With the<em>haste</em>effect not quite expired, Rayne's little startled jump and her attempt to suppress it, and then to relax and act like it hadn't happened, all took less than a second.<br/><br/>"O! - Oh, Sylvia, good.  I found our things... and I have an idea of how to get out, too, if you didn't find some obvious exit.  But I'd like to release the others, and I'll need a little time to pick the locks on the chests holding our gear.  I thought... we could return to our cells again for now, and as soon as the next patrol goes by, make our move with the greatest possible time advantage."<br/><br/>Assuming Sylvia was on-board with this idea, Rayne's intent as to return quietly to their cells, and to use her new keys to try to lock Sylvia in - if any of they keys worked, the same one could then lock Rayne's cage door as well.  The keys and lockpicks could then be quickly buried in the dirt of her cell, within reach of Sylvia's just in case.<br/><br/>If Sylvia hadn't found the equivalent of a fire-escape, Rayne would also outline her escape plan: "Their were a lot of spectators to my match, and until some sort of force barrier was raised because of interference, there was nothing to prevent things - thrown items, anyway - from moving from the stands to the arena floor.  So if we can go the other way - there's nothing about us that marks us as "slaves", we'd just be two spectators leaving the normal way.  It was a mix or races in the stands, shouldn't be a problem."<br/><br/>"Umm... except, possibly, the problem that a barrier was raised towards the end of my bout.  Maybe they lower it again - to help with easy movement of the cleaners or whatever.  But if not... umm.  Maybe it would be better-tried after a bout where the barrier is never raised."<br/>