"....I shouldn't have said that." Her voice tightens, and she swallows. She shouldn't have, but it's out there, and she needs to 'fix this'. Make it right. Put it back. Put it....

"....He's stronger. ....The Ringmaster isn't strong in the way he is. You can't protect someone from what the Prince has." You just can't. She's certain of it.

"....He'd kill you quickly."