Chapter 76 Leaving the City (2/2)
When they finally went to bed, it ell past ing sounded on his door
”Ti on the door
Arran rubbed his eyes, then called out, ”Who is it?”
The door opened, and briefly, Arran saw only a broad-shouldered silhouette standing in the doorway When his eyes finally adjusted to the light, he saw that it was Captain Xiao
”Get dressed! We're leaving in half an hour!”
Seeing that Arran ell and truly awake, Captain Xiaohis weary body froht the day before hadn't been too bad — as far as fights went, at least — his body was still sore, and his shoulder still injured Even if the injury was a minor one, he wished he had more ti would have to wait
After Arran got dressed, he headed to the sitting roo Darkfire He greeted Darkfire with a nod, then turned to Captain Xiao
”We're leaving already?”
”The two of you can eat first, but I want to be out of the city a good two hours before sunrise,” the bigeyes And after yesterday, I figure the fewer people who knohere you are, the better”
They ate quickly, and before long, Arran and Darkfire were following Captain Xiao along the dark city streets, the three of theray cloaks When Arran remarked that the cloaks only hed
”The city is filled with suspicious people,” he said ”What matters is that they don't knohich of them we are”
As Captain Xiao had said, they left the city a good two hours before sunrise, and by first light, they were already several miles away Even if the man had not seemed especially nervous earlier, Arran could see that Captain Xiao's became more relaxed as they put distance between them and the city
The journey took them several uneventful days, and eventually, they arrived at an estate that was surrounded by farh Governor Eddarin had said the estate was se, with several buildings surrounding a sizable courtyard
”This is it,” Captain Xiao said when they arrived ”I'll be leaving you here, but there are half a dozen servants who can help if you need anything”
After they said their goodbyes it wasn't long before Captain Xiao departed again, leaving Arran and Darkfire behind at the estate
They settled in quickly, each of the The rooms were si to a wealthy official's idea of what a far roos It was mostly empty farmland, with a sether, it was a pleasant if somewhat dull place — perfect as a temporary hideout, even if Arran would prefer not to stay there for too long
That night, Arran and Darkfire sat together in the sitting roo wine as they talked about the city and the Shadowflame Society
As they talked, an idea entered Arran's ht?” he asked
”I do,” Darkfire said, the topic bringing a glooed to open it I tried for several years, but I never succeeded in even finding it”
Arran hesitated, but only for a moment ”I think I can help,” he said