Hunter nodded. "So not ALL the tunnels are blocked off...we have access to the upstairs passage. Across from the King's chamber."

  Winter nodded. "There IS another one inside the kitchen...which do you think is a safer escape?'

  Silver thought hard if this. "I'd say the kitchen."

  Twitch nodded. "If only Valerian didn't have the ability to see everything with her mind's eye..."

  Crescent looked at him. "We have to try, Twitch."

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  Hunter looked at each of them. "I believe we'll be able to pull it off. We need to make sure Valerian won't act on anything if she does start to see something...."

  "Well maybe we can start digging since there's packed dirt for walls here." Beast suggested.

  Twitch shook his head. "No, it'll take eternity. We'll have to go through the kitchen passage to get out."

  Silver nodded. "So...how are we going to do this?"

  The group gave this a long thought.

  "We'll have to start this tonight...when they're all asleep." Hunter declared. "Avoid the guards."

  Twitch nodded. "What about Azazel? He's always alert. That fucker never sleeps."

  Winter nodded. "You ARE placed as Third In Command, Hunter. You can make a distraction."

  Hunter nodded. "That's a swell idea. So, I'll have to make some changes...we go through the King's chamber....and I'll distract him."

  Nervousness hit Twitch. They'd BETTER pull this off!