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Cassy placed outside the yard, trailing the line of defense the guards had formed, laying in wait for their enemies.

Just in case.

She had no doubt that it was Lino's instruction too. The man always thought and prepared ahead for the worst case scenario.

There were more than a hundred scattered about in various defense formations and Cassy marvelled on how they blocked every entrance into the castle.

But... wasn't a hundred too many to guide the amount of women inside? Perhaps it was because of her or it could be the fact that they were the weaker and more vulnerable sex.

A sudden shout came from the front, by the towering gates of the castle and Cassy believed it to be, "Close the gates!"

The shouts increased and Cassy ran up to the gates where the guards were frantically trying to lock them. There were still people trying to get through. Late arrivals from the houses around the castle.

If the gates were suddenly locked, they would have no where else to