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Well, he has escaped, but now he's in The-middle-of-nowhere, Magicland, and the NAME_1 will soon wake up and alert the others. And they sure as hell are faster and more experienced than him. They are also great trackers with their tongues if he knows anything about snakes.
Thus, he takes a desperate measure. Going to the nearby river and jumping into it, hoping it takes him away and that he does not drown. The night is chilly, and the river and straight-up frigid. 