Surviving as a Slave

We were able to leave the city the very next day.

In the first place, preparing preserved provisions wasn't particularly difficult.

After visiting a few grocery stores in the city, we quickly gathered enough food for two weeks.

Of course, since we'd filled up only on cheap, easy-to-store items, there wasn't much that was actually appetizing.

That left Esca visibly downcast, but it wasn't a major concern.

For the record, Ash, who had left the inn, spent the night elsewhere and returned just before we departed today.

I had no idea where she'd been or what she'd done all night.

Ash had kept her mouth firmly shut in silent protest.

Shabel merely watched her mood and couldn't bring up what had happened yesterday again.

The party atmosphere had grown bleak in an instant...