Luckily it wasn't a long walk to where they were going, side door, back corridor, a couple short steps and they were at the edge of what amounted to a sewer under the palace, though it was a wide drainage river, and there were three small boats tied at the base of the steps.
She cursed softly, shaking her head, jaw set, "We have to go." There weren't supposed to be any others, it seemed, but she offered him a hand all the same, "After you."