Alea thought about staying to learn Vani, but she wasn't sure she could stay focused on it like this man seemed to want her to. It didn't seem all that useful to her at the moment, and besides, she already knew it a little. She thought about distracting him just to be spiteful, but in truth, she was getting almost as tired of him as he was of her.
She thought that a sufficient amount of time may have passed that the group of children chasing her had probably either given up, or spread out to look for her. She hoped that they were spread thin enough for her to sneak past them. If she could get to the cliffs by the beach, she might be able to lose them for good.
She listened at the door for the sounds of running shouting children, and when she didn't hear any, she slowly opened the door and peeked out. The coast was clear. Not bothering to say goodbye, or close the door behind her, she darted out into the street, trying to keep to the most shadowed and least visible sides of buildings.