Korin slid off the bed and padded over to him, speaking in a rough whisper as he asked, "What's that?"
"Our way out," Telmé replied and headed back to the door. "Put your boots on." He half-expected Korin to snap at him about being bossy, but Korin only returned to the bed and pulled on his boots. When he was done, he lifted a hand and called down the witchlight hovering over the bed, carrying it with him as he joined Telmé at the door.
Telmé knelt and began to work on the lock. Normally he could pick a lock in less than a minute, but still weak and with his hands trembling, it took him several. Just as he was about to give up, he felt the last tumbler give, and the door creaked open the barest sliver. He looked up at Korin and smiled faintly, the knot in his stomach easing some at the tiny smile Korin gave him.