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Robin stared out of the window, her heart burdened with all that had happened. She couldn't help but long for her family. Her father and sister were no doubt worried for her safety and not being able to comfort them and be there for them troubled her to no end.
She knew that Magnus would never let her speak to them. To him, she was leverage. Simply a means to an end. His motivations for keeping her in his room and not in some dungeon appalled and confused her.
He did have the option of keeping her as far away from him as possible and yet he chose to sleep beside her every night, never once worried that she would gain the strength to fight back and escape.
"Not that that would ever be possible…"
She muttered within, her eyes inadvertently finding the multiple guards patrolling th
