BASTIAN
I feel it at the same time as Elina, the gripping fear at seeing her brother being dragged by three large guards through the corridors of the east wing , and then I feel the anger that she feels when he turns to see her and his face is covered with blood, with a broken nose and a bruise forming around his left eye , my aunt is screaming and trying to hit one of the guards with her little hands, but they are not paying attention to her.
"What do you think you are doing?" Elina asks them in annoyance.
"Stay out of it, this is a matter for the Moon Valley kingdom," the head of the guard replies.
"But you are in the kingdom of Varkolak," Elina tells them, clenching her fists.
“Exactly, Varkolak, not Bloodmoon, so stay out of it … orphan,” the guard tells her, and El
