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It was midnight, dressed in her cloak and mask, Zyra made her way back to Captain Monty's room to complete the job she had been given. She carefully slipped in the door making no noise, and crept over beside the bed of the sleeping Captain. She took out her knife and laid it along his throat, she could feel the slow pulse beating beneath the skin. Humans were so fragile, and he looked so innocent as he slept.... His eyes were closed so that the pale lashes cast soft shadows on his cheeks, and there was a slight frown on his face. He looked almost sad, she thought, as she watched his chest move up and down with his breath. Putting her face clo