The only reason we have Summoned in the Free Cities and Solvunn is because a group escaped from Thorne. But they obviously have beefed up their security since. And ... it may be harder to get people to leave than I thought, for one reason or another.

[ Is the last part said with some bitterness? Absolutely. Jesper is bitter and not even licking his wounds yet after Mat, he's still angry about it. With that kind of mentality, it's not even a rescue if people want to stay. He just always thought they'd leave if they could, and they gave lip service to that, but he's having doubts.

But then he thinks about the Free Cities and how many people he would refuse to leave behind if they wanted to escape. Maybe their hesitance is reasonable. He's still bitter about it. It's not going to stop him from planning though. ]

That is until Thorne throws everyone in a dungeon again or does experiments on them. Again. [ Jesper sighs as the anger builds again and it dies a quick death, rubbing his forehead. ] Sorry, been a fucked up month. For you guys more than us.

[ Yes it wasn't easy being on the outside but he genuinely doesn't think there is a comparison. Both can be painful, only one involved an infection of some weird fungal thing. He kisses Sylvain's hand again and reaches out with his other hand to brush fingers tenderly through his hair. ]

I really and truly want them all dead. And it's definitely vengeance. A friend of mine died getting everyone out, Dean Winchester. I don't know if you know him.