High Matrix of The Assassins Guild

The inside of the Assassin’s Guild castle was even more labyrinthine than the Mage Temple.

Alexei’s assassin guide took him on a twisting and turning journey that seemed almost to never end. When they rounded one corner another corridor, with its thick stone walls and its flagstone floors was waiting.

For the beginning part of the walk into the depths of the castle, he could still see the outside world through windows. Before long the windows stopped appearing on the walls, likely because they had delved deep into the mountain itself.

The only thing Alexei knew was that they were going ever upward.

After every few twists and turns down long and winding corridors, the assassin would usher him up a flight of stairs.

Alexei was sure that there had to be some kind of central staircase somewhere in the building, it would be ridiculous for there not to be, but for some reason, the assassin didn’t want him to take that route.

The only logical reason Alexei could come up with for that w