Dawn came and with it she rose. Kit was sleeping beside her and she slipped from the bed. Moving swiftly she picked up the bag of clothes she'd hidden beneath her side of the bed and left the room. Careful of the squeaky parts of the stairs she descended them swiftly and silently. As she reached the bottom she realised she wasn't the only person in the house awake.
She was being watched.
Coming to a stop by Robbie's chair she sat on the arm of it and put a hand on his cheek, "I know how hard this is for you but I have to do it. Whatever happens, whatever comes out of this I'll tell them I worked alone."
He reached for her hand but she drew it away and disappeared. He couldn't stop her, he knew that but he wasn't sure he could accept what she was doing or the part he played in it regardless of what she'd promised. There was nothing he could do except sit back and allow things to happen. They'd find their own outcome and all that remained was for Robyn to follow the impulses guiding her.
He just hoped that whatever happened she would be safe.
Using her senses she reached out and located each Network officer as they carried out their patrols. There were eight officers on patrol, four others guarding Morgan. Several times she came close to being spotted as she ducked behind walls, edging around them as she made her way towards her goal. She looked up as if expecting to see her Uncle, cursing herself for not considering his vantage point. He would be awake soon if he wasn't already.
As her eyes remained glued to the airship she almost missed the presence of the small terrier that had seen her and waddled over to greet her. Hearing his snuffling she looked down, shaking her head at him. He let out a gruff snort before carrying on his way.
There was a break in the Network's patrol pattern and she took full advantage of it. Keeping low to the ground she quickly crossed the distance to the Mayor's house and peeped through the window. All four of Morgan's guards were seated at the kitchen table, the Mayor and Bessie were asleep in their bedroom. She could feel Morgan starting to wake up.
It was time for her to act.
Staying within the bushes she kept herself low and moved towards the front door. Reaching into the bag she carried she pulled out some ear plugs and pushed the button on the purple ball Robbie had given her, activating its sleepy song. Carefully she edged the front door open and rolled the ball inside. All of the Network officers within the Mayor's house fell asleep within seconds of hearing the noisy ball's melody. As long as it played they would remain that way.
Stealing her chance, Robyn snuck inside and closed the door just as one of the patrols came past the house. She held her breath as she leaned against the door in fear that they'd seen her but they passed by.
Moving through the house she made her way to Morgan's bedroom. He was still awake when she entered the room, his face a picture of surprise at her presence. She closed the door quickly so that the song of the noisy ball didn't reach his ears and render him unconscious, for what she was going to do she needed him awake.
Throwing Morgan the bag she gestured for him to open it, "Put these on. They're Kit's but they should fit you."
"Kit's clothes? Why do I need these? Why are you here after what I told you yesterday?"
"Regardless of what you said or what you did, I don't want to see you die. Whether you think you deserve to or not I owe you my life. You saved Kit's life when you brought me back here after telling me Lily's plan and you saved mine when Elias tried to take me away. It's a debt I can't see go unpaid."
Morgan could see no room for argument as he pulled the clothes from the bag and inspected them. In the modicum of modesty, Robyn turned her back as he changed into them. When she turned to face him at his brief 'ready' she could see his confusion still remained.
It was was that confusion that he voiced, "You still haven't told me why I need these clothes. What do you have planned?"
"Very soon they're coming to get you, I'm going to help you escape. Just behind this house there's a mail box. Underneath it there's a tunnel, it'll take you another tunnel that leads to Crazytown. You'll never reach the first tunnel without a diversion. I'm just that."
"But they could kill you!"
Robyn bent down and lifted the clothes Morgan had shed from the floor as she replied, "I know but that's a chance I have to take."
