Ruby and Raymond had a chat and quickly identified the fastest horses in the stable and the families to which their owners belonged.
She also inquired indirectly whether there had been anyone else approaching the area or lingering nearby during this time.
From Raymond's answers, Ruby locked onto a few suspicious targets, but felt their chances of success were slim and it would be quite difficult to break out of the castle with just a few fast horses.
The guards of the Arias family were not just for show, especially those archers on the walls.
Even if their arrows couldn't penetrate the knights' steel armor, they could easily hit the warhorses below them.
Could it be that this time Hirodod planned to pay a price to eliminate Ireya, with the assassin resolved to die if necessary?
This possibility was not beyond consideration, but Ruby still felt as if she had missed something.
