“You know, you really were a tough nut to crack. That night on the rampart? That was really my last idea. I didn’t expect it to work,” Geoffrey said without looking up. The floor creaked as she took another step. The two guards didn’t even move but both their eyes flicked sharply, judging all possible avenues of attack she could make. They needn’t have bothered. She was too stunned, too lost to try anything right then.