"Get down on your knees and pay respect to His Royal Highness, Prince Lewis!"pag-imporma ng isa sa mga kasama ng Prinsipe. "You impertinent wretch!"galit na sigaw ng lalaking nasa gilid ng Prinsipe habang nakaturo sa kinatatayuan ko. Ako nalang ang nanatiling nakatayo sa amin. Kinaladkad ako at pilit pinaluhod at pinayuko sa harap ng Prinsipe. I was forced to look down. Nakita ko ang paghakbang ng mga paa niya papunta sa'kin. Naramdaman ko nalang ang malamig na bakal sa batok ko. Napapikit ako nung mapagtanto ko kung ano ang binabalak niya. "What's your name?"I heard him spoke with a voice that was dangerously low and hoarse. "E-elizabeth Vera." "Elizabeth, didn't you know it is forbidden by law to stare directly into my eyes? I could ask them to flog you to death or I could just give you an easy death. What do you think?"
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