"You....must...have been so worried. I'm so....sorry, My Princess." Sally whispered as she gazed at her princess when Baski left the room.

　　Danika only pulled her close, wrapping her arms around her again, tears blurring her eyes.

　　"Please, don't ever do something like this to me again, Sally. You don't know how h-heartbreaking it is. Oh Sally, I'm so so sorry. I'm s-so sorry for what they did to you....!"

　　Sally pulled back. Staring into her face, she palmed her cheeks with shaky bandaged hands. "What those k-kings did...to me hurt so much, my princess. I almost died...from the pain..."

　　"Oh Sally...." Danika's heart broke a little more inside.

　　"...it hurt,...