Bytown e3c12: Turn Back, Love

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Maggie sneered and pulled free. “I don’t have time for Aylen right now--”

“It’s Colleen,” said Ada, and Maggie froze. “Your friend, Colleen. They caught her, beat her, dragged her Barracks Hill--”

“Barracks Hill? Why?”

Ada’s face looked so, so sad. “She’s to be hanged at noon.”

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The guards were unmoved by the desperation on display. They held their ground, glaring at the old man with tight-locked jaws.

“M-my daughter, Colleen Crowley, was b-brought here this morning!” he stammered, face white as a sheet. “I demand...I mean I...” He dropped to his knees. “Please, please, please...I need to see her. There’s been a mistake. I just need to see her...”