[IRP] Beginnings of Change

[Toogee]

With that, I edited my post:

Quote:Paige had to think fast before everyone was burned at the stake. Fighting this man would likely cause too much attention; they would be killed for sure. On the other hand, surrendering would at least get them in the same building as the monk was supposedly held. She turned to Shad and Morgan.

"Trust me," she mouthed before turning back to the soldier and raising her hands.

"Wait. We surrender," Paige announced. "By Lycian law, you cannot kill those who surrender, not before trial."

Sometimes, it paid to be a librarian. She was thankful that the soldier reluctantly agreed, though he remained tense.

"In that case, drop your weapons. All of you." The soldier waited for the others to follow suit.

Paige could only hope that news would get to Yuri and Shad's friends and they could work out a way to get them out.