"Young miss… with the mask on… What are you doing here all alone?" Two people, a girl, and a guy ran after my carriage and asked. They were panting. I had noticed their presence thanks to the basic training, so I deliberately sped up the cart. Although, I would've kinda regretted it if they were good people for real. But, I have a good idea of this terrain. No one speaks with someone else unless they have something in for it. Even if they were normal working-class humans than bandits, it's always better to keep a certain distance away from people considering the history of this place.
Anyhow, they seemed like they were perplexed about my opera mask. I mean no one wears a mask like this in public. It's mostly a showpiece for those people. But, right now, this mask served a purpose for me. Well, it did hide my identity. But, more than that, they hid my emotions. After all, I was smiling like a maniac under the mask. No one knew about that… Except one, of course.
