When Rya left the bathroom and made her way downstairs to the dining room, she could smell something cooking in the kitchen. The delicious aroma was coming from bacon and eggs. It was making her stomach rumble as she made her way into the lobby and saw Sir George by the doorway to the common room. She walked up to him.
"Sir George. How is it going?"
"Hmhm, I could be better if Percy could get some restraint on his... woman. Haah! She was immediately on him after he woke me up for my watch." Sir George said while shaking his head.
"Yeah, she's been a lot more forward than I thought she would be. She's really good at getting what she wants, though. And they are cute together," Rya replied with a smile.
"Well, we should try to get them their own room next time. I don't think I can take it, hearing those two going at it all night every night," Sir George half-joked to Rya as he laughed.
"Yeah, that would be for the best. Hey, has anyone come for breakfast yet?" Rya asked.
"No. You're the first to come. That's why I'm standing here," Sir George said with a chuckle.
'Hmm? Quin's taking his time. I wonder what's taking him so long to get ready? I hope he isn't going to make us wait... I kinda wanna eat right now.' Rya thought to herself.
She looked past Sir George into the common room to see who was eating whatever smelled so delicious. She saw the group of adventurers from last night, but then something caught her attention. She didn't notice it at first, but whatever it was moved a little in the corner of the big room. It looked like a shadowy figure, but it was transparent. It reminded her of the Optical Camouflage from Metal Gear Solid. It spooked her at first, but then she remembered she was in a fantasy world where the laws of physics could be broken without issue.
"Hmm?" Rya frowned as she focused on the shadow.
Sir George noticed Rya's serious but curious expression.
"What's wrong, Rya?" Sir George asked.
"I think I saw an invisible figure staring at us... Or maybe it's my imagination?" Rya answered with a confused look.
Sir George looked into the common room and saw just the bartender and a couple of adventurers sitting in the middle of the room. His eyes couldn't find the invisible figure like Rya's elven eyes could. But he felt that something was off.
"I can't tell, but there might be an illusion spell cast. I'm not as strong with magic to tell you the truth." Sir George said.
'An illusion spell? Great! Someone's on to us.' Rya thought to herself.
Rya glanced at Sir George, while Sir George glanced at her. They both have the same expression on their faces that reads. 'Let's get the hell out of here.'
"Lady Rya, go get the Lord. I'll wait here," Sir George said as he gestured to her to take the hallway. He was going to stay at attention and hoped to keep whoever was there under surveillance.
"Understood," Rya nodded as she rushed back up the stairs and down the hall to their room.
'Damn it! Looks like we got to skip breakfast... I really wanted breakfast... Gah! Focus Ryan!... We might be in danger, so pull your head out of your ass... I need to get Quin, Dalia, and Percy before getting out of here. Hopefully, they haven't taken too long.' Rya thought to herself.
***
Rya makes her way back to their room as she opens the door quickly.
"Quin, quickly get the things we... need?..." Rya was interrupted by a naked Quin, who was in the middle of putting on some new underwear. This was the first time Rya had a good look at Quin's body, and she couldn't help but notice how perfectly sculpted he was, and her eyes couldn't help but drift towards his well-endowed manhood that put her old self to shame.
'H-Holy shit! He's bigger than Percy! How is he so flawless!?' Rya thought to herself as she was in a trance, unable to look away.
"Whoa! Rya!?... Could you knock?" Quin said as he quickly pulled his underwear up to hide his manhood.
Rya shook her head, snapping herself out of her trance, "S-Sorry! I didn't... I mean... I think someone is on to us, Quin. Sir George is keeping an eye out for them. It might be one of your uncle's spies."
Quin sighed and shook his head. He looked around for a moment and found his pants. He pulled them on quickly and looked at Rya again.
"Grab Percy and Dalia. I'll get our gear ready. We're going to head to the Baron's palace now. It should be safe there," Quin said as he started packing the backpacks with all their stuff.
"Got it! I'll be back," Rya replied before running off to get them.
Rya got to one of the bathrooms and found Dalia and Percy relaxing in the tub. They were surprised that Rya barged in out of nowhere.
"Guys, come on, we gotta go... We've been spotted!" Rya said as Percy and Dalia nodded at her with serious looks on their faces.
"Don't wait for us, Lady Rya," Percy said as he and Dalia got out of the tub and grabbed their towels. With that, Rya returned to the room to put her things away with Quin.
Quin got most of the gear packed away before Rya, Dalia, and Percy made it back into the room. They each grabbed their own packs before heading outside, where Sir George was waiting for them.
"Good, you made it. Lady Rya has a sharp eye; we've been spotted, alright. Whoever it is is still waiting in the common room," Sir George said as he grabbed his pack from Percy.
"We must make haste to the Baron's Palace, where we will be safe for a while. Let's just hope that whoever it is is working alone," Quin said as he started walking down the street, heading towards a busier road to blend in with the crowd.
"We're with you, My Lord. Let's hope no one else is after us," Sir George said as he was right behind the prince. He walked through the city keeping an eye out for anyone suspicious, following the prince's lead.
The group made their way towards the center of the city, where the palace is located. It will take them about an hour to get to the gate leading to the palace. They tried to keep calm and quiet as they walked the bustling streets of Ironside.
***
While Rya and the crew left the inn in a hurry, the mysterious person in the common room was stunned. She had no idea how she was spotted while using her enchanted cloak's ability to create an illusion field to hide her presence.
'H-How did she spot me!? No one has ever detected me when I use my stealth cloak!' Nieren thought to herself as she hid in the corner of the room, waiting for the group of adventurers to leave.
She knew she couldn't reveal her presence right now, due to the others in the room. Normally, she would have walked out of there without a second thought. But ever since she was spotted, she started having trouble trusting her cloak's abilities. So she played it safe for now. In time, she'll locate Rya again and see if she truly is evil. But for now, she needed to wait and come up with a different plan of attack for how she would approach this Dark Elf.
After an hour of hiding, Nieren kept thinking about the situation as she sat in the corner of the room. She felt like she was missing something important here. Something that would tell her how to spot if Rya was a treacherous creature.