Bab 661: Double Spy (Part-2)

Although a bit disjointed in his explanation, Laibak managed to present a very coherent picture of his plan.

And to say Alexander was very impressed with his story would be an understatement.

The story was a masterpiece and appeared air-tight to him.

First was the tale of a fire breaking out.

This was something common, in fact, it was a constant threat to a city, especially at night.

This was because most of the houses kept the hearth in their homes burning all throughout the night.

They did so both for its use as a source of light, for the alternative- candles were very expensive, and also to use it as a source of heat.

There was also the fact if a hearth was allowed to go out, re-igniting it from scratch was a nightmare.

This meant that all the households would have an open, burning fire inside their houses even while they slept.