A loud knock sounded at the door, a token effort at respecting her privacy since the door opened immediately after the third knock.  The pair of guards assigned to "protect" her stepped into the room and grabbed her by the forearms, half dragging her out the door and down the circular steps of the tower.  Rather than take her the regular route towards the baths for her daily cleansing, however, they turned down another hallway towards an unfamiliar part of the castle that served as the governor's residence, ignoring any and all queries about where they were taking her, before giving her an unceremonious shove into a room that appeared to be a meeting space of sorts and locking the door behind her.  Plush furniture was arranged around a coffee table, but she was alone in the room.<br/><br/>Without a timepiece anywhere to be found, it was difficult to know just how long Lana waited, but finally the door unlocked and opened to reveal her father.  The heavyset man was lacking his usual finery, dressed instead in plain clothes and wearing a grim expression.  He heaved a sigh of relief at seeing her, barely spending a moment in their reunion embrace before saying, "Come, quickly."  He grabbed her wrist and pulled her along past her guards, who averted their gaze.  They had clearly been bribed.  "I have secured passage for you.  Do not ask where, I cannot know in case they question me." he explained.  Outside, a covered wagon awaited them, Lana's father looking over his shoulder as he assisted her in climbing into the back where the smell of fish assaulted her senses.  The fishy smell did, however, cover up the sickeningly sweet scented oils that had been her constant companion, ensuring she wouldn't be discovered should the wagon be checked.  He took her face in his hands, giving her one last sad look and kissing her forehead, saying, "Be safe, my darling.  I will find you again someday."  He pulled the covering down, shrouding her in darkness before the wagon began to move towards her unknown destination.