Comment by YablindAF_ifaskedmyPFP on Introvert

Penelope has been confined to the room. Soldiers have been laid out at regular intervals along the palace walls. Soldiers were also the ones to deliver her meals. She can barely eat and can't sleep. She thought she wouldn't be surprised if she if she fainted but the potions worked very well. She thinks that Callisto must be worried. But hopes that he won't try rescuing her and focus on retaking the imperial palace. She hears a heavy noise coming from the fireplace. She picks up a candlestick wondering if Yvonne sent a monster.

Callisto curses as he coughs with the ash. He asks how she is. She thinks she's thrilled to see his face again. She asks what happened to the battle but he tells her there's no time so they need to go. She didn't expect to escape as soon as she arrived and wonders how to get back her wand so she can go hit Yvonne. Callisto tells her they're going to have to crawl through the passage. He looked at her and frowned asking if she didn't want to go in and told her that because he went in first, the passage has been dusted and the rats have been killed. She tries to say it's not like that but thinks that she is relieved. They crawled through the passage for awhile until it widens and then Callisto takes her by the arm and guides her until the passage brightens with luminous stone.