Zen entered the tent to check on Shirayuki. He found her awake, but even better than that… "I'm so relieved. You look well."

Shirayuki stood up and joined her husband at the tent entrance. "I feel much better. What are we going to do?"

"We are going to get Amari back. Somehow though, I don't think things are going to return to normal, unless we do something about the queen. And Miko, she may not be specifically our daughter, but…"

"I feel the same way, Zen. But that wasn't what I meant."

"What do you mean?" He remained curious.

"Swethyna… She is her own enemy. What happens to her? And it's not just her, is it…? The queen has done this to them. How are we going to help Swethyna? It was never her intention to hurt me. Even so, she wasn't able to stop herself, from being what she is."

"I know what you mean. We can't leave them to suffer, either."

"It isn't that easy… If Miko can't change her back to normal, then how are we going to get the queen to do it?"

"We don't need the queen. Miko was able to undo Miko's… I'm confused. What I'm trying to say is that, she was able to turn Nosuke. Then that should mean that Kiki can turn Swethyna." Zen explained his optimism.

Shirayuki's eyes lit up.

Miko and Kiki were out training. Kiki was getting the simpler stuff down, but the more complicated spells were going to take time.

"I think you should take a break. You don't want to wear yourself out."

"Good idea." Kiki leaned against a tree. She was using a simple magic to twist and twirl her sword in the air to entertain herself.

"It's addictive, isn't it?" Miko smirked confidently.

"You are certainly right about that." Kiki braced herself and Miko, as a tremor went through the land. The ground continued to shake.

Miko fell to her knees and Kiki held her down as the tree gave out and fell towards them, missing them by an inch.

The earth calmed down beneath them and they were finally able to relax.

"What was that?" Miko scanned the area and her eyes landed on an active volcano. "There!" She pointed to it. Her eyes grew wide. "That isn't a volcano eruption, from what I can tell."

"What else could it be?"

"I don't think we should wait around and find out." Miko opened a portal and they both jumped through it.

Kiki and Miko were met with grief, anger and anxiety from the men who fought for Miko. "What happened here?!"

Obi made his way over to them, after hearing Miko's voice. "The whole island was unleashed."

"That can't be good."

Miko eyes met Kiki's. "Not at all." She turned to Obi again. "How many did we lose?"

"A few hundred. That isn't the worst part." Obi seemed even more disturbed.

Miko couldn't wait any longer to hear the rest. "Whatever it is, we will deal with it."

"It seems that many have left our cause. They don't want their families in danger. The queen has done a great injustice to many of their families. She is playing a cruel game."

"Then let them go. I will not force anyone to fight with us. We would only be lowering ourselves to her level."

"But princess?!" Obi tried to object.

Miko raised her hand to stop him. "I know, but there is no point to fighting her, if we become just like her."

"My apologies, princess." Obi bowed in submission.

"Regroup all those who choose to stand by us valiantly. We will need to find out where the queen is hiding."

"Immediately, Your Highness." Obi left to rally up the rest of their loyal followers.

Zen and Shirayuki approached them.

"Shirayuki?" Kiki breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good to see you alive and well."

"It's good to be back." Shirayuki smiled back at Kiki as she joined with them.

"How was the training?" Zen asked in great interest.

"She has potential. There are still so many things for her to learn." Miko explained.

"Can you create portals?" Zen asked Kiki.

"I realize that I wield this magic like it was the easiest thing in the world, but portals and transformation magic are some of the most complex spells to learn." Miko updated.

"How hard can it be?" Kiki asked genuinely.

"Unlike floating objects or bringing forth life, these spells require understanding in how they can be formed. Understanding these things can take years of study and a good understanding of location and form is also essential. If you want to control it."

"You have studied this your whole life?" Shirayuki was intrigued.

"I felt I owed it to my parents for…" Miko hesitated when she remembered who she was talking to. "... for their sacrifice…"

"I know that we couldn't be prouder." Shirayuki smiled reassuringly.

Miko felt a warmth fill her heart. An emptiness that she never thought could be filled.

Apollo came towards Miko. "Miko! I can't believe that you would go in there alone! We talked about this."

