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“Is this really... possible?”
“I don’t know. But it’s an order, so we have to do it.”
A few soldiers stood against the blizzard, wrapped from head to toe in cloaks made from white-horned rabbit fur. Some were crawling on the ground, noses pressed to the earth, sniffing repeatedly, while others rummaged around the fortress walls as if they were searching for something.
“Hurry, hurry! It’s almost time for the patrol. If we can’t find it here, we’re out of options.”
“Without being able to use magic, this is killing me... How on earth are we supposed to search this entire wall in such a short time?”
“The moment we use detection magic, the protective spell on our cloaks will falter, and we’ll be nothing but pin cushions for arrows. We’re right under the enemy’s nose. If we get caught, we’re done for.”
One of the soldiers shuddered as he muttered, “Even if we survive, we’re as good as dead if we fail again. Did you see Lady Serica’s eyes? If we return empty-handed again today…”
“It’s too late for regrets.”
“The cost of the cloaks we ditched is already more than we could repay even if we rotted away in the army for life.”
The fur of the white-horned rabbit was naturally white, making it perfect for camouflage in...
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