While Dagnyr and Kaelen exchange opinions on their proposed plans, Alyssa says nothing, shocked into silence by her fellow guards' discoveries. Elona and Vignar, both taken out in what must have been mere seconds - and right under their noses! How had the cats managed it? How had they even known to try? Alyssa wracks her brain for answers, but finds none that satisfy her; every time she comes close, something is either out of place, or missing entirely. Whatever happened here, it's clear that she doesn't have the full story... but finding the rest will have to wait. Tarrying here right now won't find them any answers, and it certainly won't help Vignar or the drivers.<br/><br/><blockquote><div><cite>Angel wrote:</cite>"Maybe you guys also noticed, but there were a bunch of other people following us, and I'd rather not wait for them to show up. We're sitting ducks here. So even if we don't now what direction we should head in, I can't imagine we could end up somewhere worse than here."</div></blockquote><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Knowledge (local) to plan a new route: 1d20 (10) + 22 = 32</div></div></div><br/>" 'Here' shouldn't have been any trouble to begin with," Alyssa says. "This isn't part of the Alley Cats' territory; it's too far from the Narrows. They wouldn't be here without a reason." She pauses, considering the implications of her proposal, her brow furrowing as she comes to an unpleasant conclusion. "Someone must have overheard us talking with Captain Vignar at the festival. We'll have to change our route, just to be sure - maybe our destination as well." Alyssa spares another moment to glance at her two large-bellied captives and the bloody mess next to Dagnyr, quickly settling the new route in her mind.<br/><br/>"Nobles' Quarter is due north," she says, gesturing to her right. "Most of the major temples are there as well - we can find shelter and tend to Captain Vignar's wounds before we move again. I'll try to retrieve our drivers on the way there, if someone else will handle the carriage."