I couldn't talk to Reine any more after that; Stupid Twerp had come to quiet us down (apparently, we were making a racket). But I left her feeling sort of warm and fuzzy inside. I was glad of my decision and statement.
Unfortunately, I felt confused, terrified, and helpless, at the same time. How was I going to get us out? It wasn't like we could just slip through the window, like heroes do in 'happily ever after' stories; a kitten would have been lucky to escape through one of the barred openings.
That brings us around to getting 'us' out. Who exactly was 'us'? Sterling, Reine, and I, for sure, but Sterling had said there were other prisoners, too. How many? And would they agree to come with us, or would they cower at the risk of getting captured again and then being beaten and tortured
