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I spent the whole day waiting. I kept looking out from the castle walls into the forest. If any of the soldiers had returned, we would have heard, but no one came. At least we hadn't received any bad news. I should have been happy about that, but I was scared. What if something happened to Andreas?
I couldn't stand it any longer and went outside. Just then, one of the villagers came up to me, shouting, "Since you came here, there's been no peace! No tranquility! You unlucky English breed, get out of here! We don't want you!" The guards at the castle intervened.
I couldn't say a word. My spirits sank to zero. Gwen, who happened to see the incident, tried to calm me down, but it was useless. I was shaking like a leaf. As tears streamed from my eyes, the crowd gathered around
