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Outline:
1) Maid hides bird under her breast
2) Maid slips past guards
3) Maid brings bird to scroll
4) Bird vanishes
5) Maid is left behind, betrayed
6) Maid is dragged to the dungeons
Concealing the bird was far less difficult than I believed.
As it happened, I was sufficiently well endowed by Erits (and apparently York) to conceal the bird in my bosom. The bird was, at first, shocked by the impropriety of this act and, hearteningly, concerned about my feelings, but I told him that compared to what the Lord had done to me when I was younger this was naught but a trifle.
Combined with frilled fashion of Lord Totch's servants' uniforms he was undetectable.
Apparently the plan was simple. All I had to do was distract the guards for a moment and get the bird close enough for a flying lunge, then once the bird had his map his restored magic would do the rest. Then he'd turn us to air and whisk us away.
I had heard of many such wonders that could do what he said. I had read of them in Master's Library when the rest of the castle was asleep. The Wandsman was impressed that I had managed to learn to read given my station.
I felt… Pride. It was a feeling I was growing to crave.
The treasures would remain in the vault until Lord Totch's banquet. He was to offer the pick of these treasures to the Tyrant. I had little concern that the tyrant would choose the Map, as there were many treasures of greater size and splendor being set upon display.
All was in place. All I needed to do was act as normal until the party, then find a distraction. After that, all would be well.
As I aligned the silverware with Adira, my fellow slave, she spoke of her torrid affair with Voran… Normally I would caution her against such dalliances, as they would only lead to heartbreak and pain… But, Voran was one of the guards in charge of the treasure tonight.
I encouraged her to give him a drink during the feast. Just to show she was thinking of him.
It would be a tiny distraction, but with luck that would be all I would need.
