Sixty three

The guard threw Aurora inside the dungeon, and the rumblings of the chains were heard as the door closed.

Aurora sprang up to her feet, and moved forward, she held the chain used to cover the dungeon, and peeped outside, hoping her sister will come for her.

Tears gathered in her eyes, wanting to come out, but she fought them back.

"I can't cry, 'cause of those chicks," she encouraged herself and sneezed repeatedly.

She was still peeping when she felt a movement on her leg, without bothering to look at her legs, she knew what was moving on her leg.

"Ouch," she groaned as the insect moving on her leg bite her. She bent down instantly and took the insect.

"You shouldn't hurt me again, remember we are now friends," she said to the insect, as she held it, she directed the sight of the insect to her gaze.

Without bothering to kill the insect, she released the insect and it flew away.

She retired back to the same spot, she always stayed, when she was still imprisoned.

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