Karl unobtrusively loaded several darts like the one in his hand into his crossbow. Given that the room was dark, and the small crowd was standing in front of a doorway blocked by Alexis, there was little chance anyone could see him. As their conversation continued, slowly getting more heated with the arrival of multiple others, he loaded the final dart and turned his chair slightly to face the doorway, the crossbow casually pointed at Alexis.
“If you don’t mind my asking,” he said, “don’t you think your efforts at protecting your mission would be best discussed with the door closed?”
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