Chapter 100: Hiding In Plain Sight
The well-dressed adventurer shook his head as Dominic looked back.
"If we can’t bring the trucks, there’s no point. I don’t need to leave in that sort of hurry. They’ll let us out to work soon enough, but thanks for the offer."
A few minutes later, more guards arrived on horseback and got the convoy moving.
They stopped at the gates, preventing anyone from leaving with the trucks. It made for a smooth escape.
So smooth that once they were away from the city, the driver rapped on the roof for Dominic to talk to him.
"Please tell me that is Lady General Alexis, and not your lover, who just happens to look like her. Nobody else has seen her, but the head count is full, so we left." He whispered.
"Indeed it is. It seemed like it would be less suspicious if she stayed in the forge wagon than if she went to the Commander’s carriage at the front." Dominic agreed.
The man nodded. "Understood. We will move the Princess once we are further up the road. The Commandant of the Burton Garrison is waiting for her."
"Got it. Now that we’re out of the city, I would assume that she can drop the disguise."