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Rebecca's expression changed from surprised to slightly frightened.
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"Consideration?"
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I gave a small nod.
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I had saved her life, and there must be a price to pay.
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Jill paid me for sharing his wisdom with me.
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Rebecca's a bit of a talker, she's got a good sense of things.
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Light brown eyes, silver hair, a well-defined face with intelligence, a scrawny, malnourished body.
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She is about fifteen years old. .......
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How old is Rebecca?
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I'm 15.
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I knew it. You're fifteen.
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I guess I'm a good judge of character.
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And she's very patient.
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The pain in her leg hasn't subsided yet, but she doesn't show it too much.
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Earlier it seemed like she was just in a panic.
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The fact that her forehead is sweating a lot means that she is enduring a lot of pain.
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"Now I'm going to ask you some questions, and you're going to answer them without lying."
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I said to Rebecca in a deliberately pressuring way.
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Rebecca nodded silently.
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"Why did you ask me for help?"
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Rebecca froze, as if she had not expected to be asked such a question.
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She could have asked someone lying around for help, but she asked me for help.
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Rebecca looked me straight in the eye.
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"You smelled so good. A smell you would never get in this village. My guess is that you're probably of high status."
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"You didn't think that grabbing the leg of someone of high status would get you killed?"
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"I can't imagine someone who would do that would come all the way out here."
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Rebecca said with a frown.
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I guess that means I can now make smart choices to stay alive.
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I wonder what they're doing... ...... I mean, they've built a wall, but there's no loud yelling or screaming.
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I looked around.
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Some of them are staring at me and raising their voices ......, come to think of it, this wall is soundproof, some of them are looking at me enviously, some of them are staring at me petrified.
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But most of them look at me with hope that I am their savior.
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...... You're lying.
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I'm in trouble. I don't know what to do. I'm a bad girl. The role of the savior is that of a saint.
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If I'm the savior of this village, I'm not a bad girl.
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I have to avoid that somehow.
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Alicia?
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Jill looked into my face.
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I patted Jill's head lightly, then grabbed Rebecca's tattered dress by the bust with both hands and brought her face close to mine.
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I could see Rebecca's pupils widen.
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You can really see the movement of a person's pupils when they are this close to your face.
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It's like seconds before a kiss.
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"Rebecca, be the savior of this village. That's the price."
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