CAUGHT RED HANDED

**Lucien's POV**

"Zora, how much longer do we have to endure this?" I asked, my voice strained with exhaustion. "I can't handle working in this mine any longer. We barely get any food and are worked to the bone. We need to escape." I had reached my limit, tired and famished after long hours of grueling labor.

I couldn't take it anymore and needed to escape. I knew that Zora had been thinking of a plan to get out of the mine, so I decided to confront her.

Zora looked at me with a steely gaze, her expression unreadable. "Lucien, you need to be patient. I'm thinking of a plan, but it's not easy. Escaping from this mine is dangerous, and we need to be careful."

I shook my head in frustration. "I understand that, but I can't keep working like this. We need to leave, and soon."

Zora sighed, her eyes softening slightly. "I know it's hard, Lucien. But we can't just leave without a plan. We need to be smart about this. And besides, I have another reason for staying."

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