midnight
I am not afraid of my life . In the sight of my father I went forth from the Red Tower in the company of Michael Texel . He knew of your place of meeting . And well I wot that if I am not within the precincts of the Red Tower by midnight , the officers of Duke Casimir and his Judgment Hall will come knocking at these doors of yours . I ask you , are you ready to open ? '' `` Rash mortal ! '' said the voice again to me , `` you mistake the White Wolf if you think that she or her children are afraid of any tyrant or of his officers .