The officer had finally released Eza's arm. She shook it, glaring at him as he exited. Lum seemed to have run upstairs. That probably meant they were trapped if they couldn't escape out of a window. So Eza hid behind the counter and waited for the officer to come back.
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He returned shortly after, several other lackeys in tow. He was really taking this challenge seriously; it felt a bit like he was cheating, bringing in help. But she grew worried when she saw him holding a gun. That meant he was willing to kill Lum if he wanted to.
So Eza decided to cheat too. She popped up from behind the counter, flared iron, and pulled on the officer's gun. It was ripped from his grasp, and Eza caught it. Thankfully, it didn't go off. She stuck out her tongue at the officer and made a rude gesture.
Eza then sprinted up the stairs, pulling on the railing to increase her speed. Picking a direction at random, she hoped that she was going the opposite way as Lum was. Eza pulled on the door frames of each room she passed to give her boosts of speed, her light weight causing only minimal property damage.
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