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other floors. The hall was very quiet as the guards patrolled the hall. The next day, their number remained the same during the first patrol. All the prisoners kept their eyes p

oud shout of pain. Mezron whisked the whip fom where it was hung and and lashed out in blind anger. The gaudy laughter of the prisoner soon tu

at the last minute. Inigo grabbed the guard's body and rushed to the back of the guards' stand and laid on the body. A guard came in and looked around. He went into the guardsroom and exited almost immediately, then he went back up. He did not notice the four protruding legs. As soon as his steps were faint enough to safely assume that he was two floors away, Inigo jumped out and continued with the other cells. Everyone waited in their cells until the booming sound came, then those whose cells had been opened rushed out. Som

sed the guards' table he saw that different weapons had been laid out for everyone to pick their choice. He picked a club as he ran up the stairs. As they reached the second floor, Ienello realised that the space was too choked up for more prisoners to escape through. He ran to the third and fourth floors and met the same situation. As he ran to the fifth, he realised that he should have followed his intuition. He turned back to continue with his original idea. Ini

o help pull others out. Soon thirty-five persons had been pulled out. Ienello thought that if he could see at least fifty people pulled out, he would consider the

as you can. Don't stop,

rs pulled Enrique out. He also made to begi

n to meet him. Both of y

hose above. The next people who were pulled out explained that the top bricks had fallen down and crushed some of the prisoners. Two more sets of people were pulled out when suddenly there were shouts from below warning those

of it and into freedom. More and more prisoners branched into the passage. Gonzalo stayed back directing them on how to get out of the sewers. Soon everyone heard the gate groan open and the prisoners panicked. They pushed against each other trying to get out. Some ended up choking to their death on the sewage. The sounds of the feet of the guards as they rushed down the stairs filled the passage. Gonzalo rose on his good feet and kept to the side of the wall using his hands to support and to propel himself forward. His progress was very

nflict much injury on them most of the prisoners escaped from their hold. The senior officer called the senior guards and organised them into seven groups of four. Six groups were to move into the prisonhouse and assist in arresting the situation. They were to share themselves to

places where the prisoners are escaping through. We need some officer

could not afford dividing the guards. Everyone was

Cuff those you catch, kill them if

ed. 'Are we allow

ey escaped than that we killed them. I already sent a message to nearby

picked up the order and set to work with new zeal. The panick a

n and the door was shut. The press was too much and Inigo wondered if this was how they would die- from suffocation. As they pressed against the wall there was a shifting noise. Inigo began moving along the wall looking for where the noise was coming from. Soon he found the spot and press

Now they are killing or

e any places that could be pushed out. Those at the front pushed against the wall but they did not find any we spot in the wall. Everyone raised their hands to the roof and began to push. Soon someone called out. An exit had been found but they needed space to be able to push it open. It required circular movements of some sort to be opened. Those at the back moved backwards to create space. Those near the exit pushed and pulled and turned and suddenly with a popping sound the manhole pushed open. They called out that the exit was opened. Those closest to the opening and those at the front began climbing out. Some stayed back to help others climb out, others simply took off.

er. He looked back at the path they had taken. No one else came. Soon the euphoria of their escape began to wane and talks turned to places they could go to. One

guards, and it would be good for each of us to decide what we are going to do now that we are out. The reason why we initiated this break-out is to start a revolt against the man responsible for so much

h of you will stand with me to raise an army to fi

r. One by one, those who supported Osmurdo's tho

prisoner asked. 'A prison break is one

thers make up their mind and ever

o matter how long it takes, we will win', another prisoner replied. 'If not u

se parts quickly', another warned. 'Where can we go that we wi

e for a long time in the Desert, so they will believe that we have chosen our death. We just have to ensure that we survive and grow our nu

oners began the lon

ce came again. Devon! He turned sharply and saw Devon limping towards him. He was ba

ase put me down', Dev

encouraged. 'We would soo

o, put

rom the massive loss of blood. Ienello coul

omething would happen and we

erly. 'It's just l

ee any of

Alvaro, no

s is dead, they got him'. Ien

You should go on as quic

u have passed', Iene

must get that killer off the

rget', Iene

te. He drew Devon's saber out of his girdle and resolutely ran on. As he turned a sharp bend, he heard hurried

var

cried happily. We've been wa

his skin. 'No I'm not. I told you

lained that they didn't want to go too

r escaping prisoners. We have encountered

faces. 'Thank you for your concern, but we must move forward.

ns', one of the new men suggested. 'The

om the fact that it is a good distance

ive and raise a force strong enough to fight and to win. Once

could recognise Orsino, the prisoner with the broken right foot, and Alfonso. One prisoner was lying on an outcrop of the

oiled. 'Wh

e me', the pr

ed, pushing the others as

s,

tench. He could see that Gonzalo w

so we do smell quite horribly. I got the w

of harm's way first'. Pointing to the prisoner with the broken right foot, he continued. 'Aldo a

Maggots have gotten into

protested. 'They are from the muck in the

lot of pain', Ie

Plains are to the far southwest. That would be the safest place to hide from the soldiers and to raise an army for t

revolt. We will ensure

then asked quietly. 'Did you c

von. Devon is dead,

eryone. 'The guards got him'. So the news

er than run away. I wonder how they could have

ink managed to esca

aped through the same place

f us who escaped through

that first punched through. A good number came after us but some were c

hundred escaped, that is

pe the soldiers',

lo. The man was worried

but those of us that escape would pursue our plans

e worry easing out of his fea

enello put some dust on Gonzalo's eyes and took his short sword which was lying b

on had given him and to cut his massive hairbush. Twenty-six months in the king's prison naked, cold, hungry, and finally he was out. He would raise an army, h