"Before I could even extend my hand to stop her, she had already fallen, her blood flowing freely from the self-inflicted wound on her neck, made with my own sword," Marcus choked out.
"Even though she chose this path, it would never have happened if I had tried to stop her. It's all my fault," Marcus lamented, his voice heavy with grief, as Duchess Bernice stumbled out of the room, shaken by the story.
"That's all you can hear, Princess. Now, return to the mortal realm," the library guardian commanded, pushing the Duchess out of the heavenly realm before she could delve deeper into the forbidden knowledge.
Back in her room, the Duchess found herself alone, the truth she discovered gnawing at her.
