The Package

It was in the black of night that a cloaked figure approached the castle wall. An owl hooted. A cricket chirped. But that was all that could be heard. A satchel was opened and a package was withdrawn. The figure held it and peered up into the darkness, up to the top of the wall… The chill of late autumn enveloped the watchman at the castle gate. A bird. A cricket. It was a very quiet night. He yawned. He never heard the package land inside the walls that he was guarding. He never heard the...