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Gilderoy took a deep breath. He set aside his heartache for now. Instead, he inspected Allura's current state.
"You aren't hurt, are you? Did they mistreat you here?"
Allura bit her lips. Her eyes exuded complicated emotions as she saw the sincerity and gentleness in Gildroy's face. Bitterness filled her heart as she said,
"As a future matriarch of the Moonflower Clan, would they dare mistreat me? I can have them executed the moment I establish the house, so no, they wouldn't dare hurt me."
There are a lot of implications in her words and tone. Things that Gilderoy understood but also felt helpless against. But despite what he felt, the stubbornness rooting from his Stormrider blood reared its ugly head. He gritted his teeth and said,
"Leave with me. Everything will be fine; trust me."