Chapter 288: Seventy-Fourth Floor, Prison Break (6)
[Overcome the conditions presented and escape. Time remaining: 161 hours 25 minutes.]
Should I ask, or keep it to myself?
I hesitated for a moment but decided to press slightly. After all, I had nothing to lose, and gaining even a shred of information would be worthwhile.
Still, maintaining caution was necessary. Phiri held all the power in this situation, and judging by how the others behaved around her, she was to be feared.
I chose my words carefully, doing my best not to provoke her. “Uh, may I ask where we’re going?”
“There’s a place,” she replied casually.
Her dismissive tone made it clear that pressing further would be futile. It would only sour the mood. There was no point lingering, so I rose from the bed, my mind working rapidly.
What could this be about?
A tinge of regret surfaced. I had anticipated that Phiri would take an interest in me. Still, I should have asked my neighbor whether guards ever took prisoners out individually, and more importantly, what came of it.
I glanced at the wall to my left. Rahepin sat somewhere behind those dark-blue stones, but he remained as quiet as a mouse.
Well, at least she decided to do this in the morning.
It hadn’t been long since breakfast. Even if my concern was valid, it was unlikely she would try anything outrageous this early in the day.