Emilia thought she heard something before she started walking again and turned to look behind her. She saw a woman running after her. Panic suddenly swelled in her chest, but instead of running, she froze up. She didn't know who this woman was, but she had been conditioned to always be obedient and to not run when she felt danger. It felt wrong, but she didn't know how to get around it—maybe there was a potion that could help with that...

She had to shake herself out of the thought, and by the time she came to, the woman was standing next to her. Emilia clutched her pouch and asked, [color=7bcdc8]"Ehm... Can I help you...?"[/color] Her eyes darted around, as if trying to pull her body from where it had frozen, but she couldn't move.

A few minutes passed, but the woman had apparently lost her in the crowd. Relieved, Emilia stood stone still, still unable to move. Some members of the crowd bumped into her for a while, but eventually she loosened up and continued on her way, realizing that she had not been breathing the whole time.