Arlan comprehended Edna's meaning but remained undeterred. "I said let her go," he growled, his eyes ablaze with anger. "Stop inflicting pain on her."
Edna chuckled, "As you wish, my Prince. I can listen to you before I kill you. After all, you have been serving me with your blood all these years."
Soon after Oriana ceased her struggle and looked at Arlan with teary eyes. The pain inflicted upon her was insignificant compared to her desperation to save Arlan.
"Your…Highness…" a low whisper escaped her lips as she gazed at him, feeling relieved that he was unharmed.
Arlan was poised to approach her when…
"Do not forget my warning. I will kill her if you go to her," Edna cautioned, halting Arlan. "I am free from that cage her mother had locked me in. I can find another body now, even if it's not hers. Think before you act. Your recklessness might truly make me kill her."
