Rhode soon confirmed his suspicions.
The rooms lining both sides of the passage had to be prison cells of various sizes. Each had a sturdy iron door that even the strongest warrior would be unable to force open.
Rhode could also sense spell traps on the iron doors, waiting for anyone rash enough to try breaking them down.
Perhaps that was why there were no guards patrolling the passage.
He guessed the prison's wardens or interrogators only came here when necessary, dragging some poor prisoner away to scream in the interrogation room.
Looks like I came to the wrong place.
I'm looking for Lilia and the others. What am I doing in a prison?
There's no way they'd be here.
With security this tight, this can't be an ordinary prison. They must be holding some important prisoners here.
But that's none of my business. I'd better find the castle where the nobles live first.
Rhode nodded to himself and prepared to leave.
Of course, he did not need to climb onto the castle roof and return to the mountain this time. He only had to sneak out through the castle gates.
Just then, however, Rhode faintly heard someone speaking in one of the rooms.
The voice was very quiet, as though the speaker had pulled a blanket over their head.
But most importantly, it was a familiar voice!
It sounded like Lilia talking!
Rhode's heart gave a thump, and he turned back, creeping deeper into the passage.
Could it really be Lilia?
When you miss someone too much, you can start hearing things, mistaking other people's voices for hers.
Why would Lilia be somewhere like this?
The iron doors sealed every cell tightly, leaving only a small gap at the bottom, probably for the jailers to pass food to the