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Chapter 9 - Hiding.

 The two run as fast as they could toward the tavern they're suppose to rent a room. Luckily the bomb Huey use earlier distract most guards to gathering at the manor, but it's only the matter of time before they chasing them.

"Now I start to worry about that two." Huey say.

"You really should! That woman said she'll after you guys as well! Who know she could've sent some men to capture them!" Cheryl express his worry.

"Aw, don't worry. Just have faith in your junior, will you?" Huey try to calm Cheryl down a bit.

"Brigid is a clumsy goofball, and Angie is a nervous little mouse! How can I!?"

"And you're a loud mouth when you're panic, you know that?"

As Cheryl was about to ranting more, the two heard the cries from the street ahead.

A group of armed men surrounding two people Cheryl know well, with some of them already kiss the ground.

"I didn't meant to...." Angie nervously saying as he grip his mace tighly, while Brigid raise his shield high and ready his lance.

"Ma~n, this is so annoying..."

"Keep you two waiting?" Huey yell at the two while taking out his bow and shoot arrows at the guards simultaneously, causing them to falls to their knees with arrow on their leg.

"An arrow to your knee!"

"Tempest!" cheryl waste no time casting a spell of aggressive whirlwind at the remaining guards, sending them fly away left and right.

"Seems you're right, theis city want some pieces of us!" Brigid reply with unusual alertness.

"What do we do now?" Cheryl ask as they all gathering against surrounding guards.

"To the wagon!" Huey said as he begin to rush foward with bow aim at his front, this time, he holding 3 arrows between his fingers and shoot them in spread manner.

It's works as guards raise their shield to block them in panic, only to allow Brigid to charge at them in full might with his shield.

"Outta my wa~y!"

"Go get your gears! I'll distract them!" Huey yell at his friends as he hopping onto the roof through some crates and building stalls.

Cheryl was worry, but he know he have to do as Huey said as he's now have only a short sword from Huey to fend for himself.

The three arrive at their wagon at the stable near the city's entrance, before Cheryl searching through supplies pile and get all he need, a spare rapier, new set of armour, and this time, a small buckler.

"You think we could just ride the wagon and get out of here?" Angie ask.

"Don't think so, our wagon only have one pony, it's not fast enough to get us out of this place." Cheryl reply as he prepare to join Brigid who hold off the chasing guards.

"What would we do then? We're now wanted to this city!"

"Better find some place to hide, then we could think of what to do next." Cheryl reply as the two rejoin the fight with Brigid.

As the three fight their way out of troubles, Cheryl see Huey on the roof, support them with arrows, he waving his hand as if he's try to tell them something.

"What he's doing?" Brigid confuse.

"Don't know, but let's follow him for now." Cheryl reply.

As the three follow Huey while fending off their chasers, it seems Cheryl understand right to Huey's message. After some long chase, the group finally lose their sight from guards, with Brigid have to throw away his lance as it's too stand out.

"Finally, a moment to rest." Huey said as he climb down from the roof.

"Now the whole city is hunting for us, what should we do now?" Cheryl ask.

"The only thing we can do now is to hide and send message to the capital." Huey reply.

"Yeah, if the capital know this, they'll surely send some knights to aid us, problem is how long..." Cheryl continue.

"There's no other option, let's just find a hiding place first, luckily I know a nice place." Huey reply as he lead the group into the deeper alley.

"Is this.... a sewer way?" Angie ask, his voice fill with little disgust.

"It's only looks dirty from outside, follow me." Huey said as he lighting a lantern then holding it.

"How did you know this place?" Cheryl ask.

"Back when Margrave still in charge of this place, I use this place for some information gathering post." Huey reply as he wipe off the dust from a suspicious plank with H symbol carving on it.

"Never think I'll have to return to this hidden den again." He said and move the plank off, revealing a rather large room with crudely made bed, a table, and multiple layers of paper on it. He then hang the lantern on the hook nearby.

"It rather packing for four people, but make yourself comfortable." Huey said as he go to the table.

"Say, Huey. Wouldn't it looks like you're....., you know, spy or some sort?" Brigid ask as he sit down on the bed, taking off his helmet.

"That's explain a lot why he's so good about this kind of things." Angie join the talk.

Cheryl however, still not certain about Huey, he's too familar with many things that a mere adventure could've know, but he's now too tire to think of it. After a rough event happen on him, Cheryl slowly close his eyes and fell sleep while sitting on Huey's bed.

"Sleep well, Cherry. We have a rough tomorrow ahead." Huey said as he walk in and hold Cheryl's head into the pillow, the two also start to sleep in their own spots while Huey remain awake.

He go to the table, searching for a paper that wasn;t too old and dirty, then picking up a quil.

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