You put down the officer. "No," you say, slowly drawing yourself up to your full height. "I accept my fate." Vanessa looks mildly taken aback, then slightly in awe of your nobility. "Good," she says, motioning to the guards. Out of the corner of your eye, you see that, during the seconds you took to have that interchange with Vanessa, the prisoner has started to escape without the guards noticing. As the guards near you, you see the prisoner get through a passageway in the ceiling that the guards can't follow him through. It's the last thing you see before you leave this world.
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