My horse, my horse for an assassin who can aim!
I do love the grim humor of the druid struggling to find an assassin capable of pulling it off.
I did sense that the narrative got less clear over time. I interpreted it as the druid "running out of time" as he alludes to, but I think clarifying this intent needed a little more room to breathe. It's so subtle, I wasn't sure if it was intentional.
Poor rat assassin. I'm sure he did his best.