Chapter 159: Bitter Pill to Swallow
"I’m sorry about this...if I was better at hunting, we wouldn’t need take such a risk by sneaking into places to buy supplies," Muttered Akila apologetically.
"It’s fine, no need to apologize," Alphonse shook his head, as they strolled through Carnelian Village, which was under the jurisdiction of the First Squad.
It was the 5th of July, 1919, about ten days since the two of them had escaped the Knights. And with their supplies running low and the need to replenish arising, Alphonse decided to sneak into one of the villages to gather more supplies.
Since the entire Knight Order had been instructed to keep an eye out for them, a lot of the Knights were tense, and the citizens had also been issued a warning to be careful. As a result, the people in the cities, towns and villages were on edge.
But that was working in Alphonse’s favor, as Akila mistakenly assumed the tension to be a sign of the oppression the people were being put through.
Alphonse had also figured that the Knights would’ve been given descriptions of their appearances, so the two of them had cut their hair shorter.
But Alphonse figured that wouldn’t be enough, and wanted to get some supplies that would help them disguise themselves better.
"Okay, that should do it for our supplies. Looks like the coast is clear, put them in your storage space," Remarked Alphonse, as the two of them snuck into an alley, having finished buying their supplies.
"Sure, got it," Nodded Akila, opening up a portal into the space and putting the supplies into it, before adding, "Alright, we got that done without any issues, let’s go back to the forest before-..."
"No, not yet. There’s a cosmetics store in this village, it sells wigs, colored contact lenses and other such products. We should get some materials to better disguise ourselves," Alphonse shook his head.
"Oh, good thinking. Yeah, these haircuts might not be enough," Nodded Akila thoughtfully, before following after Alphonse.