Ella finally relaxed after a few moments, mostly due to Marken's attempts to calm her. Breathing slowly, she leaned back and rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand.
Reaching down, Ella grabbed the poison vial and gave it to Marken, pulling her hands away like it stung to touch it. She felt like sobbing again and couldn't bear to look Marken, just in case he was furious with her. She couldn't imagine seeing his frustration, or else she wouldn't explain everything right.
"The maid who slipped that note to me the other day gave that to me," Ella confessed, "She told me that it was the only way I could go back to Toren. But I can't... No matter how I try to rationalize it, or tell myself that it would be merciful compared to what she had planned for you, but I can't bring myself to kill someone who doesn't deserve it."
Ella looked down at her hands as she spoke, knowing that Marken probably wanted to strangle her now. She'd probably be angry too if someone said they were plotting to kill her.
"Even if it means I have to betray King George, I won't do this," Ella mumbled, "I just can't blindly follow his orders now. You mean too much to me."
Reaching down, Ella grabbed the poison vial and gave it to Marken, pulling her hands away like it stung to touch it. She felt like sobbing again and couldn't bear to look Marken, just in case he was furious with her. She couldn't imagine seeing his frustration, or else she wouldn't explain everything right.
"The maid who slipped that note to me the other day gave that to me," Ella confessed, "She told me that it was the only way I could go back to Toren. But I can't... No matter how I try to rationalize it, or tell myself that it would be merciful compared to what she had planned for you, but I can't bring myself to kill someone who doesn't deserve it."
Ella looked down at her hands as she spoke, knowing that Marken probably wanted to strangle her now. She'd probably be angry too if someone said they were plotting to kill her.
"Even if it means I have to betray King George, I won't do this," Ella mumbled, "I just can't blindly follow his orders now. You mean too much to me."