[Ellie's P.O.V.]
Even though I knew about her little schemes, I was still willing to help her. Her life was already tragic enough. How could she survive if she didn't use some of her little schemes? I could empathize with her.
I smiled at Chloe. "Don't worry, I'll find a way to steal it for you. When the time comes, you must escape from this d*mn place with me. I'll show you what freedom is."
Just as I said that and before Chloe could say anything, the door was suddenly kicked to pieces. The two of us quickly turned around and saw an old man standing outside with a big smile on his face. "What do you want to steal and where will you run off to?"
As soon as Chloe saw the man, she fell to the ground and cried like a child.
The man outside the door was none other than the chief of the village, the one who had sacrificed all of Chloe's freedom so that she had to play the fool for a year.
