192 The Knight and the Rebel

As soon as Erom stepped out of the pub, he saw the blond boy who had challenged him peeking out of a house just a few yards away. Immediately, he ducked back into the pub. The boy was still hiding from him but Erom just wanted to speak to him. And he knew that if the boy saw him, he wouldn't want to talk. So he remained in the shadow of the pub's doorway and just watched. Soon enough the boy stepped out again and began to move briskly up the street. Erom suddenly realised where he was heading and tried to move deeper into the pub. Too late! The lad already saw him. Immediately, he turned to run. Erom jumped out after him immediately. “Hey, wait up lad!” The boy increased his pace. In fact, he rushed to a house, jumped through the window and disappeared. Erom stopped, perplexed. He could not very well follow him through the windows of somebody's house now could he? He surveyed the layout and did a quick calculation as to where he figured the boy would burst out if he zigzagged