Leaving without authorization would be easy enough to attempt. He knew ways to move unseen, and the settlement's defenses were not designed to imprison its own students.
But disappearing would create consequences.
If something happened to him, Sheila might divert a patrol or dispatch a search team. Even if nothing happened, his unexplained absence could force Edith to account for him, weaken movement discipline, and introduce uncertainty at precisely the moment the command structure needed predictability.
That would defeat the purpose of giving Veyrhold more independence.
He wanted fewer people depending on him.
Not more people abandoning their duties because he had decided to wander into a forest without informing anyone.
'Annoyingly, the sensible approach is to ask permission.'
Liam almost smiled.
He would need a better reason than personal curiosity.
