Sally led the king and Baski to the dungeon, where Vetta held Danika. When Sally entered the cave, Vetta was ready to laugh at her for her incompetence and stupidity and tell her to get out because no amount of pleading would save her princess from her hand. However, when Vetta opened her mouth, the words were immediately cut off when King Lucien strode right behind the little slave.
The surprise on Vetta’s face was clear.
“M-my king!” she stuttered in shock, bowing her head.
But none of them were staring at her. The king’s, Baski’s, and Sally’s eyes were on a very unconscious Danika, whose back was so bloody, the whip strokes were obscured—her skin torn open.
“Oh, Creator!” Sally started crying again openly but didn’t reach for her princess. The king was there, and he hadn’t ordered
