Moon Chasers: Into the storm [Finished]

Chapter Three: The escape plan

When Jory awoken on the humid and cold stone ground of a prison, how did he guess that it was a prison so fast? Well Jory had his fair share of prison cell in his life, even just the smell gave it out to him. The halfling sighed and got up, his ands and ankles were chained to the wall but he still had quite the range of mouvement, next to him two already familiar figure sat.

"How are you here?" asked Jory

"We were arrested under the false accusation of being spies" said Eleon with a inkling of disapproval

"I thought it was safe?!" Qa did not hide his anger this time

"Well it was! Something must have happened"

"Well, well, well, what do we have here" said an arrogant voice from behind the bars "If it's not the legendary smuggler and to no name spies"

"How am I legendary?" A guard in a beautiful armour appeared with a paper in his hand

"Come on don't be humble, after all you really inspired the folks here, with your incredible escapes and operation against the crown"

"Well time and people change am I right, I don't even know you, I used to know everyone in this city!" said Jory confidently, he knew what was up and guessed the situation the two adventurers however were looking at the scene dumbfounded

"I was called specially for your arrestation, tomorrow you will be judged under my rulling of the court insect"

"What is in your hand?" 

"Oh, that is only one of the many paper presenting the bounty on your head!" the man showed them the piece of paper, under the "Wanted alive : Lucky Fastfoot" there was a quite realistic drawing of Jory except that the one on the drawing had long hair a pair of complicated looking glasses

"Never believed I was worth that much! 200 000 prif just for me! What an honour" Jory, who had got up earlier bowed to the guard

"You are aware that you have been sold out by one of your old ally right?" said the guard quite disgusted

"I mean, it's obvious, how could you know of the tunnel if not because someone on the inside told you, surely you promised them the money, it's not like you need it"

"No, he is somewhere in this prison, he will be judged tomorrow at the same time as all of you, we are going to make an exemple out of you!" The guard left and Jory sat back down.

"What the hell ?! What have you done Jory, or should I call you Lucky fastfoot?" 

"Well...Jory's my real name and as for what I've done, it's a long and complicated story that perhaps one day you will listen to in it's entirety, just know that I never did anything morally wrong, I was a smuggler who helped non-human breakout of prison to bring them to security. Abusive arrestation is a common lot in this city and me and my friend we wanted to help"

"Do you know who sold you out?"

"Anyone could have, life is difficult and perhaps they got jealous that I manage to get away"

"No wonder you didn't want to get involved you were already quite deep in trouble over here"

"We will talk about it once we are out, they will find us guilty whatever we say and we will be executed."

"Executed?!"

"What part of "we will make you an exemple" did you miss Eleon" replied Qa without a single emotion in his voice

They all fell silent until a man came in to give them food, this one Jory recognized, it was an old friend of his.

"Berthold ! Officer Berthold! what are you doing working in this prison?"