[center][h3][color=#b3ccff]Esben Mathiassen[/color][/h3][/center]
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For her distaste with the entire mission, Éliane got a sympathetic pat on the shoulder from Esben—[i]before[/i] he moved to reclaim his daggers from the corpses of the two guards. Even he wasn't willing to get blood on her coat that she hadn't shed herself and risk whatever wrath she might bring to bear while they were out on a mission. [color=#b3ccff]"Just nothing too loud,"[/color] he bid, knowing that their chances for stealth were going to run out sooner or later.

Luckily they didn't waste too much time below and risk the guard patrols coming back around to them before they began to scale the building, though Esben would have preferred they split up and come at their quarry from two directions. He climbed near the rear of the group, bringing the rope up behind as they came to the terrace that Galahad and Izayoi had decided to enter from. He'd had half a mind to try and keep climbing higher, and let the others take charge of the attack from below; still, something didn't sit quite right making a decision like that without any input from the others, especially after what he and Ciradyl had both already done—

[b][i]"SAMU—"[/i][/b]

The guard's scream cut out suddenly, gurgling blood pouring forth from the open hole in his larynx that Izayoi had opened up a moment too late. Esben reached out, grabbing their diminutive red mage by the collar and yanking her back towards the edge of the terrace, before lifting her up to the underside of the eaves hanging over them. [color=#b3ccff]"New plan,"[/color] he said as he lifted her, waiting for her to grab on. He glanced back to the entrance, where the rest of the team had already battered their way in and were moving deeper. [color=#b3ccff]"Keep climbing. I'll be right behind you!"[/color]

Once she'd grabbed at it and scrambled up to start making her way to the higher floors, Esben went to the railing at the edge of the terrace, carefully stood himself atop it—and jumped, relying on his height to make up the last bit of difference for him to grab on as well. Then he scrambled out and over the edge, coming up behind Miina. [color=#b3ccff]"Let's find a spot to get in as far away from the sound of battle as we can, [i]ja?[/i] I don't care much if it's a window or we make our own hole."[/color]