>>5518345>>5518357>>5518358>>5518393>Cut through the sewers“I think the sewers our best bet, my lady.” You cast a reluctant glance to the world above. “If our only concern is a hasty escape, then it’s best we avoid tight crowds–very much so now given your current form. We ought to find a way out and back through to the chapel from here.”
“Hmm.. perhaps you’re right, but still–the wizard scum that run amuck here will be their own kind of troublesome.” Your master prevaricates, her hands tight. Your half-pint fair lady takes a deep breath. “Fine. Fine. Let’s go. And be quick about it. I’d like to be home in time for dinner.”
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You manage your way through the tributary free of trouble for the most part, save for the occasional rat and your master’s (kind of cute) squeals of terror. You can’t quite muster up a sigh of relief, though– there’s an uneasiness that hangs about the quiet that makes it difficult for you to breathe.
“Ah. Wait. The path splits.” Sigrid observes, her voice low. She approaches the split along the stone sewer causeway–each path looks identical save for a stamp in black paint above each path. The left path features a grimy black hand. The right path features a knife.
“Symbols, hm..?” You squint. “Looks like they’re.. a hand and a knife!”
“They’re familiar.” Sigrid mutters. “I swear I’ve seen them around the city proper before. Though, I don’t know what they mean..”
>What do you do?