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“Interested? In her? Sir, please tell me you are joking,” Santiago said in a serious, level tone. “I was just doing what you wanted, trying to get information out of her.”
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“Interested? In her? Sir, please tell me you are joking,” Santiago said in a serious, level tone. “I was just doing what you wanted, trying to get information out of her.”
Alec narrowed his eyes as he shifted on his feet. "I trust what my guards say. They think you're getting close to her. . . are you, Santiago?"
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“I wouldn’t lie, sir,” Santiago responded. He kept his voice calm and firm, though he felt overly anxious inside.
He sighed, keeping his gaze on Santiago. "Did she tell you anything else?"
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“She kept insisting that she knew nothing,” Santiago explained. He decided against telling Alec about her family, as he assumed that Alec already knew about them.
"Huh," Alec said. "I have brought the matter to the Elector and the other commanders. Her execution will take place tomorrow at 12 o'clock." He stepped away from Santiago, his posture still straight. Alec kept his gaze on him for a second longer, then turned around and walked down the halls.
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Santiago went tense at that. The date had been moved foreword? They had to leave now. He checked his watch and knew that there would be no guard at the door. He walked quickly down to the cell and came in quickly. “The execution was moved to tomorrow, we have to leave right now.”
She pushed herself up, and motioned to her chains that were still pinning her to her spot. "Moved? They really want me dead."
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Santiago grabbed a set of keys from outside the cell and unlocked her chains quickly and put the keys back. He dug one of his hoodies from his bag and tossed it to her. “Wear that, try and keep your head down.”
Rylan slipped it on, tucking her dark hair back. She tried to hide her limp as she walked after Santiago. It had gotten even worse from when his commander had stepped down on it.
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Santiago kept his own head down and slipped an arm around Rylan’s waist in a casual manner, but mostly did it to help her walk. His pace quickened as they walked through the main hall and to the front doors of the building.
She stumbled a few times, her breathing heavier as she tried to ignore the pain in her leg. They made it out into the streets of the sector, groups of people moving along the sidewalks. Santiago and Rylan blended right into the crowds.
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Santiago breathed a soft sigh of relief. “Let’s see how far we can get, hen we can find somewhere to stay.” He shifted to support more of her weight, helping just short of carrying her.
"Sounds good." She mumbled, wrapping her arm around Santiago's waist. She didn't bother to hide her limp anymore, it hurt too much to try.
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“Are you okay?” Santiago asked, glancing down at her.
"Your commander got me good." She replied, breathing in sharply.
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“I could always carry you,” Santiago commented, flashing a quick smile.
"Let's get out of the streets first." Rylan laughed, winking at him.
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“Alright,” Santiago responded, chuckling. They walked for a while longer, and had reached a decent distance, considering Rylan had a bad leg.
After a few more minutes, they made it to an alley. There were only a few drunk people.
"Let's take a break." She replied, slumping against the wall. Her brow was furrowed in pain and sweat beaded on her forehead.
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Santiago leaned back against the alley wall. He motioned for her to sit down. “Let me check it to see how the stitches and bandages are holding up.”
She sat down on the ground, brushing her hair back from her face.
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Santiago sat next to her and moved her pant leg up carefully. A bit of blood was beginning to show through onto the last layer of bandages, but the stitches seemed fine. “You should be okay, just needs fresh bandages. Do you have those pain pills I gave you? They may make you feel better,” he said as he dug through his pack for a roll of fresh bandages.
Rylan dug it out of her pocket and popped two in her mouth. She watched Santiago as he worked on her leg.
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Santiago carefully removed the bandages that were on her leg, then wrapped fresh ones around her leg tightly. “How much farther do you want to go before we find somewhere to stay?” He asked as he tied off the bandage.
She looked around. Rylan had never been in the Ruby sector before. She turned back and focused her gaze on Santiago.
"I don't know if I can walk for very long. We could probably get a couple more blocks down so we're far from the city's center."
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“Alright. There may be a hotel a few blocks from here,” Santiago said. He finished with her leg and moved the material back down over it. He collected his things back into his bag and looked at her. “Do you want to rest for a moment longer or go?”
"Maybe, just rest for a little. . ." Rylan sighed, leaning against the wall again. She pulled her jacket closer to her body as the wind got colder.
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“Okay, we can do that, then.” Santiago sat next to Rylan, his back against the wall. He looked towards the entrance to the alleyway, watching to make sure none of the government officials are nearby. He assumed that they had to have already picked up his error in the system, and that they knew the two were gone.
(Oh wow I think I missed a lot XD)