They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 307: Being Outran By A Girl

But she did have her instincts.

They veered sharply into a winding street filled with market stalls. The scent of spices and dried fish hit them instantly. Nnenna did not stop.

She grabbed a colorful shawl hanging from a rack, threw Lionaran currency to the seller, and threw the shawl over her shoulders and head without breaking stride. She snatched another and tossed it to Ekene.

“Wear it. Fast,” she said.

“What?”

“Now!”

He fumbled but followed her lead, wrapping the fabric like a traveling shawl around his shoulders and lower face.

They ducked into a fruit stall where a plump old woman with sharp eyes was arranging oranges.

“Please,” Nnenna whispered. “Just for a moment.”

The woman raised a brow, glanced at the guards storming toward the market, and without a word, pointed to a large overturned basket. Nnenna and Ekene crouched and hid behind it.

The guards burst into the market seconds later, scanning the crowd.

“They went this way!” one shouted.

A vendor raised a brow. “Who? Those kids?”

“Yes! Where are they?”

he said, popping a peanut in his mouth. “Saw some kids running. But they all look the same to

sidelines. “You think we

Someone laughed.

do

learn

The guards grew frustrated.

from the King of Lionara?!” barked

gum chewing man said, unimpressed. “Still

guards cursed under their

gave a

left, grumbling and sweating under the sun,

“That’s our cue.”

Ekene slipped out the back of the stall through a narrow path between buildings that connected to another street entirely. Once out, they mingled with the crowd, walking instead of running, blending into the sea of motion like

out a slow breath. “That…

smiled, adjusting the shawl on

the south was

others, she did not have a single problem evading most of the

do it. Hand to hand combat? Not her thing. But sprinting away from

were used to long distance endurance, but even

stayed focused. Every morning jog she had ever

clearly struggling to keep up. A few exchanged glances, shame rising on their faces as they realized they were being

flying or what?” one of

after the guys!” another

it was too