"

*sigh* I don't think so..."

"...What's the matter? It's not like it's the first time you killed someone, right?"

"Blaze... This time is different...

The people I've slain so far were criminals. Monsters.

But Robin Hood... he is a hero...

He's the only one brave enough to fight for freedom.

He gives the people the hope they need to survive.

Everyone loves and supports him.

He never did anything wrong...

I... I have doubts about killing him."

"Daniël... you just learned a very valuable lesson.

Never take an innocent life without thinking about the consequences.

The men you'll kill have friends. Family. Children...

Do not treat Robin as your enemy, because he is nothing like them.

He just does what he believes is right... just like you.

But if his death saves millions of lives... so be it.

Just... make sure you give him the honorable death he deserves."

"Can you give me a suitable weapon?"

"Agent Marcus is preparing it as we speak. I'll contact you when it arrives."

"Blaze... thank you. Thank you for listening to me..."

"It's nothing. Remember: I'm always here in case you need me."

Daniël got distracted when he heard a faint laugh coming from a nearby window.

He opened it and found a balcony overlooking the castle's inner garden.

Somebody was playing tennis on a court in the middle of the field.

One of them was an old chicken, but the other... was an alluring vixen.

"Well I'll be... who's this fair lady?"

She seemed to be quite agile, despites the long dress she was wearing.

Daniël couldn't take his eyes of her...

He felt... almost hypnotized by her movements.

He ditn't even notice that his comlink received another call.

"Daniël, can you hear me?! I saw a sudden spike in your heartrate, what's wrong?!"

"...It's nothing. I was... surprised by a bird flying through the window."

"A bird?"

"Yeah. But it's gone now..."

"Right... Marcus has placed the weapon on top of the guest tower.

A guard will spot it in 15 minutes if you don't get it first."

"Guess I'll be going then..."

Daniël took one last look off the balcony, but the vixen had disappeared.

"What a shame... I hope I'll get to meet her sometime soon."

The jackal left his room and went upstairs to the attic.

He found a hatch leading up to the roof.

There was a long metallic suitcase waiting for him.

He checked if there were no guards around and took the box back to his room.

He locked the door and opened the case.

"Hmm... a sniper rifle. Simple, yet effective."

Daniël assembled the gun, but then he noticed there were no bullets.

He activated his comlink to inform Blaze.

"Hey, it's me again. Marcus forgot to bring ammo. The weapon's useless."

"No, it isn't. I specially modified the rifle to shoot arrows,

So it'll look like Robin was shot by a regular bow.

It still makes a lot of noise though, so make sure no-one is around when you fire it.

There should be a lot of arrows in the soldiers barracks,

If you could just-"

"No. I've had enough fetch-quests for today. Maybe tomorrow..."

"You will do exactly as I tell you to. Don't forget who's in charge of this operation."

"I'M NOT A DAMN PET, BLAZE!!!"

"What is wrong with you, Daniël? I've never seen you this hostile before..."

"Blaze... I'm 21 years old. When are you letting me make my own decisions in life?"

"You are a Solares. That means you've got responsibilities to take care of."

"Face it, I'm not a kit anymore. I want to take my fate into my own hands."

"Your father will hear of this misbehavior."

"What's he going to do? Kill me? Ha!"

*sigh* I hope you know what you're doing... We can't afford any mistakes."

"I'll contact you when the deed is done... I just... need to check something out first."

"Good luck, Daniël..."

There was something hidden in the gun's suitcase that he ditn't expect;

A decorated skull-shaped mask.

"Right... very original, Marcus."

He tried it on and looked at himself in a dusty mirror.

"Too bad Robin won't live to see it up close... Maybe his friend John will..."

It was then Daniël realized he still needed an arrow.

He ditn't want to go all the way to the guard post and beg for one.

Instead he crafted one from the most poisonous substance to have ever existed...

His very own flesh.

All he had to do was to concentrate on his hand,

and soon after he was holding the perfect arrow to fit the gun.

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He regenerated the lost flesh from his hand and put the weapon back in the case.

At that point somebody knocked on the door.

Daniël quickly hid the trunk and it's deadly contents.

He unlocked the door and met a servant on the other side.

"Excuse me, sir Anubis. The prince requires your presence in the dining hall."

"Tell him I'll be right down."