Where am I? » 7
Nearly a week passed and I had nothing to do. If only I had that book. If only I could write in it but, no, Belphinjun, the old librarian had the book. Luckily I trusted him with it. I knew he would not burn it like he said he would.
Everyday at noon a meal was brought to me and another was brought right before nightfall. I had a cell all to myself and I'm glad I did because I was not about to stay with a real prisoner for however long. There were two prisoners across the hall from me. They stole each other's food, bothered one another when trying to sleep, and even occasionally fought.
On the eighth day a familiar face appeared at the bars of my cell. It was the old librarian! He held a finger to his lips to tell me not to shout out. The librarian reached into his pocket and produced a key. Inserting it into the lock he twisted it clockwise and the door slung open. Then the librarian motioned for me to follow and set off down the hallway only to stop a few moments later at a corner. He peeked around the corner to check if it was clear and after being satisfied he motioned for me to follow him across the intersection. We continued this for about an hour or two before finally coming to a large window that was opened. The old librarian slid through the window and dropped down. I followed behind.
A moment later I landed on a rooftop next to the old man. "We must hurry. It won't be long until the guards find out that you are gone."
"That is if they haven't already noticed," I said. "After all it did take a while to sneak out."
"Well whatever be the case we best be running along." The librarian turned away from me and ran along the roof. I followed close behind. About five minutes later we came to a ladder which we descended. Looking around I realized we were in an alley. Escaped. Finally. Escaped.
We walked along the streets for half an hour before finally coming to the entrance to an underground tunnel. Belphinjun looked around making sure nobody was nearby. Then he opened the door and ushered me inside. I found myself in a dimly lit tunnel.
"Follow the tunnel and you will eventually end up in the Central Cavern. You will find Nera waiting there for you. She will explain everything."
"What about you," I asked.
"I must meet somebody in town," the librarian said. He then reopened the door and slipped back out into the streets.
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