| 409 Miller's Crossing is not a large town but the security of its high walls has meant that it has become a crowded place, littered with narrow alleys, dark corners and squalid-looking two storey buildings that block out any natural light from above. Luckily you have spent considerable time wandering these streets and know them very well. It will be easy to navigate a path here that leads you away from the crowds and towards the south gate. Pallenten finds the narrow alleys and backstreets a less comfortable path however. Her broad back and high shoulders makes finding a way through the constricted lanes of Miller's Crossing somewhat more difficult. Keeping away from the regular town patrols is no problem though. Rarely do the guards venture down any of these alleys, they are more likely to be showered with the contents of a chamber pot than find any overt sign of criminal activity here. The cobbled streets are wet and slippery from recent rain and Pallenten's hooves make a curiously muffled clacking sound as you pass through the maze of interconnecting lanes and footways. By keeping to the darker parts of the town you are able to find your way to a point just short of the south gate. With Pallenten at your side you look out from a small alley at the steady stream of humanity that passes from the gate up to the town square. From where you stand you can see that the southern exit is guarded by a number of uniformed Kalboreans, but they seem most interested with those entering the town. People leaving are given nothing more than a cursory glance and allowed to pass through. Perhaps it will prove easier than expected to get out of Millers Crossing. As you stand in the shadows of the alley you feel Pallenten at your side, she is nudging your shoulder. At first you take little notice, then you hear the sound of a soft footfall on the cobbles behind you. Glancing to the side of the alley you can see in the reflection of a slightly opened window that there is a dark shape creeping up behind you.
| Turn to section 379.
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