50 L. The Water (1/2)
After a few seconds of silence, Dag said: ”I don't know where is the exit, I don't even know where I am. I need you to help me out.”
”I will. I will guide you to the exit, but promise me that you will bring us to safety” Claire said, staring at Dag.
”I promise” he replied.
”Can you tell me how many Renegades are in here?” he asked.
”I don't know, but there are many” Claire replied in a heartbroken tone.
”Come with me, I'll show you the way out” she continued.
Dag followed her out the door towards the hall.
”Follow me” Claire said, as she made her way back to the cage room.
”What's on the other side of the corridor?” asked Dag.
”Absolutely nothing, there's just a window that looks on a cliff” Claire said.
Dag followed her to the banquet room.
Before they walked through the door, he suddenly stopped.
”Wait” he said.
Claire obeyed.
”What's going on, why did you stop?” she asked, trying to figure out why Dag was still with his eyes closed in the middle of the corridor.
”There's water down here” Dag said, with his eyes still closed.
”Water?” asked Claire.
”Yes” Dag replied.
Without adding anything else, he turned and walked back, heading to the dorm, across the hall.
”What are you doing? Where are you going?” said Claire.
”It looks like there are sewers down here. We could use those to get out without alerting the guards. I just have to find a way to access...” Dag kept walking fast in that direction, looking at the floor searching for something.
After he passed over the small wooden door, he noticed that there were slightly raised tiles on the floor.
Touching one with his foot, he realized that there was mud under it: it was probably due to water infiltration.
Dag tried to lift the tile off the floor. After lifting it, he did the same with the next one, until he discovered the muddy surface beneath them.
”Help me” Dag said to Claire, who was not yet understanding.
”O... okay” she replied.
They both knelt on the ground and began digging.
The mud was so soft that within a few minutes they dug a hole in the floor.
The smell coming from the hole was disgusting, probably due to urine and feces in the sewers.
”We're almost there, keep digging” said Dag, who continued to remove the mud with his hands, widening the slit they had just created.
”I'm going to vomit...” Claire said.
The sound of the water began to become clearer.
Under the floor, there was one of the canals of the castle's sewer system.
”And I thought they were idiots” Dag said, trying to ironize to release the tension.
Looking down, he realized that the canal was large enough to enter. He tried to get down.