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You set your jaw and take a deep, quiet breath into yourself.
<span class="mu-b">"Oh, you're.. Are you sure? What if th-"</span> <span class="mu-s">Oshi</span> begins to say, but before he has finished his thought, you've slammed yourself into the side of the barrel with all of your might and caused it to rock over the back edge of the wagon.
It plops heavily into the mud and wet sand between two lengths of weathered wood planks which serve as a 'road' for the wagon wheels, and sinks in an inch.
<span class="mu-g">"Woah, woah! Hit a bump or somethin', boss, lost one! Hold it!"</span> Shouts a gravelly voice, coming from the large figure that had been sitting just near you. You hear the wagons begin to slow, but you don't wait to be recovered! With a forceful lunge, you push free the lid and dive out into the road with a roll that smudges dirt and sand on your robes and hair.
That voice shouts again, glancing behind you see it's that enormous <span class="mu-s">Zora</span>. He has navy skin, sharp teeth, and the fin on his head comes to a sharp point in the front, reminding you of a swordfish. <span class="mu-g">"Some guy just popped out! Must be one of</span> <span class="mu-r"><span class="mu-s">Verak's Spies</span></span><span class="mu-g">! Don't let him get away!"</span> He yells, rising to his feet on the wagon's flatbed.
You've heard enough, and you make for the edge of the road that's facing inland, away from the open sea. Your sandals sink into the muck a few times, but your legs are quick, and you manage to leap clear and over the bristley black needle-grass, out of sight. Slogging as fast as you can through some shallow, stagnant saltwater, you hear voices behind, and see a dense fog ahead.
You can make out <span class="mu-s">Subora</span> not too far behind, her words becoming fainter as you put distance between you. <span class="mu-g">"Lousy runt... Leave it be. He won't make it out of the <span class="mu-s">Marsh</span> alive, he's crab food if he's lucky... Let's keep heading to the rendezvous point."</span>
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