"They can smell her here, but where could she have gone?" The two warriors reached the alley, but it was empty. There was just an old wooden cart and some empty barrels, but no sign of Rose.

"There's no exit, no way she could have climbed this wall."

"There's a door here that leads somewhere," one began to push hard to open it, but the sturdy wood wouldn't budge.

"Let's go around to see who owns this place; it's clear she made it this far."

The two men sought the entrance to the old tavern.

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