“Thank you so much, Madam Baski,” she whispered sincerely. “Take her far away from the courtroom. I don’t want her to see or hear. It’ll hurt her a lot, and she might try to stop everything.”
Baski shook her head in sadness, but at the same time, she felt a new respect for this young woman. “You, Sally, are the bravest and most loyal young woman I’ve ever known. You’re not meant to be a slave. Your heart is too pure to have been in this dark world of ours.”
Baski’s curiosity got the better of her, so she asked, “How did you make it this far? All this light and happiness and brightness of yours… how did you keep them for so long?”
Sally swiveled her head to the door. “It’s all because of that woman inside that den of lions, Madam Baski.”
“The princess?”
She nodded. “It’s all because o
