Leaving a safe city and stable job so abruptly did not really take Pearl by surprise. This was not the first time they were running away, after all. What did confuse her was that instead of running and hiding in another city, or leaving everything behind to erase their traces in the wilderness, as they had done in past years, they were… opening up an inn called the Guest House, or something like that.
Over the past few months, the numbness Pearl had been feeling had started to fade away, and her emotions started to come back, if only a bit. She still had no hope. The way she saw it, they were simply enjoying their final days before being caught.
Although she did not quite understand what River was thinking, she did not question him. It wasn't that she was naturally submissive - it was just that most of the drive in her had faded. Now, she just went through life as it came.
