16. The Game of Five A’sTime passed quickly in the guardhouse. For Sabienn, there wasn’t to be much more said. He’d given it his best shot and resigned himself that they were to be detained. He hadn’t given up though and he’d sensed the same in his friends. If there was a chance to escape, it’ll need to be the Grand Hall.
Borrs stepped back from the prisoners to concentrate his efforts on the preparations for the evening. This allowed Welpp and Peel to take some charge and look after the needs of the prisoners. Sabienn and his friends knew there were still a number of guns pointing at them at any given time and that there life was not assured, so they deferred to be compliant for now.
As Sabienn watched on, he was particularly impressed with how the large and muscular Peel showed a degre
