Desina’s heart pounded like a drum in her chest as she found herself surrounded by the stern-faced guards, forming an impenetrable wall between her and freedom. Panic threatened to overwhelm her as she stole a glance at her mother, whose worried expression mirrored her own fears. “How can I possibly get my mother out of this predicament?” Desina whispered under her breath, her voice barely audible over the tense atmosphere that seemed to suffocate them all.
Suddenly, a gruff voice cut through the silence, snapping Desina’s attention back to the present. One of the guards, his gaze piercing, directed his question at her, a hint of suspicion coloring his words. “Where do you think you’re taking one of the prisoner, my lady?”Desina’s stomach churned with anxiety, but a flicker of determinati
