“ Yes ?” she said . “ I , uh ...” I was trying to think of something to say that wouldn ’ t sound suspicious . Then I had an idea . “ I ’ d like to meet your leader , or your master , or , uh , whatever you want to call it . I want to meet her or him or them .” “ You want to speak to Wit —” “— Psst , Sofia ! We can ’ t tell her she ’ s a witch !” said a voice from inside the house . “ Ah , yes ,” she said , “ You want to speak with Cecilia ?” “ Oh is that her name ? Cecilia ?” I said , pretending that I didn ’ t know her name already . I went inside and they brought me straight to Cecilia . “ Why did you take my harp ?” I said . “ Your harp ?” she said . “ You took it from my house !!” Suddenly , her butterfly people came to take me to the stronghold for showing disrespect to The Great Cecilia . But she stopped them . “ I want to talk to her a little more ,” she said . “ So , about the stronghold ,” the butterfly person , Sofia , said . “ We have been having a bunch of complaints from anyone in that place . About —” “— Of course you ’ re getting complaints !” said Cecilia . “ No one wants to be in a stronghold !” “ No , not that !” said Sofia . Then , I had no idea why , but she covered her mouth and almost fell down . I found out why pretty soon . “ How dare you speak that way to me ?” Cecilia cried . “ Other butterfly people , we need a team meeting .” After the butterfly people had all gathered there , she said , “ Dear butterfly people , do you think we should : A . fire Sofia or B . throw her in the stronghold with the creepy clown I know none of us want to listen to ?” “ What ? You never told me there was a creepy clown !” I said . “ You ’ re such a weird —” “— Maybe now is a good time to take her to the dungeon ,” said Cecilia . “ What ? You called it a stronghold !” Sofia and I said at the same time .
When I got to the dungeon I thought about what Cecilia said . She said that I had stolen the harp from her house . But I was in her house right now ! So how could the cabin where I got the harp also be her house ? I wondered if there was someone I could ask who could help me get to her . Just as I was thinking that , I figured out there was . Just before I figured it out there had been a knock-knock-knocking on my door . It was the door guard ! Maybe I could ask him . After all , he was a servant , so I could easily ask him if I could talk to her , couldn ’ t I ? Only one way to find out , I guess . I said , “ Hey , guard guy , can you get me to Cecilia ? I ’ d like to speak with her .” “ Certainly , just let me ask her .” He thumped down the hall . I waited and waited . He came thumping back . “ She just asked another guard to talk to you ! So she says it is absolutely fine if you see her .” He opened the door to my cell . I thanked him and calmly walked down the hall , smiling all the way . When I got to Cecilia she said , “ I-want-to-talk-to-you-I-really-want-to-go-first-pleeeeease ?” “ Calm down , Ceci !”
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