ELISE
I pull my cloak around me and venture out of my hiding place. To my relief, there is no one about. Ever since the fire, people frequent this area a lot less due to the building being an eyesore and the security risk it poses. I heard that they lost someone when the building burnt down, the people might also want to avoid the bad memories but the situation works for me. I steal away from the craggy walls of the eatery and resume my stroll when I get to the street, my hood pulled low over my face and my cloak billowing around and screening my body.
Ian is long gone after he failed to convince me to stay. I admit that he made a good point. The guards are on the look-out for me and I went to such lengths to evade their arrest in the palace but now I am willingly going to wade into the
