Not precisely accurate. His predictions are right on the dot, as far as they go; he can indeed enter the house unnoticed, and he does.
His mistake is that he assumes, when he drops silently into the third floor hallway leaving almost no trace of his passage behind him, that the hard part is over.
At least he doesn't let the assumption fool him into dropping his guard. The footprints in the carpet are innocuous—Cal was the last person to pass through here, without a doubt. Every door he can see is closed. He can't hear anyone, but that only clears the two closest rooms. Still one between himself and his goal—the last door on the left, too far for him to hear if anyone is waiting there.
Judging by the age of the brick he climbed to get here—exactly one brick is now missing a millimeter or so from one corner, which is as much sign of the route he took as anyone will ever have—the floor will creak. So does he walk along the edge, for quieter floorboards, or along the middle so his footprints will not stand out? Perhaps if he is careful he can avoid making much noise all the same. The latter, then.
He is almost careful enough. Only three steps from Cal's door, he trusts too much weight too quickly to the wrong spot and elicits a soft groan from the floor for his trouble.
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His mistake is that he assumes, when he drops silently into the third floor hallway leaving almost no trace of his passage behind him, that the hard part is over.
At least he doesn't let the assumption fool him into dropping his guard. The footprints in the carpet are innocuous—Cal was the last person to pass through here, without a doubt. Every door he can see is closed. He can't hear anyone, but that only clears the two closest rooms. Still one between himself and his goal—the last door on the left, too far for him to hear if anyone is waiting there.
Judging by the age of the brick he climbed to get here—exactly one brick is now missing a millimeter or so from one corner, which is as much sign of the route he took as anyone will ever have—the floor will creak. So does he walk along the edge, for quieter floorboards, or along the middle so his footprints will not stand out? Perhaps if he is careful he can avoid making much noise all the same. The latter, then.
He is almost careful enough. Only three steps from Cal's door, he trusts too much weight too quickly to the wrong spot and elicits a soft groan from the floor for his trouble.