Melissa started to get up in order to turn off the player, when she glanced back and noticed Miyu wiping her face.  Softly and sympathetically smiling, she got back up on the bed and reached over to give Miyu's hand a squeeze.<br/><br/>Bravery didn't really come into the equation yet, as the princess was still too young and naive to recognize the difficulties that were soon to come.  Not too long after walking in heels, however, she obviously started to understand the importance of riding.  A pronounced limp was building into her stride, though it was slightly hidden by the sauntering knight in front of her.<br/><br/>As they walked up to the swamp, demons were already there, ready and waiting.  Although the knight bravely stepped forward to protect her, the gold armor did nothing to protect him and the soft metal of the blade quickly dulled as soon as he rapped it against a monster's carapace.  "Run!" he told her as the sparkling yellow grew more and more stained with scarlet, and so she ran.<br/><br/>Melissa was trembling a little as well, but since this was Miyu's first time and everything was a shock, she wanted to try to be strong and keep it from affecting her too much.  Maybe the story was a little too heavy on the morals, but that didn't make it any less touching.