In the end, I decided to go do the shopping by myself. Reszurre would stand out in the city, and I needed to return the frame pack to the pawn broker while I bought new things. I told him I'd handed her off to another doctor.

Ooh! It's you! How'd it go? Were you able to use that elf for medicine?

No... There was a bit of a problem... unfortunately...

It was a bit of trouble, being a man buying women's clothing and undergarments. I gave the explanation that I was getting them for a relative, but I won't be forgetting that cold gaze anytime soon... Loading those onto my back along with the food, the horse's pace on the way back was slightly subdued

The cold had set in on the morning of our departure, so the coat I dressed her in was just what the doctor ordered. Not that the girl herself could see it, but the white clothing suited her, along with the necklace with sensor magic I'd put on her. First we would head north, walking for half a day until we cleared the forest, then make our way to the portal.