He looks at the girl tied across from him, sees her distress and wishes he could help. But he cannot. He is securely chained and even if he were free he was too weak to do anything of use. He watches in despair as the brave girl who had attempted the rescue is slowly strangled into unconsciousness. He determines to take her example to heart and to struggle on despite the odds. Now was not the time for escape, the hall was too crowded, security clearly too tight, but there would come an opportunity and when it did he would be ready.