Simon left the streets near the pottery warehouse wearing the face of a broad-nosed Fiend. Two districts later, that face became an elderly goblin with watery eyes and a limp. Before entering the road leading toward Pipeline Inn, he changed a third time and became a thin demon carrying a basket of dried roots.
He never used the shortest route.
Simon crossed crowded streets, entered two open shops and bought random things, and passed through a public courtyard with four exits. ShadowSense remained compressed around him, following every footstep, moving shadow, and disturbance in the nearby air.
Nobody stayed behind him for too long.
A few demons watched the roads, but none adjusted their movements whenever he changed direction. No hidden presence followed him across the rooftops, and no unfamiliar scent returned after he deliberately circled the same market twice.
Only after confirming that he was alone did Simon enter an empty home several streets from Pipeline Inn.
