Chapter 32: Call of the Night
Immediately they left the restaurant, the first thing Wise did was to get Rosa a mask. He still knew little about her circumstances and to make sure she was safe, at least for now he had to conceal her identity.
Her mask was not as large as the one he had tucked in his shirt, it was a simple domino mask with shimmering jews and light blue vine like patterns on its body.
Rosa did not argue, she simply put on the mask when he told her to, she was pretty excited by the idea of wearing one since many people still had masks on.
"Are we going to the bathhouse now?" She asked as she walked by his side, her eyes lingering on every single thing they went by.
...Like everything in her own city was strange to her.
Wise grabbed onto her hand. "Not yet, we have far too many things to do before then," he said, just before he suddenly pulled her along with him.
Rosa let out a yelp as she hurried up to catch up to Wise. Her hair was billowing in the wind and she was using her free hand to shift the stray strands that flew in her face.
"W-wait, slow down!" She screamed just before letting out a giggle as they ran past multiple people.
Wise turned to glance at her, winking just before he increased his speed.
By the time they arrived at their destination, Rosa was hunched over, her hands on her knees as she took heavy breaths while laughing.
"Y-you are r-really fit." She managed to say to Wise who was still standing, not even breaking a sweat.