Although Veronica's head was muddled, she could realize something was wrong when Arthur was approaching her. She didn't want to admit that she was scared. Rather she wanted to hide behind Major General Orion.
He had been good to her for the past few days. She found him very reliable. More importantly, he wasn't a womanizer like Arthur. That's why she had a more favorable impression of him. He was also handsome and hardworking. His future was promising.
And then, Arthur approached her with a grim expression and she got scared. Her heart betrayed her and thumped loudly. She refused to get close to him but he did it anyway.
Afterward, to her surprise, her head spun and the next moment, her vision was upside down. It took her some time to realize that she was on his shoulder. She began to protest but it didn't work. Then, in front of everyone, he took her away.
