They probably already are. They're worried that by escaping, I'll bring trouble to the village. But they can only chase me so far.

[Still, just in case, he'd like to be sure. And burning the clothes... it sounds like a great idea, but it also makes him a little sad. Maybe because he keeps thinking about his predecessor, and the way he was shouting to go on without him, treating him like someone he hated even if he was the only one he could talk to. What a complicated feeling.]

Let's burn them, then. Maybe we can warm up a little, too.