USURPED
She passed a woman roasting chestnuts in a covered stall, passed a man muttering curses over his cart stuck in mud, and also passed a girl at the temple ringing a bell for a coin that no one gave, the usual noise and chaos of noon no one would think twice about.
She looked back at once, the kind of quick, hurried glance one throws over the shoulder out of habit or fear. The gentleman was still at the stall, giving gestures and his voice were high pitched enough that she caught the word 'robbery' though he meant the price of the fruit, not the missing pouch on his belt. He hadn't noticed yet, and might not even notice for several minutes, he was busy arguing over two coppers to notice the mis