Chapter 105: Escape
‘She’s taking forever…’ Percy tapped his foot.
Standing at the base of the Fungal Spire, he was waiting for Nesha to arrive. The two hours she’d mentioned were nothing more than the time until she closed the gambling den for the night. Despite the urgency of the situation, she couldn’t just drop everything and run away abruptly, as that would raise more than a couple eyebrows.
‘At least the guards didn’t search me on the way here.’
Evidently, the Divine Root had only bothered to increase the security at the gate leading outside the Guild, and presumably the Spire’s perimeter. Even in normal times, they mostly cared about people leaving the settlement, to ensure they weren’t carrying any nectar with them, breaking the Guild’s monopoly on the substance.
It was why Percy hadn’t been checked thoroughly upon first arriving. Also, why the Agent hadn’t encountered too much trouble smuggling the Aurora Dew or the enlightenment potions over the past few months. As for the people hunting on the mushrooms, nobody ever bothered to track their movements.
Noticing something by the corner of his eye, Percy turned to see his familiar swiftly approaching.
“CAW!” the bird greeted upon landing.
‘Caw indeed.’ Percy replied, before sifting through the bandage wrapped around Micky’s abdomen.
It was the same one he’d used back when he still met the Agent regularly. Since he no longer had to do that, he’d long passed it to the crow to conceal its new core. Not that a beast adorned with an accessory wasn’t conspicuous, but it was certainly better than the alternative. Especially since Percy had purposely commissioned for the bandage to be crafted out of a dark fabric, to more easily blend in with the bird’s plumage.