"We can only hope for him to be on her side as he is going to marry her. There is nothing else we can do but expect him to be a protective husband."
Her answer was, of course, not satisfactory for the two.
Cian scoffed, "We can only hope? Is my sister that worthless that her life is dependent on what we can only hope from one stranger?"
Martha looked at the unhappy prince. "You can remind him of our expectations, but aside from that, we have no other way, Your Highness."
She then turned towards king Armen. "Your Majesty, please permit me to meet the King of Megaris. I would like to have a word with the future husband of my lady. He is our last hope. If he can't protect her, then the only choice is for the princess to be on the run her whole life to get a meager chance for survival. However, running can only at most delay their tracking, and the only end left for the Third Princess is to be devoured by those people."