Shirayuki felt an uneasiness at his sudden appearance. Zen took her hand in his to reassure her that everything was alright. She didn't know why Zen was a bit more relaxed than she would have expected.

Apollo stood in front of Miko now. "You never know when to quit. You always have to be in the action. I don't know why I still bother."

Miko placed a gentle hand on Apollo's shoulder. "Apollo. I had an opportunity and I seized it. Can you really blame me?"

Apollo's entire body tensed up. "I suppose not. But it infuriates me when you get into trouble and I can't help you." Apollo, still somehow being Apollo, cared about Miko a lot more in this world than the last, that was for sure. They did grow up together. It is possible that many lives were greatly affected by a single change in history.

"I wasn't alone. But I will be more careful from now on."

Apollo's eyes locked on Miko's. "No, you won't. You are going to be the Miko that everyone knows you are." Apollo knew her pretty well.

"How can I be anything else." Miko watched as the royals gathered around 'their' Miko. A new feeling generated inside of her, that she never experienced before.

"Forget about them, know as well as I do, they can't stay here. They don't belong here and they will return to their world just as soon as they get back what was taken from them. You couldn't stop them, even if you wanted to. You will never be their daughter. I know that it is difficult, but you need to understand, they aren't one of us. They never will be." Apollo spoke the bitter truth.

Miko's eyes trailed to the ground and soft tears filled her eyes. She wanted to know what it was like to have a family. Even if it was just for a few days, she started to feel at home around them, like they were making up for lost time.

Apollo reached out his hand to Miko, but she quickly rejected it.

"I want to be alone for awhile." Miko left him to return to his duties.

Sure their Miko had long hair that was tied back into a ponytail that stretched to her waist and this world had a Miko that had magical powers and very short hair, it didn't seem like the two of them were all that different. Their Miko on the other hand had the chance to be raised by two loving parents and had everything given to her since the moment she was born. This Miko however, had to take everything back that was stolen from her. Their Miko takes it all for granted. More feelings stirred up inside her.

Miko decided to clear her head and made her way to a lovely black mare in the stables. "Good morning, Beauty. You are looking as fine as ever." Miko received a happy grunt and her horse seemed a little too excited to see her.

"I-I brushed her for you. She is certainly the finest horse in the stables." Deston had a pinkness to his cheeks.

"You did a fine job. Her coat sparkles." Miko gazed into Beauty's eyes. She placed her hand just above Beauty's muzzle and Beauty met her halfway. "That's my girl."

"Where did you ever find such a rare mare." Deston did anything to keep a conversation going. He never had a real chance to speak to Miko, alone before. Especially, when Apollo was around.

"Sesmal Demasies bought her for me. He believed that I should have the finest horse. A princess deserves it. I owe him my life. Hopefully, I can return the favor by taking this land back for our people."

"And you will. I know it."

Miko turned a smile to Deston. "I hear you can fight. You want to show me?"

"Ya-Yes…" Deston grew nervous all of the sudden.

Miko turned to leave the stables. "Then come with me. I would like to see how you handle a fight against me."

"You… are going to challenge-me?!" Deston spoke like he was dreaming this.

"Are you sure you are up for it?" Miko asked in genuine concern.

"Def-initely."

They left the stables and Miko turned to face her opponent. She drew her sheathed sword and he did the same. "Your move." Miko agreed to use no magic.

Desti charged in for an attack straight on, but Miko blocked it with easy. She then swung her sword and knocked his away. "Again!"

Kat noticed the commotion and came to see what was going on. "Show her what you are made of, Desti!" Kat cheered him on.

Deston felt a bit of energy surge through his body but it didn't end up evening the odds.

"Again!" Miko took her stance again, taking note of his improvements from their first face off, in this fight.

There was now an audience surrounding the two locked in combat training. They didn't get to see Miko fight before, so they wanted to get an idea of their princess' true skills.

Eventually Deston became too tired to make a stand. "I yield…" He was ashamed of his inability to put up a good fight.

I had started watching through the middle of the fight and figured that Deston needed a confidence boost. I nudged Desti hoping he would take the hint.

Desti approached Miko with his sword drawn upon my suggestion. "How about you and I give it a go?"

Miko was intrigued by his suggestion. She was wondering just how good this Desti really was.

