Be calm, my lady, and let us return to the castle.
[He turns around with the intention of leading them back. After a while, he comes to a sudden stop. They've walked long enough to be back where they started, yet here they still are—and the longer they stumble in the darkness, the more apprehension wraps around them like a heavy cloak.
Berkut exhales, clearly agitated.]
How can this be?
[If nothing else, the darkness seems to whisper this into their subconsciousness: they're alone with no way out.]
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[He turns around with the intention of leading them back. After a while, he comes to a sudden stop. They've walked long enough to be back where they started, yet here they still are—and the longer they stumble in the darkness, the more apprehension wraps around them like a heavy cloak.
Berkut exhales, clearly agitated.]
How can this be?
[If nothing else, the darkness seems to whisper this into their subconsciousness: they're alone with no way out.]