Beneath the City's Gaze
Morning sunlight poured over the sweeping courtyard of Leon's mansion, spreading golden strands of light over buffed stone and sparkled softly off the pruned bushes, flora, and marble columns. The former stately silence of the aristocratic mansion awakened with soft footsteps and soft speech. The big doors creaked open slowly, and from within emerged Leon, Aria, Cynthia, Kyra, and Syra.
They no longer wore their traditional noble, elegant attire. Rather, they wore simple, humble clothes—clothing similar to that worn by merchants and commoners. These garments were carefully selected in order to make them blend into the crowd of busy markets.
