Aislin searched the underground tunnel twice, then left without the slightest hesitation.
She had watched Felis run this way with her own eyes, and she was sure this was the only secret passage of Gilbert's that could let the boy escape.
But precisely because of that, it only proved that Gilbert, and even those two students of his, had already seen through her little scheme and made preparations long ago.
Aislin could still understand that Russell would find a way to avoid all eyes, contact Felis, and tell him about this entrance to the secret tunnel.
A person like Gilbert would absolutely never tell her about all his escape routes; if he had some special way of communicating that even their teacher didn't know about, that was only normal.
