Immersed as Sayanim was in his reading, he noticed the sound of the doors shifting. Someone had gotten into the corridor. The administrator wondered if it was the guards who had entered, or perhaps he had an unexpected visitor, but both scenarios were impossible. The guards would never make the mistake of coming into his house unannounced—that had never occurred before, and they could be severely punished for it—nor was he expecting any visitors. The only two people who might visit him impromptu were Ceyan and Uvamin.
He rose from his seat and pulled a curved sword from where it leaned in a corner of the library. He was suspecting assassins. That would not be surprising, considering his position, but who would want him dead? He was loved by virtually everyone in the upper echelons; he could not remember crossing anyone lately.