Deston just watched from the sidelines as Miko took her stance.

Miko smirked confidently. "You are held in high regard, let's see what you're made of."

Desti took the initial attack and Miko took the defence. The fight went on for a little while.

Deston just watched in awe. He hadn't even see Desti before and now this guy was showing his own true potential.

Desti finally knocked away Miko's sword.

Miko was surprised. "You certainly don't disappoint. You are a fine swordsman, Desti. "

Desti lowered his sword to his side. "Thank you."

"You are Princess Miko's attendant, is that right?" Miko was intrigued further.

"That's right."

"I look forward to a rematch." Miko hinted to Deston, but it went way over his head.

"Likewise." Desti bowed formally and returned to my side.

Deston's eyes were left wide and he was frozen in place, thinking about what he had just witnessed.

I watched as Miko returned to Obi and they left to organize their next strategies.

I held Desti's hand firmly and led him over to Deston. I couldn't imagine what life would have been like without Desti and I was sure that Deston and Miko just needed a little push. "You want to impress Miko? Just be yourself. You are good enough for her." I smiled.

Deston's eyes lit up. "Really?"

Desti held my hand tighter and his gaze met mine, tenderly.

The fact is, when I return to my world, all the love in the world wouldn't be good enough to convince King Izana to allow us to marry. In this world, Miko can choose her own path. I was going to make sure that she didn't miss out.

Deston's eyes met Desti's and he just froze. "I can't believe what I am seeing…"

Desti was more prepared for it, but even he found it really weird.

I suppose that is the same reason I have avoided talking to Miko. What would I say to… me? I could see that Desti was a bit uncomfortable. Something like this was never thought to be possible.

"Keep training. You will make it someday." Desti finally spoke and then he led me away from Deston, to think on these matters.

We were walking through the camp towards my parents, when I saw someone I had hoped to never see as long as I lived. I tensed up and grew nervous.

Desti was not oblivious to my reaction. I could sense his uneasiness as well.

Apollo's eyes met mine. He didn't seem happy with me at the moment. He stormed up to me and Desti placed his hand on his hilt as a warning to Apollo. "You don't belong here." Apollo spoke harshly. "I suggest you go back from once you came."

I wasn't going to cower behind Desti, like a puppy. I tried to regain my composure. "Why are you here? Why would you care about the resistance?"

Apollo grew angry. "Who do you think you are? Coming into my camp and demanding me to justify myself?! You better watch yourself, girl. You may be royalty where you come from, but here, you are nothing. Got it?" Apollo walked past us and bumped Desti in the shoulder in so doing. "Things might get unpleasant for you, if you chose to stay. Don't think about talking to Miko about it either. She won't be as understanding of your situation as you may think." Apollo warned before leaving us there alone.

Desti took my hands in his gently. "Are you alright?"

I nodded weakly.

"He won't hurt you, I promise. I won't let him." He pulled me into his embrace. "Don't listen to him. He is just trying to scare you."

"Why…?! Why does he have to be here? Of all people!" I cried as the memories of what that man tried to do to me, flooded back to my mind.

"I don't know what Miko sees in him, but hopefully she will see him for who he truly is before it is too late. Let's keep an eye on her, just incase."

I nodded. I didn't want Miko to suffer what I had nearly suffered, but with Desti by my side, I felt a lot safer. Not that I couldn't handle myself. Apollo was no match for me.

We continued through the camp and heard the men grumble and complain. It didn't seem like they believed in their cause anymore or they simply were giving up.

Apollo took Miko's hand. "The men are growing weary. What do you want us to do?"

Miko remained thoughtful for a moment, but then she addressed the men in an unusual manner. She started to sing to quell the anger, fear and doubt in their hearts.

I hear a baby crying

A sad sound,

A lonely sound,

I want to take her in my arms

And then I'll dry away all her tears

Her voice sounded like an angel from heaven. She walked through the group of men with grace.

I see a boy who's frightened

A young boy

With cold eyes

I long to say you're welcome here

You can be happy now that you're home

My Father and Mother stood next to me and Desti, staring in Miko's direction, mesmerized by her performance.

