Chapter 27: Transition

[Third person POV]

Many thoughts races through Carman's mind as he pondered the significance of the small token in his hand. The Fatui had started tailing him, how long have they been doing so? How did they know he was visiting the orphanage today?

The last question was the easiest to figure out. He knew that the House of the Hearth had already sent it's people to infiltrate the orphanage and get more information on him when he was living there. Apparently they hadn't all left by the time he sent his letter. However, with the time between sending the letter to the matron and today, there was plenty of time for the Fatui to locate Livre's workshop and send people to spy on them.

With Ryuzu's perception, it was unlikely they they would have been able to follow him unnoticed, but the problem was that he wasn't always with Ryuzu when he went to and from the workshop.

Had he been followed? Did they know which apartment he lived in? It seemed that he would have to up security in the rooms just in case.

"Carman, your looking a bit pale, want to go get a bite to eat before we drop this document off at the courthouse?" Asked Livre.

Shaking his head Carman responded, "no, I'm fine, let's get this over with as soon as possible, then maybe get something to celebrate?"

Softly smiling Livre said, "Sure, it'll be my treat, anything you want in particular?."

Carman pondered a bit while walking alongside Livre, "how about a bowl of that onion soup you talk about from time to time? Never had a chance to try it."

As Carman said this, Livre's eyes lit up, "Of course, I'll take you to the place that makes the best soup here in the city, the building is a bit run down, but they more than make up for it with the quality and price of their food."

As they walked down the streets of Fontaine, Ryuzu once again excused herself, saying that she needed to use the loo. When Livre asked if they should wait up for her, she said there was no need and that she would catch up.

In reality Ryuzu had just noticed the Fatui agents has regrouped and were following them again, as she split off from Carman and Livre she noticed that one of the spies had split off as well to follow herslipping into a building, she asked for the location of the toilet, after being given the rout, she made her way to a secluded area and quickly redonned her Pale Lady clothes. Afterward she carefully exited the building from a different exit and searched for the Fatui who was following her. Spying the agent on top of a building on the opposite side of the street if the one she had just emerged from, Ryuzu carefully circled round the agent and once again knocked them out, it was slightly more difficult this time as the Fatui was more cautious of being sneaked up on again after being caught and moved around the city this morning, however her caution ment little compared to the skills of the annoyed Ryuzu.

After knocking the agent out Ryuzu carried them off to a backstreet and placed them in a wooden crate with a heavy object placed on top of the lid, after poing some holes in the side of the box so the Fatui wouldn't suffocate, Ryuzu repeated the process, sometimes placing more than one agent per crate.

By the time she was finished Carman and Livre were already leaving the courthouse after handing the adoption document to the clerk on duty.

Catching up with them Ryuzu apologized saying that there was a crowd around a store she got boxed into.

Reunited once more the group headed to a small cafe near the apartment Livre was living in. While the outer appearance was rather run down, the smell wafting out of the windows was heavenly. While Ryuzu wasn't able to smell the fragrance, she could tell from the expressions.on Carman and Livre's faces that it was very pleasant.

After finishing a meal there, the group split up once again, as Livre had to go check on the shop, while Ryuzu and Carman went to collect materials for his first day at the school of military engineering.

-to be continued