(In the dungeon )

CLAUDIA

“You can go back, Gunther. I got her.” Clarence said to the other man that lifted me. My head was bowed and tears kept streaming down my eyes. I began to breathe rapidly, as I allowed myself to let out intense emotions.

Gunther let go of me and gave me a bow before walking away.

“Luna Claudia, I’m going to carry you now. Please be still.”

He moved his left hand to the back of my waist, and his right hand to the back of my legs.

He swept me off the ground and carried me in a bridal manner. I held onto his shoulders firmly and hid my face in his chest as I cried. His scent was that of the lavender plant, and it filled up my nostrils.

“You shouldn’t have gone into his private chamber. Didn’t Nellie tell you it’s forbidden?”

I looked at his face with my teary eyes and shook my head.

“She told me. But I didn’t do in, there Clarence. I swear, I didn’t go in there.” I sobbed.

“What? But how were you able to write a letter? Jan told me you wrote a letter to your father.”

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