In 2019, a 25-year-old man walked into a pub in Ruinerwold. He told the bartender that his father had kept him and his 5 siblings underground for the last 9 years, and told them they were the only people left in the world.
TW: Child Abuse, reference of sexual abuse
Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/ruinerwold
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