It takes Celaire a moment to realize exactly what's going on as the guard and monk call and chase after them and then the man suddenly takes off. By the time she manages to put two and two together the thief is already steps ahead of her and she has no urge to follow him. Neither does she particularly want to be questioned by the guards, but the alternative was to suspiciously try to slip away when she was innocent. As a result, she concludes that the best course of action is to stand where she is, although she'll get out of Mina or Dagnyr's way if they come running after the thief.<br/><br/>At the same time, the ringing of the bells catches her attention and she can't help but worry that she won't be able to get to the high priestess. The elf looks back and forth between the commotion going on around her and the dais in the center of the square, wishing that she was much closer to one of those locations and much further from the other. "Oh, please," she whispers under her breath, praying for the first time in her life. "Please let me get the help I need and not get caught up in whatever's happening here..."