*Princess Belasarius*
We were being watched.
It didn't take me long to put it together that our presence had piqued someone's interest. Now that I had firsthand experience, I can't say I was the biggest fan of carnivals, so it was easier for me to notice these things than Gravestone, who was visibly (and adorably oh my god) the complete opposite.
As soon as the show was over and we were free from the noise and the smell of the big top, I pulled on Gravestoine's arm and led him out of the crowd and down an alley, subtly flashing my eyes back behind us to tip him off.
He nodded, getting the message, and pulled me around a corner in a suggestive way to hint at… something I'd rather not think about, to our pursuer. Our unknown pursuer stopped at the corner and said, “I imagine you're wai
