Corvo starts walking, picking his way through the rocks and simply hoisting Emily up to princess carry her across as they move into the city proper. The streets are so familiar, the traps laid and destroyed by Corvo himself.
He occasionally looks over his shoulder, but he knows this place. He knows what's on this street. The guards are all dead and devoured. "Mind the rats," he tells Jamie, but it's entirely unnecessary. This was part of their briefing. The rats will eat them.
He occasionally pushes the rats away with his Outsider-given powers, which seem so much more potent here and now with his influence back. He knows that he's watching, too. Strange that he hasn't revealed himself, though Corvo is convinced the Admiral had to outsmart him somehow. Unless they're the same creature, as he thought all along.
The castle is up ahead, rising atop a great hill from the river. The clouds are clearing, the sun isn't peeking out yet, but maybe it will show its face before she does. But they don't get to the castle because there is a group of men gathering at the docks beside a small ship.
"Drop him," he tells Jamie, setting Emily down. "She's there."
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Date: 2024-09-13 01:57 am (UTC)He occasionally looks over his shoulder, but he knows this place. He knows what's on this street. The guards are all dead and devoured. "Mind the rats," he tells Jamie, but it's entirely unnecessary. This was part of their briefing. The rats will eat them.
He occasionally pushes the rats away with his Outsider-given powers, which seem so much more potent here and now with his influence back. He knows that he's watching, too. Strange that he hasn't revealed himself, though Corvo is convinced the Admiral had to outsmart him somehow. Unless they're the same creature, as he thought all along.
The castle is up ahead, rising atop a great hill from the river. The clouds are clearing, the sun isn't peeking out yet, but maybe it will show its face before she does. But they don't get to the castle because there is a group of men gathering at the docks beside a small ship.
"Drop him," he tells Jamie, setting Emily down. "She's there."