As Luna sat across from her mother, a question nagged at her mind, one she had been pondering for sometime but didn't dared to ask until now. "Mom," she began hesitantly, "why did you never try to escape? Why didn't you try to contact us?"Selene's expression grew somber at Luna's question, her eyes clouded with sadness. Luna immediately regretted her words, fearing she had hurt her mother with her probing inquiry, "mom, did I hurt you with my question?" But to her surprise, Selene shook her head gently. "No, Luna, you haven't hurt me," she replied softly. "It's just... a painful topic to discuss, that's it."Luna nodded understandingly, her heart aching at the sight of her mother's distress. "I'm sorry, Mom, I didn't mean to bring that topic to hurt you, I just brought up that topic since I'm curious about that" she whispered, reaching out to grasp Selene's hand in her own.Selene offered Luna a small smile, though it was tinged with sadness. "It's okay, sweetheart," she said, her v
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