Akasan was fast asleep. Meanwhile Airson sat up and flipped his silver coin in his hand. "Any moment now… we might be able to break out of here."
Akasan woke up. He stretched. "I missed being able to take naps…! Maybe prison isn't so bad after all…!"
There was a constant thumping coming from Zhi Nu's room.
"She's still at it…" Akasan said. "She's determined."
Airson flipped his coin again. "It's been at least ten hours, and she hasn't stopped yet. The guards are ignoring her, since most prisoners tend to use their spare time to exercise."
Akasan continued to lay on his back. "But really… it's exhausting having your energy sapped to zero constantly."
"You get used to it after a while."
Airson got up and went to the door. He peeked out of the small barred window. "There's about four guys out there now."
Akasan hopped out of bed. "Any minute now, and Zhi Nu will give the signal."
