Fuck ice.

ok side note but i think hugo was in coronian jail because he kept stealing stuff like rider and would constantly keep escaping so he was basically a regular in the dungeons at this point, like all the guards knew his name and if they saw him behind bars two thoughts came to mind “here we go again” and “when will he escape fhis time” because hugo always gets out around the second or third day either via donella or his own means. however when varian gets thrown in and they start bonding, hugo overstays his welcome and eventually two weeks have passed now. good for the boys bc theyre making friends yay! confusing for the guards because theyre so used to hugo escaping so early and now theyre just…. what the hell is happening..?. but this is super bad for donella because her best thief is not back after two weeks so she has to rush over and drag his ass outta there.

also another negative factor i thought of: i think varian’s sentence was either like a life sentence or the kind where he stays in jail until 18 then executed but hugo’s is different bc all hes doin is stealing and thus always gets a lighter sentence and even if we take into account how many times hes been in jail, he still wont spend a lot of time in jail with varian and will have to be kicked out eventually if donella doesnt come.

day 1: Promise

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