The phoenix stopped scaling the castle walls for a moment, turning her ear to the wind, as if she had heard something. Sitting still against the wall for a few minutes and hearing nothing, she resumed her clime up the ramparts. The sooner she was done with this mission, the sooner she could get out of this dreary place and back into the warmth of the sun.<br/><br/>Reaching the top, she peaked around at the towers and long ramparts, searching for guards or other sentries that would give her position away. Seeing none, Firasia lifted herself onto the stone path pf the castle wall and looked down into the courtyard.<em>What kind of castle has no sentries,</em>she thought to herself, not realizing she had triggered a silent alarm.<br/><br/>The phoenix slowly made her way along the ramparts, keeping watch for any sign of trouble. Seeing none, she pushed herself into the air and slowly glided down to the courtyard below.