We're all a part of one world

We all can share the same dream

And if you just reach out to me

Then you will find deep down inside

I'm just like you

I could see Deston was leaning against his pitchfork like he was falling into a dream.

Loud voices raised in anger

Speak harsh words

Such cruel words

Why do they speak so selfishly

When we have got so much we can share

So let your heart be open

And reach out with all your love

There are no strangers now

They are our brothers now

The men also calmed down and seemed to be more hopeful.

We're all a part of one world

We all can share the same dream

And if you just reach out to me

Then you will find deep down inside

I'm just like you

I'm just like you

I'm just like you

The men were all ready to fight again.

Even I suddenly had the urge to fight for her cause. Her song was so powerful. It worked on everyone, like magic.

Miko smiled to the pumped men. "My brothers. We can't let this Evil Queen intimidate us. She has the darkness on her side, but we have the light. The light always diffuses the darkness. Don't give into fear. We need to be strong. Let's fight for our home! For our people!"

I agree completely. Besides we have Amari and Mitsuhide to think about.

The men got back to their work with a new resolve.

Kat turned to Deston, who was still taken by Miko. "Come with me."

"Where?" He asked.

"To train. You want to win her heart? Then we've got work to do." Kat led him away to train with her.

Kiki approached Miko outside the camp. "I am still wondering, what would have caused that tremor?"

Miko looked down the fields. "It was a beast from legends that were long since forgotten. I have only heard of one kind that can breath fire… it must have been a dragon."

"Dragons exist here?"

"They are magical beings, why wouldn't they?"

"Next thing you're going to tell me there are unicorns." Kiki spoke sarcastically, but Miko didn't pick up on that.

"There is a way to find them. The easiest is like this." Miko turned a bird into a unicorn.

Kiki's mouth dropped. "Incredible."

"They use my magic. If you ever found one in the wild, then you would be the luckiest warrior alive." Miko used her magic to turn it back to a bird.

It hissed at Miko and flew away, before Miko could turn it into some other weird creature.

"Dragon or not, I think we need to check it out for ourselves." Kiki suggested.

"Have you ever met a dragon? They are not a creature you want to mess with. Not even I can stand up to such a monster." Miko explained. "Going after it, would be suicide."

Swethyna drew near to them. "If you want to know what your next move should be, you might want to look into what she is planning."

"Swethyna, I appreciate your council. We shall go to Wilant and see what we can find in the archives." Miko sought out Apollo. "Keep our people safe, that is our priority. No matter what happens, they need a leader."

Apollo tensed. "You speak as if you will not return?"

Miko placed her hand on his shoulder gently. "I don't know what my next course of action will be. I just want to make sure that our people are in good hands."

"Then I will not fail you, no matter what the cost." Apollo bowed in respect.

Miko's eyes met Obi. "Don't let me down, either, Obi."

"I will keep their safety a top priority." Obi bowed.

Miko turned to her people, feeling that this might be the last she fights alongside them for a while. If she was going after the queen, she was going to do it alone. Miko turned to us.

My Father and Mother met her gaze and nodded their agreements to her plan.

Then Miko held up her hand and out forth came a portal. "We are going to Wilant Castle. There will be more resources. We will need to find anything we can. Swethyna, please accompany us there. There are ways that you can help."

The party then traveled through the portal and sure enough, they appeared in Wilant Castle.

We knew exactly where the library was and didn't need Miko to show us either.

Shirayuki looked at all the books. "These are books about magic? There sure are a lot of them." They entered the library to see that there were an abundance of shelves full of books.

Swethyna turned to Miko. "Use your abilities to enchant every book that has a particular word that we are looking for." She suggested.

Miko held out her hands out to the bookshelves. "Find all books that mention infants!" Books throughout the library started to glow.

Shirayuki's eyes lit up. "That makes things a lot easier!" She released a breath.

Miko watched as we hit the books. There were so many to read, despite the options being narrowed down.

Zen and Shirayuki leaned against each other on the reading couch, with stacks of books by their side. They read with a determination that didn't waver.

Desti and I took a chair on the top balcony, accompanied by our own stacks.

Shirayuki sighed. "I wonder what is happening in our word… The guards must know that we are missing. How will the king react to our disappearance?"

