Bending the Knight

(It's freezing.)

Kafka tugged hard at the shackles on her hands. This hateful bastard had used the chains to bind her arms to the bedframe.

She definitely could not break free anytime soon. Given enough time, she might find a way, but the person in front of her clearly would not give her that chance.

After a brief struggle, Kafka had already grasped her situation. She was obviously at a disadvantage.

Taking a deep breath, Kafka forced herself to ignore the strange sensation of her arms being bound by icy chains and looked up at Bai Ye, who had stepped back and sat down in a chair.

"Mm, looks like you can finally calm down and listen to me properly."

Bai Ye nodded in satisfaction.

"I'm the bounty hunter White Yaksha. My employer is the researcher Silence. She sent me in to help a prisoner escape."

"Silence? Didn't she leave this to me?" Kafka looked at Bai Ye suspiciously before asking, "I need proof. I can't trust you yet."

"Proof... does this count?" Bai Ye blinked, then took a feather from his clothes.

"Mm, Silence gave this to me before I set out. It should be something like a token."

"Silence's feather! So you really were sent by Silence..." Kafka recognized the feather in Bai Ye's hand at a glance.

At once, Bai Ye became far more credible in her eyes.

"It's good that you recognize it..."

Bai Ye nodded, then stood up and untied the girl.

"So how did you suddenly appear in my cell? Don't tell me you have a key?"

"No... the cell doors are all controlled centrally from the electrical control room, and the door was never opened..." Kafka stood up, walked to the iron-barred door, and shook it hard.

The barred door did not move