"Looks, these are magical keys, the keys to freedom. Haha. All the doors in this prison can be opened by these."
I think so too. Because there are over a hundred keys there! Really, if we have to try the hundred keys one by one, it not easy to not get caught.
Duhon managed to read our faces (Because the prison is very dark), so he started explaining to us.
"Of course, there is no need to try these one by one, Here are a total of 103 key. The truth, these are copied from the mayor's keys! You know, it wasn't easy to copy 103 keys. Ah, it really was a epic project! When I dressed up like a laundry worker while the mayor was taking a bath, I set a fire in his room, and then..... "
"Stop!"
Axelhand hit him with his elbow, finally Duhon stopped his trash talk, He continued to explain the plan:
"Letters and numbers are printed on the keys. Check out your cell lock on the iron railings, there should be several consecutive small number below."
I looked Sanson, Sanson moved to the iron railings, carefully inspected the lock. After a moment, Sanson said:
"Well, yes J-104, sounds like Jail 104."
I quickly looked for the correct key under the moonlight. It is not an easy task to read the little digits on the keys, but after a while, I finally found the J-104 key. I'm laughing:
"For the people who are being held in this city jail, this is a really precious treasure! Duhon, are you a thief?"
"Well, why are you saying the same thing as this dwarf? I am just a expert of transferring ownership. Oh right, you cannot come out now. After you can clearly see the moon, that is after the second moon Lumina crossed the mountain, come to the front gate. We will get your horses out from the stable first and wait at here. And these. "
Duhon gave us three daggers. He continued:
"All actions should be carried out quietly, and then come out. Try not to cause any attention, understand? Remember that you can open all the locks in this building. There we go."
"See you soon!"
Axelhand said handsomely and then stood up. Duhon looked at Axelhand who suddenly stood up, unhappily pulled his arm and then disappeared. I took a deep breath and held my fist.
"Well, let's start."
Karl shook his head and said:
"Now? The halfling told us to wait until Goddess Lumina's moon...."
"But if we want to get our stuff back, and rescue Iruril, there won't be enough time."
"You're right. Ah, then we have to learn to be a thief., There is no other legitimate way to get out of here."
Karl nodded and walked towards the iron railings. No one is outside. Sanson whos is holding the key is trying hard not make any noise(In fact it's very difficult since there are so many keys on the key chain.) - J-104. Cak dak! What a wonderful sound, the lock is opened.
Sanson opened the iron railings door which has no painting, carefully, and then went out. Then we are all biting the daggers in our mouths, like three assassins, hidden in the shadow of the aisle. Sanson followed the memory of the time we got brought here, carefully found our way out, but I pulled Sanson and whispered:
"We should find Iruril first. They said she is on the lowest floor."
Sanson nodded, then we turned back. The municipal underground prison seems to be composed of several levels. Where we are in the first floor. We looked around and didn't see anyone else. Then we found a stair which leads to the lower floor. When we went down the stairs, we suddenly saw flames underneath.
We hurriedly attached our body on the wall at the entrance. The tramp of footsteps are coming. Sanson on the other side put up a finger. Does that mean there is only one person?
After a while, the footsteps are getting closer and closer, the light is becoming brighter. It is a soldier holding a torch coming up from the stairs. Because I don't have OPG now, so I didn't give him a punch, but I patted his shoulder.
"Hey, I have a question."
He turned to me, with a shocked face. Then Sanson behind him quickly grabbed his neck, and put his dagger on it. Good teamwork.
"If you dare to shout, you're dead!"
Sanson threatened him in a low voice, the soldier doesn't dare to make any sound. I quickly snatched the torch he was holding, and also the sword on his waist.
"Is it another prison downstairs? Is there an elf?"
"Yes, yes."
"Keepers?"
"Me and two other guys"
Just like Cherine said, there are soldiers guarding understairs. It must be very tough to do guard work in the middle.
"Where were you going?"
"I was about to get us some food...."
