This is Izo reporting

  This is Izo recording

  This is Izo, easing into place

  I'm Izo who's looking

  Smelling everything that's cooking

  Izo, ready to get him and leave without a trace

  My orders, simple:

  Kidnap the son

  Knock him out swiftly,

  Go on the run

  Bring him to your homeland and

  Start a huge war

  That's what spies are for

  I've been surveilling Terence, the duke's son

  He's my assignment number one

  You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.

  He's walking in the forest with some sort of pet

  A red fox, and this isn't the first time they've met

  Is the fox magic? Or is Terence magic?

  Or am I magic?

  No- that's lame

  Will the fox be a problem if I try to grab him-

  If I go to nab him will the fox be a problem?

  If I try to take him will the fox try to bite me-

  Will the fox try to fight me if I try to take him?

  And Terence who's only a year or two younger could probably fight back too

  And he's rich and he's probably had weapons training oh what am I going to do

  Snap out of it Izo, they sent you because you could fake being his friend

  And with your youth all your family is still breathing unless you fail in the end

  So I'm-

  Izo, thinking

  Izo, blinking

  And wondering what to do next

  I'm Izo, stammering

  Greetings over my hammering heart

  And trying not to give away my subtext

  "H-H-Hello, Terence. I'm Izo."