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I turned back for no reason. There was nothing but sand and the horizon. My Detection field picked up nothing, but I couldn't shake the feeling that someone was following us. I hadn't seen or heard anything. The tracking device had already been removed. It was probably just a vague gut feeling. Honestly, my instincts had never been especially reliable.
Still, I looked back again. Nothing. There weren't even any places to hide in the open desert. I had to have been imagining it.
The merchants walking nearby struck up a casual conversation. "Where are you coming from?"
"Aman," I answered.
"You don't seem like a local. Must've been a long journey."
Rubia cut off their deeper probing with a vague answer. "Something like that."
Rubia was still a fugitive after all. There was no telling how far her uncle's bounty extended, and revealing she was from Erast could only bring trouble.
However, the merchants didn't give up. "First time in the desert?"
"Yes."
"Knew it. You came on horses instead of camels with no real prep or gear. Hahaha…"
What's that supposed to mean? It's not like we were crossing the entire western...
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