Delaney closed his eyes and resisted the urge to throw up as he hugged Blaise hard. They were supposed to have left within five days since Jeannie arrived but that seemed to be impossible now. It was already the eighth day and she showed no signs of being in a state to escape from here. However, last night when the soldiers had taken him and 'worked' on him, it was clear that Christopher had already started the next part. They had been careful alright. There were no bruises on his body but he could feel every bit of soreness and pain. And he could not help but wonder if there was any internal bleeding that might just cause him to die before they could get away from this place.