Through the open windows, he heard the rattling of sentry armor on the walls and the whistle of the night wind in the crevices and back streets of the old castle. Somewhere the dog yapped sleepily, and the door slammed shut in one of the corridors. Gutwulf froze in indecision, then took several steps forward. If you leave, then leave now, there is nothing to hesitate and hesitate. It is worth hurrying - at night the whole world is blind, like him, they are on an equal footing and can compete in cunning and dexterity. There will be no other opportunity. He no longer had the strength to communicate with what his king had become, and he would have to leave secretly...