Outside the barn Petra crossed the yard toward the house as quickly and quietly as her cloak would allow. Despite being out in the open in rather conspicuous attire, she wished to both continue the stealth game and keep her features a secret for as long as she could. Should Pretayus, who had no doubt gotten a good look at her before, catch wind of a pure black Neko breaking into a farmhouse outside the city, he would no doubt seek her out and bring her game to his terms.
For Celia and Galen's sake, she could not let that happen. The longer the slaver remained blind to her presence, the more time she had to sneak in and find out what actions were needed to free the Tree Elf. Remaining a secret meant ridding any witnesses that may have a clue to her identity or would have a chance of witnes
