Arthur's POV
I gazed at Loretta; after a few more minutes, she mentioned her name to Julianne, and we had an idea who she was, concern etched on my face. "Loretta, there is more question for you, why do you have marks all over your body?"
She shifted her attention from Julianne, which she fixed it on, and turned to me; she stared blankly and didn't respond to me.
I figured out she has gone back to being mute, and that she won't respond to my questions.
I turned to Julianne. "Julianne, make her talk like she did the other time."
Julianne's expression softened. "Arthur, Loretta needs time to recover; even if I pressure her, she won't reply to me because she is very tired and she is too weak to waste the little strength she used to breathe to communicate," she said gently.
"Recover fro
