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Chapter 12
The next day, Lydia was given breakfast, as she was everyday since she arrived at the Zaibach fortress. Leto returned sooner than what she was accustomed, she found it a bit early for lunch, since she only just finished her morning meal. He was not carrying a tray with him but what looked to be a heavy piece of fabric. He extended it to its full length and Lydia realized it was a cloak. With only one look, Leto made the young woman understand she was to put it on.
-"I have to take you the bathing room." The guard declared as Lydia approached slowly. "It will keep you from the cold and unwanted eyes."
Leto helped Lydia into the heavy velvet cloak and pulled the hood on top of her head. When he was satisfied that she was well hidden, he took her out of the cell for the first time. Slowly, they walked down many cold corridors. Lydia found that the place looked like one out of a science-fiction movie. One finds it cool in Star Wars and the likes, but when facing the real thing, as a prisoner, it was a whole another story. Lydia even wondered if they were not somewhere off in space…
-"What is the name of this fortress?" Lydia asked in a murmur
-"Don't speak!" Leto warned, a bit annoyed, but thought there would be no harm in answering her. "You are aboard the Vione, Lady."
Lydia stored that piece of information, even if she was not sure if it would ever serve her. Soon they arrived before a heavy looking door. Leto pressed his hand on the bear wall and the door slid open. He pushed the young woman inside and told her he would come back in an hour.
The bath was all ready for her and there were clothes in which she would dress once she was cleaned up. She enjoyed the warm water, very much so, maybe more than she should have. It relaxed her and she felt cleaner than she had since she was taken. It gave her a false sense of normalness and it all shattered when she realized she would need to come out of there soon.
As Leto told Lydia, he was back an hour later and she was glad she had gotten dressed in time. She was given a fine gown which felt light on her back, but also velvety and silky all at once. She was about sure fabrics like this one did not even exist on Earth…
Leto led her away from the bathing chamber, but they took another path than the one they arrived. It worried Lydia not to be told where they were going. She wanted to ask, but she was too afraid, too uncertain… They stopped before a new steel door and Leto knocked loudly. Lydia's nervousness heightened when it opened and Leto gently pushed her inside.
