
Imagine being in an anti catholic country and holding onto a cross/doctrine/anything else which could incriminate you regardless of knowing full well you could get killed for it and noone would even bat an eye. That's like being jewish in nazi germany - a direct ticket to oblivion.
And the fact that the two leads were so close to escaping yet were not able to get away is just... infuriating.
How could the author deprive us of them?? PS: I was hoping for a lil the bro x the bff side couple action... damn