Compared to the mouse hole at the city wall reached after losing one's way, the Rat Men community is easier to find—just crawl into the mouse hole of the outside kitchen, and follow your memory to reach the bottom of the well.
Claire left the tower before Lu Li. Her figure melted into the darkness not long ago, and Margaret arrived on the pretext of tidying the tower. After cleaning and tidying the rooms, she left around noon with the water bucket where Lu Li was hiding.
In the same way as the morning infiltration, Lu Li hid behind the statue embedded in the recess of the wall, sneaking under the food cart as the cook pushed it by.
Creak—
The food cart rolled into the kitchen, the cook snacking as she arranged the ingredients, returned to her familiar position, and napped as if nothing had happened in the morning, placing the keys openly on her belly.
Lu Li could easily steal the keys again, sneak into the depths of the kitchen, and do better, but it was no longer necessary.
