Looking around the large tunnel she was currently in, she decided against moving him up the stairs and onto above ground. She doubted, if she was found by any guards, that they would believe her tale of how she came to find him. And Nemi didn't fancy being blamed for whatever mess she had stumbled upon, especially with him being who he was- at least high class, but he could even be...
Banishing the thought and considering the boy critically, Nemi reached down and wrapped her arms under his shoulders and attempted to hoist him up, giving a squeak of surprise when she realized that he was heavier than he looked. She adjusted him a bit before spotting something on the ground near him- the piece of parchment the other man had been holding earlier. Setting him back on the ground, she picked it up and unfolded it, eyebrows raising in surprise at the letters scribbled onto it. It was written in a strange, flowing lettering that she was unfamiliar with- Nemi could tell from a glance that it was not written in the common alphabet used by most people of her class. She had never been able to learn the fancier writings of the upper class, nor any other language other than the common one, being too poor to learn and never having any real desire to, either. Nemi studied it for a few more minutes, the only thing she could read being the signature at the end of the page- a blocky "Kaleb" written there- before shrugging and tucking it into her belt- she could give it to this teenage boy, whenever he woke up. As long as it wasn't a map, she had no problem with it.
Sighing a little at the task ahead of her, she bent down and grabbed him again, maneuvering his body until she had her arms wrapped around his middle. Nemi started to slowly drag him back into the tunnels, knowing that as long as she got him far enough away from the staircase, they would most likely be undisturbed. Once he woke up, she could lead him back and then ditch him. Possibly with a reward at the end, which cheered her up quite a bit. The package on her back had been momentarily forgotten in the urgency of the moment, and, upon remembering, she stopped in her tracks. Looking down at the man in her arms, Nemi groaned and continued to drag him away from the entrance. She would tell her mentor that she had gotten lost, and face the consequences of that particular lie when it came. Once the man had woken up and gotten sorted out or whatever came next, she would deliver the package and go back late. If this unconscious teen was who she thought he was, then she was not going to leave him in the sewers, and taking him to the guards would get her arrested. She would just wait- she had time.
However, after a few minutes of dragging him and getting, well, not far at all, Nemi came to see the flaw in her plan. Huffing irritably and blowing a long strand of curly brown hair out of her eyes, she let the boy fall to the ground and put her hands on her knees to catch her breath. She glared at the prone body slumped next to her, but gathered up her resolve and decided to drag him to the fork in the tunnel, so they would be relatively out of sight. Once Nemi had accomplished this, she again let him fall to the ground, sliding down beside him and turning him over more gently. She patted his face a few times, but received no response.
She knew there were certain smelling salts that her mentor used to wake up someone who was unconscious, but she certainly didn't have any, and she didn't think waiting around until he woke up would be a good idea, especially with the two men still running around in the tunnels somewhere.
He'll forgive me for this later, Nemi thought, scooping up a handful of the dirty water at their feet and letting it splash on his face, giving his cheek a few slaps for good measure. His eyes flew open, and he jerked upward quickly, Nemi scrambling out of the way to avoid knocking her head together with his. His eyes were dazed and confused, but he used the wall behind him to help him scramble to his feet, and swayed unsteadily, looking around the tunnel before meeting her eyes.
