Samel listened to Barney Junior's words in the dark hall. There was a blank look on his face. His eyes swept over every corpse and skeleton in the prison, but in his eyes there was only emptiness and bewilderment, just like a prodigal son who finally returned home after being away for many years, only to find that he had lost everything.
"Seven," he muttered.
For some reason, when Thales listened to their conversation, he, too, felt an emptiness in his heart, and he felt horrible.
Stake coughed softly within the crowd. He strode to Ricky's side and pointed at the area above him.
"My people can't hold on much longer above. We also have to prevent any possible accidents..."
Ricky ignored him, but Stake attracted the attention of the prisoners.
"Samel, who are the people who came with you?"
