[Suzerain of Sheol]

He was hoping the invisibility would take effect faster when he heard the sound of several sets of feet behind him.

Shit. He whirled around and saw several men. Armed men. They didn't seem to see him and he thanked his fortune that the merchant had at least some degree of honesty.

He slowed his movements some to minimize any noise he might make and started moving away from the group. This job was no longer a priority. The target was dead -whether it was by his hand or not was irrelevant- and his continued presence in the area was just asking to get himself killed. He had no idea why all these armed men were even here but he was starting to suspect that it had something to do with his recent altercation with the natives. Perhaps that meant there was a town nearby.

He changed direction, heading down and following the trail of the armed company. If I follow this back, I should reach the town they started at.