Victor rented a place to the south of the city, where the rents were cheap at the onset of unrest—you see, Chaos was just outside the city, never knowing when it might breach the walls. Compared to the other three directions, the south bore the brunt.
At that time, Victor rented an attic at the very end of a dead-end street, accessed directly by a three-story lift at the back of the building, without the need to go through the main entrance, hence making it impossible to enter from the second floor.
Malin had Jason and Sostak No.3 climb the stairs, then opened a transport portal and went up to the rooftop with Lulu.
"Why can't we enter that portal?" Sostak No.3 had a million whys.
