"I know!" Boyce replied then closed his eyes in sleep again. Lloyd was surprised by the answer but he remained quiet. Boyce was capable in observing dangerous situations. Afterall, he noticed the problem with Grenadine so Lloyd now trusted him all the more. "We have been watched every moment since we arrived here. There are a few guards below our window and tonight, at the theatre I overheard some of the Sedash speak of their festival." Boyce's keen senses picked up much as Lloyd discovered in his whisper. "We have at least two guards at the door!" Lloyd informed him and then told him about Lehnar's mention of their suspicions about Boyce being king. "They have rescinded the contract!" Boyce stated and Lloyd nodded affirmatively. "What now, Boyce?" Boyce eased back and looked at the shadows dancing on the ceiling. "Festival begins tomorrow night." Boyce started. "That gives us several hours to sleep. This is my suggestion, for now." "Sleep?" echoed Lloyd, questioning. "If we're to run tomorrow, we don't want to run tired." said Boyce. "You taught me that!" He smiled at Lloyd and wished him an easy and fulfilled sleep, and both quickly nodded off. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO It wasn't until mid-morning when Lloyd and Boyce finally awoke. Boyce stretched and went to the window, catching sight of several guards marching back and forth, occasionally looking up at their window. Boyce smiled at Lloyd and pointed down to the ground. He went back to the table and sat down. "Well, Lloyd! What should we eat?" Lloyd smiled at the ease by which Boyce took the situation and he leaned over the table to him. "You're calm enough to eat?" he asked. "We need strength for later. So, while we still have this mock service from these people, we should accept it in our own mock way. Lloyd grinned from ear to tear then went to the door and opened it. He thrust his head into the hallway and told the astonished guards to bring some food and drink to the room. It would be very difficult to leave the room this day. They had to wait until dark before they could try anything but dark was many hours away. Dam Lehnar came around in the afternoon dressed in a snug, short white dress with open shoulders, and she sat about with the two men for several hours listening to Lloyd making up more details about who they were and where they were going. Finally, Lloyd took her hand and told her that all that they had told her was nothing but lies. He told her that they were sorry for lying to her but it was a matter of their safety and need to stay alive. Then came a want for a favour. "You told me the other night that you loved me? If you do, let us go. Help my friend and me to escape the festival opening tonight." he asked her. "How do I help? My father has me watched, too!" "Try to get our supplies to us and before the guards come, to take us to the stages, divert their attention and we will try to make out way out of the city."