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It was the girl wearing the ragged remains of a red dress who had spoken.
(The skeletons had spent many months in the caves, [39230] though they had
no recollection of this period, and their dresses had naturally suffered
considerable wear and tear.)
Astra looked at the girl in astonishment. "You find a naked woman chained up, and you ask why you should free her? What sort of person are you?" "For all I know you're an evil demoness who has been chained up to protect the innocent," the girl replied. "Far from it. In fact it was my exorcism prayer that turned you from skeletons back into living girls. By rights, I should be suspicious of you. But I will tell you who I am, as you asked. I am Princess Astra of Aqualaria. I was captured by the dragon of these Northern Caves - who is also a powerful magic user - and he chained me up here. And you are?" "My name is Berenice," the brunette dressed in red said. "I'm from Gana. My mother is the Countess of the Southern Marches." "I'm Lady Paula Sanchez from Hespan," the raven-haired girl who wore blue answered. "And I am Princess Frederica of Allaria," said the blonde girl in the remains of a pink silk gown, for her memory had now returned. "I think that you must be mistaken," Astra said, "for I know of no Allarian princess by that name." [8807] "Belboz the necromancer made everyone forget that I ever existed." "Well, this is all very interesting," Astra said, "and when we have more time I should like to find out how you three became living skeletons. But the dragon could return at any time to check up on me, so would one of you please now get that key and release me."
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