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"What? But that's impossible!" Belinda replied. Carola was naturally
delighted by the news of Astra's escape, but she noticed that her sister
appeared alarmed, even frightened. Doubtless if she later questioned her
sister about this, she would say that it was merely an act put on for the
guard's benefit, but Carola didn't think that it was.
"Apparently it wasn't impossible," the guard told Belinda. "But no doubt she'll be recaptured before long. Those who were supposed to be guarding her have already suffered the consequences. The dragon now has three more grotesques in his menagerie." Then the man looked long and hard at Carola, before asking Belinda: "Why is your sister not in her cell?"
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