The town was bustling with people going about their day to day lives, the sun shining overhead despite the gloomy atmosphere. The Boar Hat tavern had arrived only a few hours earlier, and Meliodas had decided to set up flyers around the town to take advantage of the foot traffic. After recruiting the help of Elizabeth, Hawk and Ban, they set off through the crowds, handing out a flyer to anyone who would take one. After a while, the crowds only seemed to grow denser. They were struggling to keep up as it was, but Ban decided to slack off and disappear to god knows where.

Grumbling to himself, he ordered Hawk to stay and protect Elizabeth while he went in search for Ban. Making his way down the streets, he caught sight of a hooded figure slipping into an alleyway. After handing a flyer to someone, he decided to follow after the figure to see if it was Ban. He nimbly passed through the crowd and looked down the alley, only to see the figure turn a corner. At this point, he was pretty sure it wasn’t Ban, but his curiosity was getting the better of him. Who was this person? Why were they being so secretive? His head filled with questions as he followed the hooded silhouette, taking note of the way they purposely dodged the lines of sight of passing knights.

He finally caught up when the figure paused, peering round the corner of the alleyway. He silently walked up beside them, seeming unnoticed by the mysterious stranger.

“Yo.” He gave a two fingered salute with a blank expression, his other hand resting in his pocket. “Why are you avoiding the knights?” He asked with a raised brow, slightly tilting his head to one side as he took in the appearance of the hooded stranger.