Where are people getting the idea that Mel and Master are now fugitives? They're just moving to somewhere else in the country (a 3-day ride on two separate trains followed by a horse-drawn coach to the final destination) that is sparsely populated enough for them to be able to live in relative seclusion, thus minimizing the risk of anyone catching on to the fact that Master has a beastkin in tow and is suspiciously living alone with her with little contact with the outside world (which would likely invite a check-up visit from the nearest government office that handles beastkin affairs).
Oh, and curse you, Itou-sensei, for clearly acknowledging the fact that Master must have an actual name of her own, yet refusing to reveal it to us by having Mel be too embarrassed to say it! Curse you for tantalizing us so cruelly!
Also... Is it just me, or is this volume special supposed to go before the actual chapters in this volume, sans Mist's section?