[Oh shit! . . . He almost says aloud, but he manages not to; instead he just lets out the tiniest hissing breath. But that's enough. The guards, fresh to their patrols after the shift change and not yet tired of being vigilant in every direction—damn, Kadoc thinks, he should have thought of that earlier, but he totally didn't—are on edge enough that one of them does swivel his head around in Kate and Kadoc's direction. The other two don't seem to have heard, but one notices her companion's reaction and pauses to look around herself.
Luckily, Kadoc has gotten very good at getting an illusory barrier up fast, and by the time the guards are looking in their direction, there's nothing to see. But their feet are on the ground again, and the guards are getting closer, which means any motion or sound on their parts is likely to be detected.
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Luckily, Kadoc has gotten very good at getting an illusory barrier up fast, and by the time the guards are looking in their direction, there's nothing to see. But their feet are on the ground again, and the guards are getting closer, which means any motion or sound on their parts is likely to be detected.
Goddamn.]