"Hey!" one of the men said to Alexander, Denia, and his friends. "I think I know this canal!"
"You, you sure?" asked his increasingly frightened friend. "If we don't hurry, they will find us! I don't wanna be their food!"
"Goddamnit!" said the man. "Stop whining, you idiot!"
"Hey," said Alexander. "Are you sure you know this canal?"
"Yes, this is a long canal that drains wastewater from the city to the area behind the wall."
Alexander was quite happy to hear this. Indeed, that is the goal he wanted, leaving the urban areas.
"Follow me!" said the man.
His friend immediately followed in the man's footsteps. Meanwhile, when Alexander was about to follow the two, Denia restrained him.
"Denia, what are you doing? If we don't get out of here soon, those bastards will find us."
"No, Alex, I don't trust them!"