Among the Betrayed
“She had thought she’d lost all awareness of time, but she could feel seconds ticking away—useful, possibly lifesaving seconds—while the others stared speechlessly at her.
“Huh?” Percy finally said.
“I stole a lot of food,” Nina said. “Then somebody poisoned the guard, and he dropped his keys, and the hating man didn’t see me pick them up, and he was in a hurry, so he didn’t bring me all the way back to the cell, he just wanted to get back to Mack as soon as possible. Mack’s the guard. Anyway, I... have the keys, and nobody knows it, so we can escape. Come on!”
Another long pause. They didn’t seem to understand.
“Did you poison the guard?” Alia asked in a small voice.
“No—I don’t know who poisoned him. I don’t care. All that matters is that it made him drop his keys, and now I have them, and I’m running away. And you guys can come, too, if you come now.”
“Maybe it’s a trick,” Percy muttered.
“Maybe it’s a test,” Matthias muttered back. He stood up and walked over to Nina.MoreLess
“Huh?” Percy finally said.
“I stole a lot of food,” Nina said. “Then somebody poisoned the guard, and he dropped his keys, and the hating man didn’t see me pick them up, and he was in a hurry, so he didn’t bring me all the way back to the cell, he just wanted to get back to Mack as soon as possible. Mack’s the guard. Anyway, I... have the keys, and nobody knows it, so we can escape. Come on!”
Another long pause. They didn’t seem to understand.
“Did you poison the guard?” Alia asked in a small voice.
“No—I don’t know who poisoned him. I don’t care. All that matters is that it made him drop his keys, and now I have them, and I’m running away. And you guys can come, too, if you come now.”
“Maybe it’s a trick,” Percy muttered.
“Maybe it’s a test,” Matthias muttered back. He stood up and walked over to Nina.MoreLess
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