Chapter 295 - That’s Not What It’s For (2) (1/2)
Elena was being dragged by the Lunen soldiers with both her hands tied, and she found out that her prison was in a tower.
‘I don’t believe this place is used much, but would Carlisle know to come here to save me?’
Surely he must have carefully considered the various areas in the vicinity where she might be held. If he was wrong however, that meant Paveluc was prepared for him. Elena thought a patrol around the prison would indicate this was a place of importance, but currently there seemed to be no one outside.
‘…Perhaps it was on purpose.’
If the Blood Assassins headquarters were a secret place, it would fall within Carlisle’s expected target. But no one would expect her to be in the abandoned tower. Paveluc cleverly imprisoned Elena in a place that was both close to the Blood Assassins headquarters, but also no one cared about. Even if Carlisle sent troops now, they wouldn’t be able to search for her for long.
Tubug tubug.
Elena subtly turned her head to observe her surroundings as she silently walked forward. There was no way to tell how many soldiers total were in this building. Because they were pushing her along, perhaps they were trying to transfer her to a more secretive place. That would only make it more difficult to escape in the future.
What Elena needed was a fire as big as the one on the Blood Assassins’ building to attract attention, but that was almost impossible for a lone person. While there were torches and burning materials in the place, there were still all the guards to deal with.
‘Let’s think, Elena.’
No one suspected her of keeping track of the outside world with a spoon. Because of this, she was fully aware that someone had invaded Lunen to save her, and that now was her chance to escape. There was a great deal of a difference between knowing that and not.
‘I wish there were flares…’
A long time ago, Kuhn gave her a flare to use in a dangerous situation. She had never used it, and she didn’t have it on her in any case. She looked around at the dozen soldiers escorting her, when an object caught her eye.
‘That’s…!’
She noticed that one of the knights was carrying a small bomb. Her eyes swiveled around to the others, and saw that they were carrying bombs as well.
Elena’s red eyes flashed. Now that her fighting ability was revealed, Paveluc would not send weaker soldiers to guard her. Elena needed to avoid fighting them as much as possible, but if she could get her hands on one of the explosives…
‘But my hands are tied.’
This would be much easier if both her hands were free. She had to get away before they got too far away from the Blood Assassin’s building.
Elena stumbled deliberately. As she was about to topple over, a soldier grabbed her shoulder and straightened her.
“Walk straight.”
“…Ugh.”
Elena collapsed to the floor, believing that this was her opportunity. No one caught her fall this time, but it didn’t matter. It was their carelessness that Elena was after.