I rushed towards the princess's side, calling up a Shadow Summon to keep the Pale Fiend occupied while I assessed her wound.
Ok, there wasn't much to assess… She has a longsword stuck through her chest… Even I can tell that this is bad.
It's ok, it's ok… She's still alive so I can still save her…
I reached into my Pack of Folding and took out one of my Intermediate Grade healing potions, this should be enough to heal her…
As I was trying to pop open the bottle, the princess's hand suddenly grabbed my wrist, stopping me from doing that.
I looked down at the princess, wondering just what she was trying to do stopping me from saving her.
It was then that I realised that her face was scrunched up in pain and dark red veins seemed to be appearing all over the exposed parts of her skin.
