Taking a quick look around to make sure no one would see her, Shael let herself drop from the window to the courtyard below. It was a short run through the courtyard, keeping to the shadows by instinct, then a careful scaling of the courtyard wall, and she was in the city proper.<br/><br/>She had caught sight of a painting in the blacksmith's shop, a work that would, she knew, sell for quite a lot. With it, she might be able to buy her way out of the city, or even pay for enformation scouting about her former mistress. If she could just avoid getting caught...