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Marvin listened as Quinlyn listed all their names, one by one, as if reciting a cherished collection. He couldn’t help but feel happy for her.

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any people who care about you, I can rest easy,” He let go of her, a warm smile on his face.

Then he turned to the three boys standing nearby and invited them, “Why don’t you come over for dinner tomorrow? My wife has always been concerned about Quinlyn. If she sees how well the girl is doing, she’ll feel much more at ease.”

“Thank you. We’ll gladly accept your invitation,” Joseph answered on behalf of the group.

Given the history between Quinlyn and Marvin, there was no way they could refuse. In fact, they were hoping to take the opportunity to learn more about Quinlyn’s past.

After Barrow confessed, what remained was just wrapping things up.

Nearly all the men in the village had been involved in the crimes. More or less, they were all facing several years in prison.

“The tricky part is still the victims,” Donny said as he stepped out of a villager’s house, his head full of legal headaches. “All the videos on the website have been wiped, and their debts have been written off.

“A lot of them have said they’re willing to go home. But most of the women living here have already had children and started families. What they really want is for their husbands to come back so they can keep things as they are.”

And that wasn’t uncommon.

“I can understand it, in a way,” Joseph said. “When they first came here, they were young, beautiful ladies from the city. Now, they’re village women. Their appearances have changed, and they’ve given birth to the children of criminals.

“Going back to the lives they once had? Almost impossible. There are just too many obstacles to overcome.”

Joseph had spent some time recently working on social research projects with a university professor, so he had a fair understanding of the situation.

Donny let out a sigh. “Yeah, The truth is, there are no legal marriages between them and the men in this village. It really just depends on whether they can come to terms with it themselves.”

And if they couldn’t, no one else could help. Psychological counseling would take time, and the team was scheduled to leave

tomorrow.

hadn’t brought any. They had rushed here to rescue her, and their luggage was still back at the

she sat down and wove a few more little animals out of straw, then took them

softly as she stared at

Quinlyn tilted her head and looked toward Flora sewing clothes by

turned uneasy. She avoided Quinlyn’s gaze and said

wrapping around her own finger. She pursed her lips and continued softly, “What about your daughter?”

an even heavier silence.

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across the baby’s soft cheek. Then, withor wening du grabbed a nearby strip of cloth and deftly

up in shock. “W–what are you doing?”

on her back, Quinlyn reached on, grabbed Flora’s hand, and began walking quickly

time to gather her things.

Quinlyn and

said, “No one’s stopping you now. If you want to go, you

women remembered–Barrow had already been captured. They set down their buckets and tools without hesitation and hurried after Quinlyn, moving toward the back

everyone froze. Fear still lingered in their hearts.

even stepping a foot onto the grass had earned them savage

cloth and set Cindy down

touching the soft earth. The bright, vivid colors amazed her. She squealed happily, then began crawling off on all fours, wobbling her way farther

Cindy into her arms. But when she came to her senses, she

at her sleeve. “The grass

off her shoes, standing barefoot on the grass. After a few seconds of hesitation, she did the same.

sand, slowly sank into the cool, damp softness of the earth.

feels so nice,” she murmured

and stepped forward one by one. Before long, they were laughing, unable to resist the urge to roll around on the like children.

grass

the horses too,” Quinlyn said, pointing toward

Now, they roamed wild and free across the

village–and no

Quinlyn was clearly

in comparison to her small frame. After weighing her options

its hind

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