“Yes?” Mia responded as if she had just come back from a trance. “I’m here.”

“Yeah. Welcome back. Are you alright?” Claus asked.

She nodded several times to assert she is fine.

“Is your brain functioning already?” He asked again.

She once again nodded.

“Good. You got me scared and succeeded in diverting attention to us.” Claus said, still composed.

Mia attempted to turn around, but Clause quickly stopped her. “Don’t do that. You are going to get us killed.” ...