It's-- it's okay. I mean... the others did. So... that's enough.

[ He's definitely tearing up now. Rhys draws in a sharp breath, and he continues stroking her hair. ]

Any-- anyway. The princess... she knew she had to go back. Eventually. Because... because she knew that was how things had to go. But she didn't want to. She didn't want to go back to the only way of existing she'd known.

She asked her closest friend for help. At first... he didn't know what to do.

[ He wonders if it's hard to stay awake for her by now. If she's even registering what he's saying... ]

But... he put together a potion. A potion that would help her escape that fate for good. It... it wasn't easy. But for her, he'd have done anything.