☀️ Arselia and Akonia

Beata’s story didn’t elicit any emotion from the head of the guard; instead of commenting on it, he placed Beata’s shoes on the table and asked a question. 
— Where did you get these?

- I’ve had them for a long time,” she continued to sob, “I used to work at the circus until I got fired. I got into a couple of drunken fights, who doesn’t? - she smiled through her tears. - And they kicked me out in the middle of the night. I put on the first thing I could find, and only then did I notice that these weren’t my shoes. I wanted to return them, but they were already gone... They probably think I stole them on purpose... - she started crying again.