I didn't have to wait too long. After 7 or 8 minutes I heard silent footsteps approaching the prison.
"Ren?" Cleo called out softly.
I came out and saw that Cleo was not hurt.
"Did it work?"
"Yes, we knocked out both guards. Where is Nina?"
I took her to the cell and Cleo check her pulse. She tried to wake her up but Nina didn't even move.
"I think she is more than just unconscious." said Cleo while frowning. "She should be able to wake up after that much."
"What do we do?"
"I will carry her of course. You go ahead and make sure there are no guards.
Cleo put Nina's clothes back on. Then she picked her up on her shoulder and started walking. I walked ahead of her to check for any bandits. Soon we came near the torch and I asked Cleo to wait. I quickly dashed to the barrels and started looking around.
To my horror, the female guard was back at her place!
I quickly signaled Cleo to get back. I tried to tell her that the female guard was there but I could only use signals to tell her. All I could really tell was that someone was there. Cleo backed away and crouched down while holding Nina. I wondered whether it was worth the risk to go back and talk with Cleo. For now, I decided it might be best to wait. Maybe the guard will go back wherever she was before.
I waited for 5 minutes but the female guard did not move at all. Just when I was thinking of dashing back to Cleo, the guard suddenly entered the room again. I quickly gave signal to Cleo to run. Cleo ran with little noise and went past me to to enter the exit passage. I followed her quickly but saw that the female guard was coming out again. I hid in the passage to see what she was doing.
To my astonishment, she was carrying a person on her shoulder. It could only be Tien. She was bring him back to the cell!