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"Passing through the Luna's chambers has been banned for ten years now, with imprisonment with no food or water for ten days for foreigners." Rufus had this crazy smile on his face while he spoke. Not the smile of someone whose Luna's chambers had been trespassed but of one who wanted to trap us.
"This sand could have come from anywhere! What other proof do you have that says we trespassed?" Noah asked Rufus.
Rufus grinned, "Because the sand on your feet is pink. No other sand is like that. I know because I made it so. Mixing the blood of the first trespassers into the sand to make it easier to spot."
"I didn't know that." Abby whispered in confusion.
"Guards, what are you doing? I said you should arrest the trespassers!"
"What do we do?" The word was a confused whisper, I turn toward Abby. She looked at me with panic in her eyes, I could feel all of her training disappearing before her eyes.
