A first-person POV shot from a low angle, capturing the transition from a cathedral courtyard into a narrow stone alley in the Royal Capital's eastern quarter at first light. In the foreground, a young bespectacled boy with messy brown hair walks quickly, his right gloved hand resting firmly on the hilt of a demon sword at his hip. He wears a cloak tucked tightly against his chest, concealing a brown leather ledger titled "恣い人"; his round wire-frame glasses catch the amber sun with a slight glare, and faint crimson traceries pulse gently on the side of his neck. To his left, a tall, hooded Shadow Walker veteran walks in stride, blade sheathed and gaze scanning the surroundings. Ahead, the alley opens into a small square where an old stone inn is bathed in warm morning light, while the cathedral's flank behind them remains in cool shadow. The scene is an anime illustration with high contrast between warm amber dawn light and deep stone shadows, conveying a tense, quiet atmosphere of escape. Lighting features vertical strips of sunlight filtering through townhouse eaves and subtle glowing crimson runes along the dark blade of the demon sword.