Lily walked around the town, thinking, Oh they make me so mad! Be friends with these people. Oh, those people are baaaaaaad, don't be friends with them. Do they think I need their help?!
After a bit of internal ranting, Lily decided that she didn't really want to deal with either groups of guys, bit until she could handle them at least.
Looking around the alley, Lily realized she hadn't been paying attention to where she was going. The street she was in now was very different from the one Anthony had taken her on. That street had been bright and full of people. This street had few occupants and dimly lit shops.
Knowing she had no choice but to ask someone where she could exchange money, Lily approached an old woman. "Excuse me ma'am? So you know where I could exchange this kind of money?" Lily asked, pulling out the hefty wad of money.
Without a moment's hesitation, the woman grabbed the money and took off.
In her panic, Lily extended her arm, pointing at the woman she commanded, "Stop!"
In a flash of light, everything Lily froze. The water dripping from the roof of a tavern was stopped midair, even the wind was stilled. Before she could think about it, she walked to where the woman had been halted midstep and plucked her money out of her hand, "Thank you!"