Chapter 77: Change of plans.
The moment the blood moon rose, everyone in the fortress began to kowtow towards the Lunax's statue, just like they always did. Lee and Potato were patiently waiting in the barracks, and when the prayer began, they nodded to each other, and slipped out, each in their own direction.
If everything went according to the plan, they would meet again in few days in Ashland.
There was nothing overly complicated about the escape. The plan was for them to get over the fortress wall and run, each in their own direction, hoping they would both manage to get away.
Obviously Potato had a considerable physical advantage in addition to possessing the wind spark, thus he generously agreed to let Lee take the southern side.
In theory, after getting down the southern wall, one had to rush directly away from the fortress to arrive at the warehouse district with the entrance to the mines, but Lee still didn't fancy his chances. To think they were fifty percent was being overly optimistic, but at this point he had no other options but to gamble.
Like the rest of the people in the fortress, the guards on the walls were currently praying. In a couple of breaths after leaving the barracks, Lee was already rushing up the primitive wooden ladder the guards always used.
He rarely enjoyed the freedom of movement one had without wearing armor or weight shackles, but now he had no time to think about how pleasantly light he felt.
In the past three days he practiced this exercise, and now, like the previous times, no one noticed him moving getting up the fifty yard tall walls. He didn't have too much time, though, at most thirty more breaths.
On the first day of preparations Lee brought over a rope and lie on the side of the wall-walk.