Talia didn't bother to hide as she walked out of the inn.
She blatantly walked down the stairs and down the bar area of the inn, attracting a lot of attention on the way.
Brick followed her from behind in a protective manner.
The eyes that looked at her and the corpse on her shoulder were filled with complicated emotions. Afterall, when the boys were running off, this inn was the first place that received the pamphlets.
From the contents, they easily made the connections and realized that this was the brave reporter who dared write such an article at the expense of her life.
When they read the pamphlets' contents, they sensed the impending danger and none of them had the guts to go help her. Now, they felt a bit guilty- the contents of the pamphlet were like a dagger carving under their skin.
They couldn't pretend that they didn't read it, they couldn't avoid it.
