دانلود رمان انگلیسی “آلتینا – شاهزاده شمشیر” – جلد 11

Alain Deux Latrielle de Belgaria was surrounded by his imperial guard, all of whom had sworn absolute loyalty to him. They had similarly been there when he had murdered the emperor. Now, having received the order to assassinate Regis d’Aurick, they took up their arms. It was the second prince’s adjutant, Germain Laurentiis de Beaumarchais, who had relayed the command, and it was naturally to be kept under complete secrecy. Even within the First Army, they wanted to avoid gathering the attention of any soldiers.
To that end, the imperial guard had only thirty men to work with. It was not a huge number, but they were among the most skilled in the entire Empire; and considering their target was a single tactician who couldn’t even swing a sword, that was more than enough. So it should have been.
Most of the staff officers had pitched their tents near the strategic headquarters, as had Latrielle. The tent for Regis d’Aurick, however, was positioned quite a distance away. It was just as estranged as he was.
The way was lined with rows upon rows of the large tents the soldiers shared. They would usually be asleep at this hour, but they had just won a prolonged war; this was a night to toast to their victory. It was dangerous to raise fires near the tents, so their ruckus was contained to their bonfires by the river.
Even so, there should have been sentries.
“What…?” one of the prince’s knights muttered. “Not even a single one?”
“Now that you mention it…”