"Kory... That is a good name." Her words were soft still. She drank of the water he gave her, her parched throat slowly healing as she drank. She could feel his fingers touch her lips and the soreness of them being chapped healed. "Thank you." Crystal replied softly.<br/><br/>"Please, we must be away from this place. They will soon be here." She said as she tried to arise from the ground. The princess struggled to rise, her hand upon the tree beside her.  Once upon her feet, the princess slowly moved toward her kingdom, her knees wobbling as she moved.<br/><br/>After several feet, the princess fell to her knees, her eyes closing as she hit the ground. "I'm sorry. I guess I'm not well enough to go on."