SR9

Cinder's amusement did take a turn for the genuine when she listened to how the black-haired one had defeated Roman, though the humour was soured by the fact that he had thrown the fight on purpose. Again, they hardly seemed to notice… how foolish were they? Roman was a trained Huntsman in his own right, someone who had defeated so many Hunters and Huntresses sent after him… he wouldn't lose to a single little girl, fresh into her training.

Not in such a humiliating manner. No doubt he had realised they would be moving into the contingency plan the very moment the train set off early – and had created a situation where he could be arrested as they needed him to be. If he had truly wished to escape, then Neo could have affected it in an instant.