Evan woke Lunus an hour before daybreak and urged her to come with him to town. She jumped willingly upon the strong back of the furry creature and grabbed hold of his black coat for stability as he ran.  Evan carried her towards the walls of the town with their guarded watchtowers and soldiers behind. He scaled the wall, jumping high and climbing with his powerful claws, taking them up and over. No one saw. They were all very much distracted by the hordes of wolves already inside, and Balthazar was black as the darkness. 

Evan knocked hesitantly upon the worn wooden door of the Kingsman's residence after a long internal discussion over the wisdom of taking refuge with a stranger.  Still, he had little choice in the matter. The risk of being caught with Ba'reel was too great, and if Arthur was caught hiding him, they would both be tried and executed... if they were so lucky as to have a trial. The wolves were not always afforded such courtesies.  

"She'll be gone by now!" Evan protested, careful to keep with Ryan's brusque pace as the two walked together through the empty streets of the sleeping city.  "Then we'll go where she is!" Ryan replied. He was being very insistent on this. "She's clear in Gelsome!" Evan reminded him, incensed by the Kingsman’

They stayed for some days in Gelsome before departing, Ryan having come up with a plan to set the townsmen free from the curse their ancestors' error and the wolves along with it. So, Evan and Lunus enjoyed the time of their waiting with joy filled gratitude for the marvelous sights of this mountain town which seemed so far from all their problems in the midst of its foreign attraction.  The plan was this: that they not return to Banglador until the time of the bicentennial. Doing so would afford them a few advantages.

Evan was watching the crowd from his place near the gates of the town, careful to keep himself hidden, and he knew that Lunus was doing the same. He listened to Ryan's words with a peculiar fire growing in his chest. It was the ignition of hope, causing him to want to jump up and scream for gladness, but this was not the time for such an open display of joy and exuberance. No. To the contrary, this was a time to watch the scene from the shadows in silence. Ryan had instructed them to wait. They would break the curse together over the stones where the covenant was made. That way, they would keep their cover, and after... Evan supposed that they would run away. He could not see any alternative to that, even here. They were still wanted. He had crimes he had to answer for, and so... they would have to run. It wasn't the happy ending he had wanted, or even an ideal one, but it was one which offered life to the two of them... and a l