Bassan looked at the shadow of the giant wolf beneath Yveta's feet and smiled bitterly. "So that's how it is."
"I was just imagining things."
The Hearthstone Great Witch said to Yveta, "Your Grace, his presence is fading. His power is dissipating."
"He's on the verge of falling out of the Second Rank Sequence of Formal Assassins and back to being an Apprentice Assassin."
"And now he's essentially betrayed the Little Brotherhood. His former comrades will come after him."
"But, Your Highness, the Little Brotherhood has a rule: they never make more than two attempts on the same target."
"Unless they change employers."
"Your Grace, you won't need to worry about dealing with anyone from the Little Brotherhood for a while."
Yveta nodded, then looked at Bassan, whose movements had grown much slower. He suddenly said, "Because you didn't attack me, you violated your belief."
"In that case, you might as well keep attacking me. That might help you recover some of your strength."
Yveta had begun to think about bringing this man over to his side.
A Second Rank Sequence professional was quite valuable.
Black Wolf and Griffin both stared at Yveta in astonishment.
Griffin Knight said, "My lord, you can't take that risk. He's a well-known assassin, after all."
Yveta shook his head. "I know what I'm doing."
"Besides, this may not even work."
"And I've never fought an assassin before. I'd like to learn more about their swordsmanship."
Bassan turned around, frowning. "Are you sure that's wise?"
Yveta beckoned him to attack.
Since Yveta had said so, Bassan didn't hold back. He vanished from where he stood, then appeared right in front of Yveta.
The movement happened in the blink of an eye. Yveta couldn't tell how Bassan had moved.
Yveta drew the Broken Steel Sword. Its