"Because no one deserves to die like that." It was simple enough to her. She didn't think he deserved to die in such a way, left to waste away until he finally passed on from this world. From what she had been told, he had been quite active and a great future leader. To be reduced to such a state must be frustrating and shameful to him, but he had obviously accepted his supposed fate. She should have left well enough alone. She didn't have to help him if she even could. But she wanted to try. Maybe it was selfish of her, but she really didn't want to have to do this by herself. Sure, she had been taught to rule since she was a child, but that didn't mean she wanted to be shouldered with the sole responsibility of ruling the kingdom by herself while also raising a child.<br/><br/>If she was left with this fate, she knew she would be miserable. There would be hardly any time to herself and she would truly be a caged bird with no chance of freedom. She couldn't help but resent her parents a little for accepting this without her consideration. Of course, it was normal for royal couples to marry off their daughters and sons. Arranged marriages were quite common in this day and age. But Scarlet would have loved to be given the chance to pick her own husband. At least if he did die, she wouldn't be stuck in a loveless marriage.<br/><br/>So why did she want to help him so badly? Of course, she knew why and it really was selfish. Her mind felt like she was going in circles with her thoughts and it frustrated her beyond belief. Without knowing it, a frown had settled on her lips as she gazed at nothing in particular. She snapped out of her thoughts when he suddenly spoke, green eyes shifting to rest upon his frail form. "It's no problem. I'm not exactly the kind of person to sugar coat things or anything. I admit I let my anger get to me as well." She shrugged, not worried about it. She was already over it, for the most part.<br/><br/>She watched as he struggled to stand and made his way to the balcony to lean against it. She studied him for a moment before rising from her chair as well to walk over and join him. "If I do manage to find a cure for you, then you won't have to die. You'll have your whole life ahead of you. We'll already be married so it's not as if I could run away, especially if we have a child or I am pregnant." She then paused, staring off into the distance as she thought about how to answer his question. "I don't know what makes me so confident or seemingly better than your doctors, so I can't really say. But I guarantee you that I will try with all of my power and knowledge to help you without giving up if I'm allowed. It benefits the both of us if you live." She then turned to him, raising a red eyebrow at him. "Besides, what have you got to lose, my husband-to-be?"