Chapter 60

After Rapunzel reached Cillian, the Monk pounded on the door. Stepping back, “Are you okay?”

Cillian rubbed at the skin beneath his eye patch. “He attacked me.”

Henri came running. She wrapped her arms around him and buried her face in his side. “Did he hurt you?!”

Giving a subtle nod, “Not too much.” Cillian turned to Rapunzel, “Can we open the door or break it down?”

Rapunzel placed one paw on the area beneath the communication system next to the door. Dull lights lit up around its handprint, but nothing else happened. “No. He must have broken the lock somehow. It should open for me. As for breaking it down, I doubt it. We built the doors to be strong. But he can’t stay in there forever. We’ll post someone outside the door. When he comes out, we’ll arrest him.”

Cillian wiped at his neck with the sleeve of his uniform jacket. “Be careful. You know he’s killed before.”

“I’ll make sure the guard knows how dangerous he is. I’m sorry about this. Whalen will never touch you again.”