She waited for him to say that he could not do this.  That he needed to go back to the Circle and repent for the sins he had committed.  Instead, she watched as he prepared to leave.  Lana found herself relieved that it was simply a patrol.  She could only assume that Korbin must have bought them some time because Redcliffe would be the first place they would look.  As he prepared to leave, Lana pulled a map from her bag and scrutinized it.  If they headed North, up to the pass, it would actually be better to head through Highever.  They could catch a boat there.  The Bann had struggled after the betrayal of Arl Howe, but she had not been there in some time, so it was hard to say what state they might find it in.<br/><br/>She turned to look at him and noticed the sudden change in his appearance.  He looked so different from the clean-cut Templar she had fallen for years ago.  Older, but it was more than that.   She nodded and got together the last of her things.  As they approached the door, she pulled her own hood up over her head.  It was a common style and it would help obscure her face as they left the city.  Lana turned back to him and took his hand, this time more out of her own desire to be close to him than the charade they had put on for the innkeeper.  As they passed the small bar where the innkeeper sat, Lana offered the woman a slight bow and put the money for their stay on the counter.<br/><br/>As they stepped out into the open air, Lana took one last deep breath and turned toward the road that led North.  They took barely a few steps before she noticed the patrol was in front of them, about twenty feet out from where they now stood.  They could have gone around, but they ran the risk of running into them again.  Lana had evaded Templars many times in her travels so she did not freeze or look suspicious, she simply let go of Ellion's hand, only to take him by the arm and cuddle closer to him.<br/><br/>"Stay close.  I don't think Korbin has outed us yet."  Templars were allowed to have relationships and even marry, but many didn't, especially Circle Templars, because they were required to spend most of their time at the Circle.  She had learned from other mages that public displays of affection often made the mostly chaste Templars uncomfortable.  As they passed, she snuggled even closer to Korbin, making a point to continue the actions until they were several steps past.<br/><br/>Once they were on the road and solidly out of site, she loosened her grip and simply kept stride with him.  "Are you okay?"  She wanted to ask him again if he wanted to leave her alone in this, she feared she had ruined his life coming back to the Tower.  "Sorry if that was sudden, it's just most Templars lack romance due to the demands of the job so they all seem to shun a happy couple..."