MERIDA'S POV
Frightened by Cecilia's threatening statements, I hurried out of the forest at once, making sure I never turned back. My heart raced as I was uncertain if Cecilia really meant it when she said I was free from her anger.
She might probably change her mind and strike me dead as well if she so wished. Left for me to decide, I would accept to be struck by her already because I had passed through enough torture in her hands.
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"Merida, what's the issue and where are the other men whom you left with?" Arnold quizzed as they came out of the palace to welcome me. They were expecting to see me carrying the box victoriously on my head while the other men sang my praises.
I ignored their incessant questions and walked into the
