-creeek-

One of the soldier opened his cell. He brought an elf that was chained and pulled her into the cell.

"sir! your lunch time!" He used a mocking tone

He pushed that elf who brought a tray with a long bread and some meats and dry vegetables.

"just hurry up! geez, why are you so slow!"

-buugh-

He pushed her and she almost dropped the tray.

"stop it... you don't have to do that..." Chanotte became angry

"heh, seemed is not a rumor after all, you're not in the human side anymore sir"

"human... I'm started to hate that word"

"sir, you totally already become one of them" He gave this disputed look at him

"huh, whatever"

-criing-

The chain on her feet touched the floor and made a sound. She approached Chanotte and tore the bread so it became easier for Chanotte to chew it. She also took a small part of the meat.

"pl....please open your mouth sir"

"..." Chanotte did what she asked

-nom nom-

He chewed the bread and meat that were given by her. The bread was quite hard and the meat also was not chewy at all. But as prisoner, he couldn't ask more than this.

"i become prisoner again, -sigh- what a turn of event"

-glup-

One after another, She kept giving those foods to Chanotte. After ten minutes, he finished all the food and drank the water that was given to him.

-glup-

"-fuuh- by holy mother's blessings"

-zriig-

He pulled the chain and gave signal for her to leave the cell.

"come here! we're done here"

She followed and walked towards the cell door. Just when she want to leave, Chanotte said something.

"thank you. Don't worry, I'll do something about this"

She turned her sight at Chanotte and looked at him. She smiled faintly and nodded at him.

"hurry up!! geez sir, what will you do sir? you will be executed just in a few days. Stay still won't you?"

They left the cell and Chanotte was busy again with his own mind.

"few days? i wonder if Chorin already meet Yana..."

Speak of the devil, Chorin appeared in front of him. One soldier guarded him at the back.

"sir.... how're you doing?"

"typical Chorin. It's nothing. I'm sorry to drag you with my problem"

"...no sir. I'm understand. I'll try to talk with the commander, maybe there's something that i can help"

"since that expedition.... I'm always bringing problems for you"

"of course not sir. I'm glad to help you"

"i see. Anyway, you should leave now. Spend too much time with traitor like me will bring another problem for you Chorin"

"i understand. Then, I'll take my leave now"

Chorin left the place.

He tried to think several way to help those elves and also stopped Libhane from whatever he tried to do at his family.

Escaping from the prison was actually easy for him. Even when he couldn't use any of his skill, his physical ability alone already enough to make him escape. But the problem started after he escaped from his cell. There are roughly two thousand soldiers at the fort. There's no way he could fight all of them, not without killing them all.

He also couldn't entirely depend on Yana either. He was the chief of king's guard and the next head of the Chirvayne family. He needed to figure this one out.

"those elves most likely were being held at the underground prison in the south block... there's some conduit that leads to the outside of the wall.... but once i get out, there's no way i can meet commander.. the security would be at maximum at the time"

Chanotte was being faced by two different options. He needed to choose which one that became his priority.

-----( chapter 72 "Chanotte's problem" )-----