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"On the way to the turret, I saw a small wooden shrine, with a single and almost extinguished lit candle, before a saint who, I will not lie, I don't know the name. To me, it was an unmistakable sign that God's light still illuminated this place. I lit a torch with the light of that candle before climbing the turret," Alexa said, not even blushing, knowing that the truth was riskier than the offense at this time.
"When I entered the turret Lady Cordelia was, she was surrounded by three 'things,' as dark as pitch. And I used the torch to scare them away from the woman, I didn't know at the time, was Lady Cordelia. They fled as the flame approached, but threatened us again as I backed away. I didn't know then, but a terrible surprise still awaited us. But in my desperation, I started burning the room clothes, and that's when…" she showed her bandaged hands once more, like tokens of her deeds. As expected, the men looked down in pity.
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