Zen looked in genuine concern to Shirayuki. "I don't know how we are going to explain this to Izana. I doubt that we are going to have any freedom for a while. The ministers will probably give me a lecture."

Shirayuki smiled. "It will be nice when this is all over. I will spend an entire evening in the herb garden."

"I won't object." Zen continued to look through the books. "I'm going to have to get used to their… 'relationship'..." Zen watched as Desti and I sit a lot closer than we should be.

"But Desti has proven himself. I am grateful she found someone to love."

"The ministers won't see it that way, unfortunately…" Zen sighed.

Miko couldn't help but overhear everything that they were saying. She placed her book back and watched them through pained eyes. She had wanted parents, but these people already had their own daughter and weren't looking for another.

"Forget about them, know as well as I do, they can't stay here. They don't belong here and they will return to their world just as soon as they get back what was taken from them. You couldn't stop them, even if you wanted to. You will never be their daughter. I know that it is difficult, but you need to understand, they aren't one of us. They never will be." Apollo spoke the bitter truth.

Apollo's word rung in her head. 'Their Miko didn't even care about how much they go through for her. She takes them for granted, even when they are fighting her front. There is nothing to be done about it either. They are her parents, after all. Fate decided to let her have them.'

Tears expelled from Miko's eyes as she felt her heart would never be filled. The darkness crept in through the cracks of her heart. You will never be their daughter. Tears cascaded at a rapid rate as she braced herself against the shelves. … never… never… be their daughter… never…

Miko fell to the ground and clutched her heart as an explosive pressure of darkness came to fill the hole she had in her heart. It overwhelmed her in secret. She had never had these feelings before. She didn't know to resist them. Now they were taking her away.

Miko turned to the darkness in that moment. She regained her composure and approached Zen. "Have you found it yet?"

"No… not yet…" Zen ran his fingers through his hair in frustration.

Miko wore a malicious smirk. "Time's up!" Miko turned all the books into solid bricks.

Zen dropped the brick, because of its sudden change of weight. It landed on his lap, making him wince.

Shirayuki was putting a book down to grab another, but the miscalculation for the weight change caused her to twist her wrist. She was lucky she didn't break it.

Zen stared in horror at the brick that he was only reading a moment ago.

Swethyna cheered. "I found it! It took a very long time, but here-"

Miko turned that book into a brick too.

Swethyna was stunned as the book fell to the ground and smashed into many little chunks of brick.

Zen stood up and grabbed Miko's wrist, after pushing off the brick. "What are you doing? We finally have the answer! Change it back!"

Miko shoved Zen away from her. "Go home! It's what you want!"

"What is the matter with you?!" Shirayuki cried in frustration.

"I don't need you. You are wasting your time. You have your Miko, now get out of my kingdom!" Miko held out her palm. "If you don't, I will see to it that you never have another choice as long as you both shall live!"

I heard the commotion and Desti pulled me down behind the chair to watch.

"Miko! This is not like you! You don't want to do this!" Zen pleaded.

Miko turned them both to stone. "How would you know what I want?!"

I shot up from my hiding spot, despite Desti's efforts to keep me hidden. "NO!" I cried at the sight of my parents frozen in rock. "Stop! I don't know you all that well, but this isn't like you! You wouldn't do this!" I pleaded.

"You don't know me at all. Princess, you have got everything you could have ever wanted. You are just a spoiled rotten brat. I only get what I take and I am taking your life."

Desti stood up and jumped in front of me. "Don't you touch her!"

Miko smirked devilishly. "What are you going to do…" She used her magic to pull the sword from his grasp. "... without a weapon?"

Desti put himself in between us. "I won't let you hurt her."

"I don't think you have a choice." Miko stretched her fingers to Desti and I panicked as the man I loved turned into a black wolf. "In fact, you are going to do it for me. Sick her!"

The wolf turned around and barred his teeth at me.

"Desti, don't do this! You are my closest friend. I need you." I pleaded, but his snarling continued to intimidate.

"Try undoing that, Swethyna." Miko challenged before summoning a portal and leaving us to our new problems.

"Just do what you did with Nosuke!" Swethyna ordered me.

