EMILIA'S POV I heard voices coming from the outside from where I was hidden; the guards who held me tight used a scarf to tie my mouth to avoid me screaming or making noises, which would cause them to get noticed. As I was lying there, I was still struggling to untie myself when I felt a soft touch. I doubted it was the guards because they can never quite be so calm on me. When I slowly opened my eyes, I saw Julian.“Calm down, okay? I'm here now,” he spoke gently. For a second in a long time, I felt peace and safe. I knew it wasn't fully out of this mess, but I knew that things had now changed, and I was so relieved and filled with peace. “What, what are you doing here?” I stammered. “Just calm down, okay? I will take you to the hospital. I know that you are really not going to be too strong to be at home; you really need a whole time of rest,” Julian spoke. "At least I'm free now,” I screamed joyfully. I did not have much strength left in me, but the joy I had was massive, and
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