After the meal, we didn’t go back to the fighting pit.

Glima had something she had to take care of, so instead of fighting, Gesai had us running laps around the pyramid. After an afternoon of running, we were all ready for a good night's sleep, but we still had dinner to get through.

I did learn a few things after a couple hours of running. Oz could easily keep up with me, but I was only supposed to have six Speed, so I set my pace to match Justia’s. Jord was so slow that everyone except Ren lapped him. I was starting to wonder why Jord was even an Adventurer. He couldn’t fight and had horrible endurance. It was something I was going to have to investigate later.

We were all almost too tired to eat when we sat down at the table. Glima looked flustered, but she was a graceful host, but there were no discussions of our potential escape. As we made our way down to the bunk, Rix moved close to me and whispered. "I need you to follow me.”

I stopped and looked at the rest of the group. Jord, Ren, and Gesai were already inside and Justia had stopped at the door.

Oz was looking at the two of us and she walked over. "Something going on?”

I looked at Rix. We’d gotten Oz’s attention and she’d try to follow even if we went in and tried to slip out later. The redhead shrugged.

I turned to Justia. "Cover for us.”

Our brunette Healer nodded and shut the door behind her.

“Come on.” Rix took off towards the Warehouse.

I thought it was strange that we were going there, but Rix thought it was important, so I followed her lead. The only problem was that I had to move at full speed to keep up with her, which meant that Oz could tell just how fast I really was. I could see the surprise on her face, but she kept quiet as we reached the warehouse, which was locked.

Rix spent a few moments on the side door, then it was open. She motioned for us to come inside.

The inside looked completely different from yesterday. The empty warehouse was now full of crates and boxes. Which was strange enough, because I wouldn’t have thought that they would still be doing business with Sipher in the Dungeon, but I guessed the world still had to run.

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But the most interesting thing was that there were two people in the cage that had been our home for the last few days.

“SOMEBODY!?!” An old, gray-haired man was yelling. "SOMEBODY HELP US!?!”

There was a woman, about the age of Glima, sitting against the cage. She had black hair and was dressed in fine dark blue silk with silver trim, just like the older man. She looked like she was crying, but it was hard to tell from our hiding place.

“Kidnapping victims?” Oz whispered as she peeked around the corner.

Rix nodded. "To be ransomed, no doubt.” She touched the crates. "These will have to be moved out at some point as well. It could be our way out.”

There were definitely enough boxes that would hold us. “We all wouldn’t be able to get out this way though. I have a feeling that if they can’t see at least one of us, then they’d lock down the whole place until they found us.”

The redheaded Shooter nodded. "That was what I thought as well. Whoever stays behind would be treated as horribly as they possibly could get away with without violating the agreement.”

I had to agree.

“But we could get most of us out.” Oz sounded excited.

I slipped over to where I could open a crate without alerting the captive who was still screaming. The easiest crate I could tease the lid off of was full of fine cloth. The next one was filled to the brim with crystals, and the one after that had weapons of all types. We would have a hard time hiding all the things in the crates that we would need to use.

I walked out of the warehouse so that we could talk more freely.

“This could be our way out!” Oz was barely keeping herself from bouncing.

“I don’t see it.” I looked at Rix. "It’s going to be difficult enough to empty one of those crates to get someone out, but two or three?’ I shook my head. "That’s pushing it.”

“But it could be done!” The raven-haired woman wasn’t going to let her hope vanish.

“Yes, but who gets to leave?” I looked at her. "You? Would you really leave Justia and Ren here to face the retribution?”

Her face fell as she realized the complexity of the situation.

“So you take them with you, but that’s all that can go. There is also an unknown because we don’t even know where those crates are going, but let’s say that it’s somewhere you can escape from.” I pointed towards the lift. "Whoever goes is going to have to be able to take on whatever guards you run into either when you’re discovered because they are unpacking the crates, or when you try to escape whatever building they put you in.” I shook my head. "Which means Gesai would have to go with you, so which one are you leaving here?”

“I get it okay.” Oz waved for me to stop. "It’s a bad idea.”

“It’s not a horrible one.” I shook my head. "It just needs a lot more information.” I turned to Rix.

“Already on it.” The Redhead gave me a nod and then vanished.

“How does she do that?” Oz was looking around, trying to see where the other woman went.

I shrugged as I started walking back towards the bunker. "Rix is Rix.”