"Dad, stop! Please! D-dad …" her tears fell down, a twin river of misery bursting like a broken dam.
Why did it have to be like this?
Before, she was a girl who had to sacrifice herself by marrying the only daughter of the Wenceslas to save her family. Now, her family was crumbling down to dust.
Hendra shot up to her side, trying to calm her down.
"Stop this, Hendra … I don't want to …" another sobs slipped past her lips as she slumped down to his chest, in his embrace, "I don't want my dad to be seen like that … please, Hendra …"
"Alright … it's okay …" he brushed her hair and stroked her back, a steady warmth around her fragile form.
