Double-back to see if you can find the message

Cursing quietly to yourself, you jump to your feet and begin working your way back along the rooftops to the courtyard where your near-execution had happened. With luck, you might find out where the message had gone.

You leap from rooftop to rooftop with absolute precision, rapidly covering the distance to the courtyard. One thing you notice almost immediately is the tiles no longer seem to bother your feet. Apparently the magic in your gloves isn't limited to the gloves themselves. This makes the run back to the courtyard a bit more pleasant than the run away was.

A few minutes later, you arrive back at the courtyard, where a few guards are still milling about. Crouching quietly in the shadows on the rooftop, you eavesdrop on their conversation, picking through it for signs of the message.

"...Damn, she's fast. Agile, too." You grin a little at that.

"...of her gear is here, except her gloves..."

Most of their conversation revolves around those topics, and you're about ready to give up hope when a door bursts open, a burly guard stepping through. The conversations fall silent as he points at two of the guards. "You two, take these over to the palace. There are people there who will want to see them. Make haste." He hands the two guards a package, which looks a lot like the message you were to deliver to the south, and your sword, still in it's scabbard.

"The rest of you, go back to your posts! This city won't guard itself!" With that, he heads back through the door, shutting it behind him.

Your attention immediately focuses on the two guards assigned to taking your blade and message to the palace. They head off, a dire sense of urgency in their step. You shadow them from the rooftops, quietly leaping from roof to roof, always keeping them in sight.

They seem rather alert, maybe even a bit tense. The simple command from their sergeant had obviously instilled a serious sense of importance in the safe and timely delivery of their cargo.

You've got a few options, none of which are too appealing. You can either outright **** them, hoping to overpower them quickly, or maybe distract them somehow. You could also shadow them back to the palace, but you're not sure if you can infiltrate it successfully. All you know is you need to get that message back somehow.