Gabriella knew that she had to time this perfectly in order to keep those around her from getting suspicious,and so she attempted to blend into her surroundings the best to her ability; she finished the tour with a weak smile, sat at lunch alone in the courtyard-followed by a heavy array of security moving in and out of her eyeshot, and held a look of bitter uncertainty. But she thought to herself how this would have been the most perfect chance to attempt her faux escape as she was in broad daylight and given small windows of opportunity with the departures and arrivals of the transitioning guards. But she ceased as she recalled Maximus’s request to keep her nearby for at least four hours. But as an hour had come to pass after lunch that slowly faded into two, Gabriella then set off in se
