Editing Easy Money 839 (section)

==Gottfried==
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It is late evening but Gottfried is still asleep, after another night of fruitless inquiry after Anna and her mysterious last job. The noise of the downstairs front door of his lodgings wakes him up, and he then hears the creak of footsteps on the stairs.

His room is a tiny garret looking out to a blind alley, with only the bed and a single chest for his clothes for furnishings. There are three flights of stairs up to it from the front door, but he'd be visible to the intruders if he started to descend them now.

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Gottfried hops out of bed as quietly as he can manage, and draws his blade, raising it high and aimed towards the door, as he sinks back to the side of the entryway. He waits and listens, trying to get an idea of who or how many may be approaching up the steps.

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Judging by the sound of approaching footsteps, there are three intruders and they are all big men. The aging stairs of Gottfried's lodgings creak alarmingly under their weight. The first is now at the door, and there is a moment of silence. He must be standing right outside.