Chapter 567

The members of the Rebels immobilized us by tying our hands and feet. However, Ashton and Xandra, being children, only had their hands bound. Xandra whispered in my ear, "Mom, there's something wrong with Yara. She's incredibly intelligent. She appeared in the underground cabin a while back and came to find us. After she confirmed our presence, she escaped." I was stunned, and my eyes were fixed on Xandra. "What do you mean?" "Mom, there are numerous traps and mechanisms in the underground cabin we're in. Anyone unfamiliar with them would never make it out alive. Before you arrived, I heard footsteps. Someone walked into the cabin, saw us, and then turned and left. Those footsteps belonged to Yara." Xandra and Ashton could guess a person's height, weight, and approximate age by the sound of their footsteps. "Then why wasn't there a mechanism when we went down to the cabin?" I asked in a hushed tone. "Because Ashton and I wanted to go out and look for you, so we found and deactiv