Hasty Departures and Other Acts of Cowardice (3)
Sebastian navigated the streets with light and cautious steps.
He had to keep watch not only on the sparsely populated street but also on the buildings of New Dawn Plaza.
While the absence of people in the streets at this hour was limited, the guards in the adjacent buildings were still doing their job.
What if someone looked out the window and saw him? Sebastian knew that even a single pair of eyes spotting him could make the Four Sacred Clans aware of his escape.
<Not that they haven't already found out.>
He moved with a practiced stealth, his gaze flitting between the shadowed path ahead and the looming structures, ensuring that he remained unseen by any late-night onlookers.
<Everything looks wonderful. Just a few steps, Seb, or better, several hundreds, and I'm there.>
As he edged closer to the High Sprawl's northern gate, the night's silence was pierced by the indistinct murmur of voices.