"Oh, you can't do that. Turn around to get another person to come with you."
"You said ask another person to come over?"
"Just tell them," Oh, my feet, I fell down. Hey, one of you bring along a torch and help. " Make it sound real, understand?"
Although the soldier doesn't look willing to, but Sanson's hand added a little force, he immediately cried as he said.
"Oh, my feet, I fell down. Hey, one of you bring along a torch and help!"
From far below an impatient voice came right after that.
"What? This guy doesn't know even how to walk?"
Sanson quickly knocked the guard out with the dagger hilt. The guard fell on the ground. I extinguished the torch. Then we could hear footsteps from end of the stairs, torch light appeared again.
"Hey, where are you?"
I said to this soldier: "Here," and the same way, the soldiers also got grabbed by Sanson. It is so much fun! The soldiers also shouted as what I instructed:
"Hey! Looks like this guy's leg is broken! I can't lift him up alone, come quickly!"
Then this soldier got knocked out too, after the last of the soldiers showed up impatiently, Sanson made him unconscious equally. Why is this a little like playing game? We looked at each other, then tittered, walked downstairs and left the soldiers behind.
We found Iruril after seconds. In the middle of the way there is a table, there is a lantern on the table. I can also see cards on the table. Iruril is at the prison in front of that table.
"Iruril!"
There is a pretty person inside the prison, smiled and stood up. That is Iruril.
"Please come over."
"Huh? Don't you feel surprised?"
"Although those soldiers who couldn't, I could hear the noise coming from upstairs."
"Wow! Amazing!"
Sanson quickly checked this prison's lock, then opened the prison door with a key. Once Iruril came out and stood in the light, we immediately noticed her tired appearance. We always saw her comfortable appearance, so now been held in jail , she looks very abject. Her face and hair are not very clean. I heard that she couldn't even eat normal food..... However, she is still calm and dignified. Sanson is very sad, to the extent that he couldn't say anything. We had to urge him to hurry.
Next to the table there are three crossbows. These bastards! If Iruril tried to use magics, they would probably shoot her with this. I don't know how to use a crossbow, so the other three persons took them. Then we also found some rope next to the table. Holding the rope, we again return to those fainted soldiers. After the soldiers were bundled, Sanson asked:
"Which one should we wake up?"
"The last guy, most senior people always comes last."
Sanson woke the last soldier up, he seems to get a very painful head, wildly frowned, and then a terrified face. Sanson asked him with a ferocious face:
"Well, Answer every questions I ask. If you don't talk, or I feel that you are lying to me, then I will cut your fingers one by one, so you can lie to me ten times. When there is no finger left, I will cut off the thing in your mouth. "
Karl and I are scared after we heard this. The soldier is almost tearing, kept nodding with fear, Sanson asked him where they put our stuff, as well as the status of the soldiers outside. The soldier obediently answered each question sincerely. Sanson again banged the back of his head, so that he fainted, as an alternative to saying thank you.
The soldier said that our stuffs are in the municipal storeroom. And that place is inside the city hall, so there should be no guards. The soldiers should all be in the guard house, except two guards in the front gate, sitting in the outpost.
Because it is at night, the government staff are not here, we went the way the soldier said, and soon found the storage room. Duhon was right, those are magical keys, we broke in to the storage room easily. We found our armor and weapons, but I don't find my OPG.
"Damn! Must be that Aphnaidel. He could take it away already!"
"Nothing we can do now. Let's talk after we leave here."
We went to the front gate of the municipal building. We observed the situation from the window next to the front gate. It is unfortunate! One of two soldiers is patrolling. Soon after, he began to walk around the building.
"Should we go now? Or wait until he come back?"
"Of course we wait. Goddess Lumina' moon has not risen yet."
We are looking at the window impatiently, while waiting Goddess Lumina's moon to rise. During th period, the soldier has already came back, he sat back in the outpost and chatting with another soldier. Ah, if we fight those soldiers, all the soldiers in the guard building would come out to help. The guard building is in the left of the main building, but they are very close. Sanson frowned and looked at that direction.
