Dev reflects upon the old lady’s life of solitude and its similarity to his elderly parents. But at least, they have each other. Doesn’t she get lonely? Are foxes even nice pets? Dev remembers again how many dogs he had to run from, small and large in the alleys of Drynna. Never a fox though, they were always hard to find and just happy if left alone. Maybe the old lady is the same way?

With these thoughts circling through his mind and putting off a certain sense of frustration which eats at him too, given that the companions are no closer now to rescuing the captured Gray Huntsman than they were this morning, the teen follows the others back down to the secret door. He tries to quietly open it and peek out to the street, alerting the others when the coast is clear. 
(Ha! critted another Stealth check! stealth: 24)

The alley is unoccupied and Dev unnoticed.

Once Dev indicates it's clear, Lokilia heads out through the secret door. "Kind of glad to be out of there," she says.