"Your Majesty, please let me join in. Saving the princess and all that is so exciting."
"This is no game, Tess."
"I know, aunt... I won't hold you back. Ordinary elite assassins are no match for me, and—" Tess begged, "I don't want to be just a tool for my father's marriage. I want to prove to him that I'm not just a commodity, and that I can do other things to prove myself."
This sentence resonated with Jaina and sympathized with her, and Claudia's attitude was slightly shaken. Jaina whispered a few words of advice to Claudia, pointing out that if Tess was not allowed to join, there would be a risk of the matter being leaked, but if she was allowed to join, it would be very likely that she could use this opportunity to establish good relations with Gilneas in the future.
Claudia finally relaxed a little. "The commander-in-chief is Mathias. He must agree."
Time passed minute by minute, and for some reasons, Mathias agreed to Tess's joining. At 3 a.m. when most dwarves were sleeping the deepest, the operation officially began.
Mathias had already bribed the tavern owner Pragg, who only accepted gold coins. With Pragg's help, one agent after another quietly walked out of a secret back door of the tavern.
There were eleven commandos in total, and they moved silently through the dark streets like shadows, heading north at this time of night.
Tess's stealth skills are very high, and her bloodline gives her a much higher starting point than others. As she said, ordinary elite assassins are no match for her, which is also the important reason why Mathias agreed to let her join.
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