Chapter 41

"Did you have to climb on my shoulders?!" Finn charged angrily, looking down at the small pedestal he was standing on, then up to the girl who was currently using him as a ladder.

"Quit complaining!" Blinx snapped, looking down at him "Just so you know, I'm blaming you for all this!"

"What! Why?!"

"Because you're Domo!" she screamed angrily

"Just focus on getting us outta here!" he snapped in return.

She looked back to their escape route and reached for the bars that covered the hole...and found she was too short to reach it.
"Finn, I need to get higher. I can't reach"

"Well, you're already standing on my shoulders! Let me do it!"

"No way! You're heavier and it's not gonna change anything" she stated "Maybe if I jump a little-"

"No! It's bad enough you're standing on me!"

"Then you jump!"

He looked back down awkwardly at where he was standing. The pedestal was only just wide enough for him to stand comfortably but if he jumped, there was a good chance they would come toppling down.

"It wasn't a suggestion Finn!" Blinx screamed at him.

He growled to himself and jumped.
Blinx took hold of the bars as he did so and felt his presence disappear beneath her.
She squealed quietly as she hung precariously and looked down to see Finn on the floor cradling his head.

"Finn! Are you bleeding? Do you have a concussion?"

"I don't think so" he replied with strain.

"Good" she replied with a sigh "Then get me down!"

He stared up at her from his spot on the floor, chuckling to himself.
"I don't think so. I think I'll just let you hang there a while"

A rat squeaked loudly from inside the new tunnel that had been dug underneath the wall, its nose twitching off dirt as its head appeared.
Radarr smiled to himself and squawked happily in thanks.
Twelve of his new friends filed out of the hole, following their leader. One stuck around, but the rest ran off, disappearing into the darkness.

Radarr chirped again and gave his friend a thumbs up, before scurrying down into the newly dug hole. He appeared on the other side of the wall, a little filthier than before.

He gazed at his surroundings, finding himself in the Royal Gardens.
He noted the strong smell of Lavender and the small flowers of the Forget-me-not and Mitella Stauropetala that now acted as his cover against wandering eyes.
He hurried forward carefully, being sure to stay hidden and listened carefully.

"Finn! So help me god, if you don't get me down from here, I'll break all the fingers on you trigger hand when I eventually do!"
Yep, that was definitely Blinx. Radarr moved quickly in the direction of her voice.

At the centre of the Gardens, he came to a grate. Standing at the edge of it and looking in, he saw Blinx hanging by the bars. He chirped happily which caught her attention.

"Radarr! Am I glad to see you! Get help! Find someone, anyone! Just get us outta here!"
Radarr gave her a salute and scurried back to his hole under the wall.