Not the gates, but the sewers? Yuck!

Today felt like a big pile of nothing until it wasn’t. I sat by the city gate looking like I needed coins, but really I was trying to find a way out. The guards are always there, and they never leave the gate without others to replace them. They talk and laugh, and I wish I could know what they say – maybe it would help me.
 
Then, something really odd happened. Dunkin, being Dunkin, scampered off towards the guards! I called to him, quiet-like, but he didn’t come back. He just hid and twitched his whiskers. And suddenly, I could hear the guards as clear as if I was right next to them! It was like magic – like Dunkin was my ears.
 
I heard one guard talk about the river and how it made him sick. They laughed and said it was because of the sewers – all the icky stuff ends up there. Yuck! But then I thought, if the sewers go out of the city, maybe we could too.
 
I didn’t know how to get Dunkin back without going to grab him (which I couldn’t do without the guards seeing me). I just whispered to him, and believe it or not, he came back! I don't get it, but I’m happy he did.
 
So, now we’ve got a new plan. We’re gonna find a way into the sewers. It’s gonna be gross for sure, but if it leads us to the farm and to Mommy’s sword and dagger, it’s worth a try. Tomorrow, Dunkin and I will look for a sewer we can sneak into. I hope it's not as smelly as I think it is. But even if it is, it's better than staying here with the danger getting closer every day.