"It would be great if there were ways to go out quietly... That stupid halfling, why would he tell us to come out from the front gate? Sigh, the moon of Goddess Lumina is rising soon. Should we shoot them with this? "
Sanson seems to wan to lift his crossbow. But before I speak, he said:
"No. Right? We have to fight for our freedom, but their life would be hurt."
Iruril then came forward She began casting a spell.
"Huh? Did you memorize a spell?"
Karl helped to reply:
"This is Summon Fairy. It can be done without memorization."
As Karl said, Iuril read something that I can understand.
"Among dew in the night, owner of the only dry sand, the guardian of rest, please soothe those who who can't sleep!"
I feel like something is moving, but I can't see. Karl said:
"It's the Sleep Fairy!"
Sanson and I keep looking at outpost. After a moment, the two soldiers begai to yawn, stretch their waist, and then tried hard not to fall asleep by slapping their cheeks.
"Don't resist! Sleep! You bastards!"
Sanson and I whispered anxiously. But in fact, nothing is anxious. The soldiers started to nod, then lied on the table and fell asleep.
"Good, let's go."
We are out of the main building, quietly walking. Although this courtyard feels really long, fortunately nothing happened after we arrived the front gate. Sanson and I high fived with out making a nosie, we also quietly said:
"We came out!"
The night city is silent, the occasionally blowing wind adds to desolate atmosphere. The quiet moonlight illuminates the surrounding faintly. But after we arrived the front gate, we haven't seen anyone. Isn't the moon of Goddess Lumina here already? Did that halfling cheat us? At this time, we finally hear the voice of Axelhand.
"Oh, you guys are really on time!"
This time I understand Duhon's feelings. We are all scared because of Axelhand's loud voice. We turned back, and see a red light spot in the dark. Axelhand is smoking a pipe, sitting next to city hall fence. Because he is under the shadow, and he is too short, so we just didn't see him.
After he stood up, Duhon appeared immediately, he just greeted us with a gesture. We followed Duhon and saw our horses tied to a tree. Axelhand still holds a very calmly look, he told us:
"Well, run. Now, it should sufficient to repay the favor of you guys helping me to cross the Bridge of Dozen, right?"
"What? You did such a dangerous thing just to repay that....?"
Dwarf blown a beautiful smoke ring towards the sky. His eyes are like the night sky over our heads, infinitely deep and shining. His black eyes are shining in the moonlight. He replied:
"Didn't you guys risk your lifes to fight with me? Dwarves treat who fought together as friends forever. Yes, yes, even the forest race who doesn't uuderstand the beauty of rocks."
The last words are a little weaker. Iruril nodded and said:
"Thank you so much!"
"You're welcome! Go quickly. If it's destined, we will meet again."
Then Axelhand had another smoke, turned away without saying anything. He looks like just taking a walk in the evening, but not breaking three prisoners out. Duhon who took the key chain back from Sanson winked at us, then he turned away immediately. Karl is surprised and said:
"Ah, you don't want us to pay...?"
"That's fine. The cunning dwarf have already paid."
Axelhand? After Duhon turned over, he stretched his two arms forward and then said:
"Whenever you come to this city, if you encounter any difficulties, please remember me. Duhon Butter! Expert of transferring ownership, and the only truly romantic in the night! Ha ha ha!"
So Duhon disappeared in the darkness, leaving behind only his hearty laughters. Although Karl wanted to say something, he couldn't see Axelhand and Duhon. In the bright moonlight, only we are here.
"Oh, such kind men."
"Not men, but dwarf and halfling. And when it comes to men, I really want to see a man. Nope, two men."
Karl looked at me and Sanson. I aggressively said:
"We only have one night. Tomorrow morning people will find us escaped, so I have to make sure the false baron and the suck archmage get a unforgettable night."
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