Esther’s eyes were wide, and Liam wondered if the story was too scary for a six-year-old. Then again, what could be scarier than the situation they were in right now?
He continued, “Princess Andromeda was chained to a rock out in the sea. She was very scared, waiting for the sea monster to come and eat her, and she started crying. Suddenly she saw something up in the sky. At first she thought it was a bird, but as it drew closer and landed on the rock she saw it was a boy, a boy wearing flying sandals.
“Why are you crying?” the boy asked, and Andromeda told him about the monster.
“Don’t worry,” the boy said, “I’ll protect you.” When the sea monster came to eat Andromeda up, the boy, whose name was Perseus, pulled out a special, magical item that he had.” Liam decided to leave out that the magic item was Medusa’s severed head.
"The magic item turned the monster to stone. Princess Andromeda was unchained and her people were safe. She and Perseus got married and they lived happily ever after. The end.” Liam smiled down at Esther, who was now completely calm. Somehow telling the story had eased his own fear too.
Esther smiled back, “That was a good story, Daddy. I‘m not scared anymore. I bet we’ll find a way to escape like Andromeda. And then we’ll all live happily ever after.”
She wrinkled her nose, “I don’t want to get married though. Boys are yucky.”
She smiled sweetly, leaning her head against Liam’s chest and yawning, “Except for you, Daddy, you aren’t yucky. At least there aren’t any sea monsters here.” In minutes the little girl was asleep.
“She’s worn out,” Liam said softly,
“She’s had a rough day; we all have,” Clara murmured.
Liam smiled wryly, “That’s an understatement. I can’t imagine a day being much rougher than this.”
He looked around at the others in the cell, “I’m not giving up yet, though. Esther’s right. We’ll find a way to escape.” And despite how hopeless the situation looked, he believed it.
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