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Beth flew over the wall of the compound and look around shocked, she was free. The tree line thinned almost immediately and she could see the the capitol city looming over the trees only a few miles away. Winter stood beside her silently, though probably more from inner turmoil then the feeling of freedom. Beth strode forward a little ways away from the wall, she was aware of Winter following her and was glad he seemed to be letting her have her moment. She kept walking for what seemed like an hour without paying attention to wear. Looking up Beth saw that she was much closer the the city now and stopped.
She shook her head and looked at Winter, "I'm going to try to find a stream or something so we can get cleaned up." she glanced at the ground as her euphoria was swept away, "We'll find Admeta." Beth turned awkwardly and strode into the wood a direction she hadn't been yet, within twenty minutes she found small brook. The water was cold against Beth's skin, but it felt nice. She couldn't remember a time she felt clean, but now they had soap. The raiding of the guards had proven a good decision.
Beth marveled at herself after she had dressed once more. The unnaturals didn't get soap in Groveelm, so while they took showers, they were never really clean, so Beth had never imagined she could feel this way. Her skin seemed even paler than before, but it seemed to glow with health as well. Her short hair had been cleaned as well with conditioner and shampoo, Beth had never felt so pretty. She wondered if any of the enforcers would recognize her like this, new clothes and clean. Beth smiled at the thought of the enforcers not knowing who she was.
Beth headed back to the place she had left Winter and found him still sitting there, "There's a brook a little ways away, you can go clean up now."