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There’s a beat of silence “I don’t re after I left you alone in the bedroom”

I frown “Nothing?” Is he lying to hide facts from me? So he can escape without me?

“Nothing Whatever drug ere hit with is strong We h”

Chills hit ain, and I shudder

“I’ll live long enough”

He chuckles “Not without me, you won’t”

“Good thing you want to be the one who killsfrom starvation or hypothermia”

“Good thing”

“I’ve felt around the whole room There is no door I think it must be above us The entire room and floor isus out or not There is water dripping on the far side against the wall That ht mean there is a weakness in the structure on that side What’s your plan?”

“To rest”

I frown “Seriously, what’s your plan? We have to work together if we are going to have a chance to escape”

“To Rest”

“We can’t rest We are trapped in a dungeon We have to escape We—”

“Need to rest You just said there are no doors There is no way to dig under the walls We are both weak froth We need to wait and be patient Whoever is holding us captive will h People are easier to break than walls Once we have all the facts, then ill be able to escape”

He starts to craay from the center of the rooainst it His breathing is heavy, and I suspect he is really hurt, he’s just not telling ests we rest