Adam landed silently on the roof of a low storage shed, the familiar weight of Lilith still secure in his arms. The warm glow of The Traveler's Rest was just a few buildings away, a beacon of temporary safety. But the image of those three hooded figures slinking away from the inn's front door was etched into his mind.
'Should we chase them?' he thought, hesitation warring with caution. 'Following unknowns into the night is how you walk into an ambush. But ignoring a potential threat right at our doorstep is worse.'
Lilith shifted slightly, her breath a warm whisper against his neck. "You are considering pursuit," she stated, having sensed his tension. "A logical course of action. It would be prudent to identify the threat before it identifies the best moment to strike us. And my methods of... information retrieval are most effective in the quiet of the night."
