ABANDONED. YA (?) where MC travels with criminals branded with a C, has false bottom bag

[Becca]

Sounds like The Dark Hills Divide by Patrick Carman:

Ainsworth had a prison that was overcrowded with the most terrible brutes and thieves in the city. In that place, if you were a convicted man, you were brought be- fore two justices, branded with a C for criminal, and sent to the prison to perform hard labor.

Once all my clothing was put away, I went to work untying the lace in the center of what appeared to be the bottom of the bag. I had sewn in two extra leather flaps, which met in the middle and were tightly tied together. This created the illusion of a bottom and covered the lower third of the space in my bag. Now I flopped the covers back, uncovering a curious collection of objects.

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[Kris]

No response, moving to Abandoned folder.

Shelly (OP) was last active on the site in November 2019.