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Chapter 571 - Unseen Passage

The two found quinn out in the fields. Usually always sticking close with Bonney when they had time to be alone. But Dandelion was in a special holding cell for non humans. "Haff!" Quinn breathed heavily "Agh…Jeez…You say a girl likes to be choked but they never let up!" She jokes as Leroy tears the rest off. 

"There. Now. How do we get to the lower levels?" Leroy asked impatiently. And by surprise…Had to put up with- Quinn and Bonney embracing each other? A hearty kiss that was all too messy between each other as sweet nothings were whispered between each other. Leroy honestly felt a familiar pang in his heart at seeing it… 

"Ugh…Okay lets go." He snaps his fingers. Geting Bonneys attention again "Hey. If you go with out your squeeze for months but only seeing them you too would probably do the same!" 

"Yeah yeah probably. But we don't got time! You mentioned that there were passages carved by past Prisoners?" Leroy restated what Bonney had sad as they ran around the fields. Narrowly avoiding the Styxians. 

"Yes yes. We can go now. We have to first reach the far wall. Theres no guard posts in the area we're going." He sais he turned and began walking. Leroy watching as Quinn had a perky hop to her step the reverberated through her body. "What? Just gonna keep staring or you gonna follow?" Bonney said. He hated the fact he was helping the very guy that got him in here in the first place…But he wanted out. And if he wanted to find sparrow and both 'Bitch Slap Him' and out shine him he was gonna have to compromise! Just like what Leroy was doing right now… 

They wandered through the Fields of Asphodel with increased pace. They weren't going to be able to outrun the guards for long. And Leroy freed quite a few prisoners on the way…In his mind. It didn't much matter. If they were the ones that were innocent. They'd get their way out soon enough. Others? They could serve as cannon fodder. 

"Okay…It should be around here somewhere…" Bonney muttered to himself as he looked around the huge walled dome of the Level. It went up for hundreds of meters. At least a hundred at the smallest. It was curved and must mean that they were on a section connected to the side of the Prison… 

"Where the…" Bonney looked around. He Hadn't used the exit in a while…But deep down. He was stalling. Quinn none the wiser. As a selfish person, he never showed her… 

But Leroy knew that was exactly what he was doing as he stood a distance away. When they finally came across a tree that was extremely close to the wall. It was tall, and looked both withered and vibrant. As if in the in between of summer and fall. His eyes Narrowing…Slowly approaching as Bonney was squeezing behind the back of it…Quinn struggling due to her bust. But he walked forward after she made it through. 

It was…A compartment?! It could fit a good few people cramped together. Which meant that Bonney, Quinn and Red Sash were a bit roomy in their crouched position. "Okay. Now what?" He asked. Bonney brought his hand up to shush with a finger to his lips before then pointing to the other side of the compartment…A small hole exposed the other side…Styxian Guards were approaching and making pans with their rifles… 

Bonney had waited and stalled so that he could gain more of Leroys trust by exposing the spot and the on coming Guards…A very precisely timed thing on his part. 

Then with a dramatic pan of his finger, he pointed to the wall where they just came from. A very small section of it was discolored. Bonney looked back to the peep hole. And watched as the guards quickly patrolled away. Radios chattering as they did. 

"The Passage is known as Lethe." He finally spoke in a low voice. I've been in it a few times. And made my way to other Sections. Bit hard when the most you can do is pick the locks but your hands are still bound…" 

"This one only goes down to the next level. And then another old maintenance shaft or carved area, as both are made and connect. But they never go all the way down. They may go between sub areas of holding cells or other spots. But not one goes all the way down. Its a mess of tunnels. And you can only go so far before you have to go back. Because once a day theres a census taken. And if a prisoner is missing and not found dead, the prisons put on lockdown. And not let go until its either assumed their dead or found." 

Bonney crawled forward and pushed his hand against the wall section. Causing it to depress where he then slid it to the side. "But given the prisons already on high alert. We can go as far as we need. And since you're here. That means we can probably actually break out." 

"Only way to get out is either someone really strong, its planned meticulously, or you have someone from the outside helping you…And luckily. Its all three. My plains not airtight. But I'm sure once you get down to the lower levels and we get to a primary guard station we can make an exit." 

"By what? Mass Break Out? Release Everyone? Leave in the confusion? Cuz that was my plan." Leroy said "To a degree" 

"Grr." Bonney grumbled "Yes. That was the plan…And still is! But dont go thinking you're so original cuz you said it first!" 

"Fine by me…" All three got on hands and knees and crawled forward into the dank and stiff smelling shaft. And began to crawl forward…

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