Winkit had hidden behind a white waste paper bin while the guards hauled the Bandits and Johnathan away. The moment they had turned the corner to head back to the door, she ran around the other way, knowing from her explorations that the path between the cubicles was a perfect square, looping back round to the entrance.
If she was quick enough, she would beat the guards there.
The researchers, now that the sudden commotion on their level had subsided, had continued on with their work, paying attention to nothing else. They milled about, causing her to dodge between their clumsy feet, narrowly avoiding having her tail stepped on.
She reached the door just as she heard the guards coming around the opposite corner, but she put on an extra spurt of speed and slipped through the slight gap w
