They walked closer to the wooden hut. 

The Grey and Russo sisters were starting to feel extremely anxious. 

“What do we do?” Stella’s voice was trembling. “I can confirm that he is not in the hut. What are we going to tell them?” 

“All they want is money. There’s nothing left we could say.” Rosa bit her lip. “That man is too cruel! How could he leave us behind to face a bunch of vile criminals?! He’s going to go to hell, I’m sure of it.”

“Enough.” Giovanna continued, “Aren’t we also deserving of punishment? We tricked him into coming to Siberia and we’ve been trying to harm him since the very beginning. It’s only natural that he treats us like this. This is our punishment given by God, we must not complain.”

“How could you still say that in a time like this?” Theresa sounded like she was about to cry. “If we can’t give them money, what are they going to do to us? I’d rather die than let them touch me!” 

“Yes, we’re knights of the Knight Hospitaller,  not prostitutes. If they’re really planning to humiliated us, let’s commit mass suicide,” said Rosa.

Stella drew a cross. She uttered...