The entire trip took about two hours. They were out of the city and into the countryside. The little house that served as their hideout for the evening was a cabin down a short dirt road, tucked in some trees next to a vacant field.<br/><br/>Madeleine pulled into the garage and turned the engine off, then exited and closed the garage door. It wasn’t even powered, so she had to physically tug the door down, but she didn’t mind a little manual labor now and then. Once it was shut, she returned to the trunk and opened it, revealing their two hooded, bound and gagged captives.<br/><br/>“You take care of Madame Naumov,” she ordered curtly to Sergei, bending over to work the knots of their hogties free, first Lila, then Naumov.<br/><br/>She wasn’t strong enough to carry Lila, at least not comfortably, so she undid the girl’s ankle binds, tugging her out of the trunk by the arms to stand her on her feet. Her head turned back and forth in its spandex prison, tiny little whimpers emanating from underneath it. She twisted hard suddenly, only restrained by her wrists, but Madeleine gave her a squeeze.<br/><br/>“I wouldn’t think of running off, Miss Piper,” she said softly over her ear. “You won’t make it very far without your arms, sight, or voice. Now settle down, before I decide to do something unpleasant.”<br/><br/>Lila whimpered again, going still except for tiny trembles. Madeleine tugged her arm, guiding her across the garage to a door on the far wall. Her heels clicked loudly on the bare concrete, Lila’s padding softly next to her on pink silk slippers. The white leotard and pink tights looked gaudy even among the nearly empty and gray garage interior. She had to give another curt pull when she lagged behind; being blind was making her step slowly and carefully in her inappropriate footwear.<br/><br/>The interior of the cabin was sparsely furnished. There was a couch in the living room, a few chairs and a table in the kitchenette, and a small hallway that led into the bedroom. Madeleine led Lila to the couch, pushed her onto it with the command to sit quietly, then went to go get a bag of more supplies while Sergei carried in Madame Naumov.