Not very soon after the guard along with his fellow mate spread the news of the escapee, more guards gathered and started to spread, looking for her.
In the meantime, Alice who had managed to get away from the sights of the guards ended up walking farther into the dungeon. As she walked in, she saw a spiral of stair cases leading up to god knows where. On sight of the guards securing the door, she presumed it to be the exit at the end of the stairs.
Upon hearing the loud iron footsteps of the guards, she quickly hurried away to the other side, before she could get caught by any of them. She realized, the further she walked, the colder the place turned out to be because of the lack of torches around.
