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*Sophia’s POV*
Not long after I’d seen him in the garden, Thale came to my room.
“Would you like me to show you around the house?”
I nodded. After all, I needed to get to know the place and its gardens if I was going to escape. I also wanted to ask him about the woman I had seen.
As he led me round the grand building, I felt like I was on some sort of bizarre historical tour. He mainly talked about the history of the house, pointing out certain features that had been built or added to over the centuries. The way he talked about it was as if he’d been there at the time. I knew Danny had mentioned that dragons lived a long time, but right now I was too afraid to ask just how long that was.
Despite my distress at being held captive, I could not help but appreciate the beauty of the place. In truth, I had never been anywhere like this before, except maybe Danny’s. But this was different. Danny’s house was amazin
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