Only the sound of someone coming into the barn and then heading up the ladder caused the Priest to look up from the book that he'd been reading. Only a moment later, Ainsley appeared, quickly placing a finger upon her lips. Alexander immediately took her hint. He suspected that something was wrong and as the woman finally spoke..it was all too clear. The Rothen had finally made it to the farm.
He took a quick look around the loft. Though he had been staying mainly in the house, he'd left his bad out in the barn..for emergencies. He'd wanted to make sure that he could get away quickly if needed. The Priest rose from his seat. If the Rothen found any of his things then it would be over for the Hales. They would be labeled traitors and arrested. He would not wish that on anyone.
He lifted the bag and then paused, looking at the woman. Her father had shown him a hidden hole that was located beneath the barn floor. The Priest did not fear the Rothen but that did not mean that he wanted to be found. "You should go. If they find you.." He did not finish the sentence. There was no need. He took to the ladder, moving down it with ease and soon his feet touched the ground.
Moving towards the back of the barn, Alexander found the spot that had been shown to him. It was well hidden and so he had no trouble in the thought of hiding down there. He lifted the floor up, revealing the dark hole. Dropping his bag down, the Priest soon followed. The floor closed after and Alexander suspected that Ainsley would make sure that he was well hidden before she moved from the barn.
Picking up his bag, the Priest slung it about his form and then moved towards the opposite wall as far as he could. Though he was doing much better than when he'd first arrived at the farm Alexander knew that at that moment he could not take the Rothen. He was unsure as to how long he stood there before he suddenly felt a part of the wall behind him move. Curious, the Priest turned and looked a bit more closely.
What was clearly a wooden wall was falling away though he could tell in the low light that this was something that had not been used in some time. He pulled the wall out enough so that he could fit through. He moved behind the wall and then fished in his bag for the flashlight that Ainsley had lent him when he'd still been staying in the barn. Turning around, he turned it on.
He looked down a rather long tunnel. Alexander knew that he should remain where he was but he just couldn't help but wonder where it led. He took off down the tunnel, moving carefully. Walking for some time, Alexander had begun to think that it would lead outside of the farm. After what had to have been an hour, he reached the end. A old ladder led upwards and the Priest was soon going up it. When he reached the top, he had to lift a lid like structure . He made sure to do so very slowly and when he realized that the Rothen were a good distance from where he was, he climbed out.
The Priest remembered this area from when he'd originally come through. A rather dense cluster of trees is what surrounded him. A symbol on one of the trees suddenly stole his attention. He moved over to it, recognizing it as what the other Priests and Priestesses carved when supplies where left for others.
He bent down and easily uncovered a sack that looked as if it hadn't been there too awfully long. He looked through it, seeing that it was things that he would need in the future and took it. He would replace the supplies once he left the farm for good. He sat down against one of the trees. He would not return until later that night. In the case that the Rothen discovered the hole, he didn't want to be there. At least this way he could attempt to escape should they follow him.