"Two hours," she nodded, stepping back from the stall and swiftly moving past the fabrics fluttering in the breeze that meandered through the narrow streets. Cloaked in long robes that concealed her body's contour and her face, she was gazing downward when she collided with the solid figure of a man standing before her.
"I am so sorry," she quickly apologized, retreating a step and raising her eyes to his. Raising her eyes was merely figurative, for the man stood at the same height as she did.
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He placed a hand on her arm, steadying her when she stumbled into him. Their eyes locked as he flashed a grin. "No need to apologize," he assured her as he let go. "I'm sure the fault was mine," he continued, observing the flicker of confusion in her eyes. As the crowd moved past them, he motioned towards the roadside. "I'm concerned you might get trampled with so many people rushing by."
Positioning himself between her and the oncoming pedestrians, he offered a word of caution. "It's not very...safe," he said with a pause. "You'll need to walk near the drainage or risk being overrun," he advised, casting a stern look at a passerby who had just jostled him.
