Jem finally found the right key and opened the cell. "Follow me, quickly. I've got to get you out of here before Saldan finds out what I'm up to. No, don't ask any questions! You'll just have to trust that I won't betray you. I won't. Besides, it's either trust me or get back into the cell and wait for Yr Saldan to come run you both through."
As soon as he said it, he regretted it. The children didn't show any signs of being distressed by his violent imagery, but he knew that they must have been. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that. I'm just in a hurry. I--"
As he spoke two people crashed into the room. He got halfway through another vicious curse, but stopped himself. They were not corsairs. They must be here to rescue the children.
"Take them," Jem said urgently. "If you're here to rescue them, take them. I can hold off here for a while. I'll tell the other corsairs that Saldan took them, and Saldan that the other corsairs took them. Please, help me save them."
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"Oh, my god! I care so little, I almost passed out!" --Dr. Cox, "Scrubs"
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