Gilded Cage

ourtyard with pinkish petals. This beautiful scene was marred by the girl being chained to a pillar. She was pulling at the metal

kly walked across the yard to the girl and took hold of her hand. He was about to break the chain e

y he touched the wound on his face.

d. Her hands cradling her head, she rocked back and forth as if comforting herself. Car

right when she saw t

ead. No one can get close to her without getting scratched or pecked at these days. Poor girl.

said numbly. Regre

metimes she would look at you like a bird or space out for a second, but not like this." Joanne then clamped her mouth

too late." Joanne knew something was off. The man who claimed to be Lord Carlisle of the Ivory Manor had came prepar

for her. How did she fall under your care?" Janus ask

ork under this lord? That was then she remembered, before Arina fully lost her mind, she gave her a wooden box. She told her to open it when someone c

lly come close to her. If they decided to kidnap her or harm her by force, Arina must struggle. Furthermore, if they decided to kill them, there'

someone really find her. She gave me a wooden box, I am going to take that

two men. Inside were two letters and a wooden plaque with the Ivory Manor en

fter reading the letter, but he

ld like to bring Arina back to capital for treatment

sle decided to bring her back to the capital, she should not stop him. Arina was

d, but as you can see Arina does not allow anyone to come

l she trusts me, " Carlisle answered softly. "It seems like I'd hav

eed. I am the one who take care of her from the start. That

anne a bitter sm