Leaving a silver coin for Chiron, I immediately started running.
My feet pounded against the cobblestones, my breath coming in ragged gasps as I sprinted through the winding streets of the city.
The silver coin was more than enough to keep him fed for weeks, a small fortune that would ensure he did not go hungry while I figured out a more permanent solution.
But that was not what mattered now. What mattered was finding him... that beautiful man with the piercing blue eyes and the gentle smile, the stranger who had shown me a truth I had been too blind to see.
I was looking for him; that beautiful man.
My eyes darted from shadow to shadow, scanning the faces of the few people still out on the streets at this late hour.
The city was settling into its nightly rhythm, the shops closing their shutters, the street vendors packing up their wares, the honest folk retreating to the safety of their homes.
But I did not stop. I could not stop. I had to find him.
