Chapter 14: Escape

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I hurried back into the city and bought myself a wide-brimmed hat from a roadside stall to hide my face. Then, I also changed my outfit and looked for an inn to stay at before planning my next steps. "But an inn might not be safe either. What are we going to do if they get searched as well?" I mulled it over. As I expected, I heard a commotion downstairs just after I checked into a room. Looking out a small gap in the window, I saw a group of people stopping passersby aggressively and comparing their faces to a portrait of me. They had already finished checking everyone downstairs and were making their way up. "Damn it!" I cursed and quickly left the room, slipping to the end of the corridor. Suddenly, I caught sight of two large barrels filled with swill at the side. The water was cl

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