Connor exclaimed, "You… You escaped?!"

He finally understood why he could not reach Queenie. It was the Oberdeens' fault.

Also, Queenie did not purposely avoid coming to Salt City—she just could not come.

Why else would she use the word "escape"?

Queenie nodded and explained, "That's right, I managed to escape! It's been four whole years. They didn't let me leave, and they even separated me from my child!

"I often worried about whether coming to Salt City to find you would cause significant