Blending into the crowd, Emilio and Sirius followed behind the towering merchant, who slowly walked through the street. The red-haired, pale figure wore green-and-gray clothes, with baggy pants and a gray vest over their tunic.
"He's got company," Sirius whispered.
"Yeah," Emilio nodded.
Beside their target, there was another figure who walked beside him: a man with slicked-back, ashy-gray hair and light-green eyes, wearing leather armor with silver plating on his shoulders.
'A hired guard? An adventurer, or is he a member of the Children of Chaos?' Emilio questioned.
As he kept his gaze laser-focused on the target up ahead, walking through the crowd as he pushed through some passing civilians, earning some odd looks, he was suddenly intercepted by a figure–
"Hey! You look famished! Would you like to try some of my delicious bread?!"
