Inside the princess's chambers, Feferi sat in her chair, next to a table and a round shaped mirror. As she sat there, her tears threatened to fall. The pain in Kanaya's shoulder upsided. The personal slave to the Condescension herself stands behind her, glancing at Feferi's long, curly, black hair as she brushed it gently, trying to get all of the tangles.
"Kanaya, I am so confused." She says, distraughtly.
Kanaya stood there, running the brush though Feferi's hair. She couldn't feel concerned for Feferi's sake, or anyone's sake. If the Condense figured out if she showed one bit of concern, the Condense would surely punish her for doing so.
"All of Alternia is expecting me to make the right decision." pauses Feferi, her fuchsia tears forming in her eyes, "I am torn!"
"Feferi . . ." Kanaya began.
"Oh Kanaya . . . I don't know what to do." She pauses, wiping the tears from her cheeks as she glances into her mirror, seeing the reflection of her in that long white gown, and Kanaya with her shoulders scaring up, "If I marry Eridan, Sollux will be condemned to death."
All Kanaya did was nod her head at her. She tries to swallow down the order that she was given. Even though Kanaya couldn't handle the fact that couldn't show concern for her friends.
"But if I don't . . ." Feferi sighs.
Even now, with Feferi talking about being torn because of her choices; Kanaya couldn't hold it in much longer. Feferi cries into her arms, remembering what Sollux said a few hours ago, before he was taken to the dungeons with the other members of the rebellion. She already knows what Sollux's fate is, and she didn't want it to happen to him.
"I'll be killed." cries Feferi.
Feferi exhaled deeply.
"Either way," Feferi pauses, wiping more tears away from her eyes, "Someone will die . . . Me or Sollux."
A small tear fell from her cheeks.
"I understand, princess." Says Kanaya, standing there, continuing brushing Feferi's hair.
"I know you do . . . I just." She sighs, " I just don't want to lose anyone else, and I don't want to leave Sollux, too many people have been taken away from him like you and Karkat . . ."
Feferi glances down at the pink table.
"But . . ." She pauses, as Kanaya glances down at her, "If I marry Eridan, he'll surely make Sollux to be the helmsman of our ship! And, eventually . . . He'll die there."
Kanaya glances at her shoulders, then eventually back at Feferi.
"He's felt the Psiioniic's pain, he's even seen his own ancestor being hooked up to be my ancestor's helmsman."
Feferi looks back into the mirror, seeing Kanaya's reflection.
"I couldn't bare to see Sollux like that, in that pain every single day for the rest of his life!" Feferi pauses, more tears fall from her eyes, "And I know Eridan hates Sollux to the core. As a helmsman, Sollux won't be able to MOVE!"
Feferi places her head in her hands. Kanaya stood there, placing the brush down on the table. She couldn't swallow this order any longer.
"Feferi . . ." Kanaya pauses, "Alternia is waiting for you to make your choice."
"I know . . . That's another thing that makes this decision hard . . ."
"I understand that, princess." Kanaya pauses, "I wish there was something I could do to help you."
Feferi exhaled deeply as she shook her head.
"I do too . . . This is just . . . It's just too much."
"Princess, either way you choose." Pauses Kanaya, "Condense wins."
"You're right . . . She does." She signs.
"But . . ."
She sniffs a little, whipping her tears.
"Feferi . . . I . . ." Kanaya began, glancing over at the golden tiara sitting next to the brush on the pink table.
She looks at herself in the mirror with a sigh.
"Yes?"
"I can't handle this any longer!"
She turns her chair around, glancing up at Kanaya. The jade slave kneels to her level, gently places her arms around the princess. She gently hugs her back, a few more fuchsia tears falling from her pink eyes.
"Feferi, you can choose." Kanaya whispers, "It's alright."
She closes her eyes, as she grabs a hold of the fabric of Kanaya's strapless shirt tightly in her fists.
"I'll have to marry Eridan . . . But," Feferi pauses, loosening her grip as she glances up, "I'll find a way to keep Sollux alive . . . Until I find a way to get him out."
Kanaya smiles, she knew that Feferi would help everyone else escape.
"I will help you, princess."
"Thank you, Kanaya." Feferi smiles.
"You're welcome, my friend." Kanaya answers.
She sniffs, holding onto Kanaya for comfort. Kanaya gently pets Feferi's head, smiling.