I held out my hand to do something, anything. "I don't know how I did it. I just went for it. This isn't working!"

"Then do something you know!"

I summoned a nice juicy steak and threw it at Desti. It took a moment, but his snarling decreased and then his attention turned to the steak.

I fell on my knees. "...Desti…?" I looked over to my parents and ran to them and hugged them tightly. "Mother… Father…. Swethyna, what do I do?"

"You have to focus your powers. The problem is you're panicking."

"How can I not? What did she do? No… Why did she do it?!" Yes, I was in a full on panic.

Swethyna took my side. "Calm down. You will help them, but you need to relax. Focus on what you want. You must have a clear goal."

I breathed deeper and tried to steady it. I pictured in my mind that my parents were going to return to their normal state and Desti would return to being human again. I held out my palm and then I tried again. This time I held my breath as I put everything into it. Still nothing…. "Why isn't it working?!" I started to hyperventilate. My brother was in danger and I can't even change my parents back. I'm so useless!

"Believe that you can and concentrate."

"B-but…"

"You can do it. Trust me."

Miko entered the camp.

Apollo approached her. "You're back. I was starting to wonder if I would ever see you again."

"Save it. You can dropped the act. I don't care about you and you don't care about me." Miko left him back there. "People gather around! You have a new queen! It is I, Queen Miko! It is time to rise from the shadows! Let my reign last forever!"

Obi burst out laughing. "You can drop the act, Your Highness."

"You think this is funny, do you? I will give you something to laugh at!" Miko turned Obi into a weasel. "Anyone else want to have a laugh?! Anyone?!" Miko watched the men cower at their last diminished hope.

Apollo pulled out his sword. "What have you done to yourself, Miko? How could you give into the darkness?"

"Because there is something I want that no one can give me." Miko turned back to the men, who now looked fearfully into her eyes, that now held a soullessness in them.

"Don't do this, Miko!" Zen and the rest of us stood firmly in front of the people. "Don't give into hate. This place can be Clarines again. If we work together and remain unified."

"You're a little too late. And to think that I was so simple minded. All I had wanted was a Father and Mother who loved me, but you couldn't do that. You have room in your heart for only one Miko. I have no need for you. I want my real parents and I am going to get them. I will see to it personally."

"No! Not that! Think about what you're doing! Things will only get worse." Swethyna protested. "You will have betrayed their sacrifice!"

"You're wrong. I will undo their sacrifice. I will make sure that Kiki dies too." Miko smirked maliciously. "You will thank me. The world will never have had an evil queen. I am going to rewrite history, by wielding the most powerful magic of all."

"At what cost?! You think that giving your life will make it all worth it?" Swethyna reasoned.

"I'm not giving my life, I am giving hers!" Miko stared in my direction.

Desti held me protectively away from her.

My Father stood in front of me too. "I won't allow it."

"Who said that I needed your permission. Hang around if you wish, but when the day comes, I will take what is rightfully mine." Miko opened a portal and stepped through it.

Father turned to me in fear. "We are running out of time. I fear that we have been here too long. We need to get Miko back to our world."

"What good will that do?" Kat argued. "The mirror will allow the Evil Princess to come to our world and snatch her anytime she wants."

"Zen, she's right. Miko isn't safe anywhere." Shirayuki cried.

"Maybe that is true, but magic doesn't exist in our world and this world's Miko doesn't stand a chance in a fight with our daughter."

"I can't run away. You were able to break the darkness' hold over me and we are going to do the same for her." I reasoned.

"Great plan, except one problem… She doesn't have a true love." Kat blurted out.

They looked at Apollo. "Please tell me, there is another way?" Zen grumbled.

Swethyna sighed. "The only thing to break down the darkness, is an act of true love. There is nothing else mentioned in any of our records."

Zen let out a grunt before approaching Apollo. Through gritted teeth he spoke, "We need your help. Miko… needs you… to…" He cringed at the very thought of this. "... k-iss… h-er…"

Apollo turned to Zen. "Not going to work. She doesn't love me that way either." Apollo turned away from Zen. "You must be desperate to be coming to me." He mused. He approached his riders. "Mount up, men! We have to leave now, while we are still able to!"

Zen turned in a fury. "YOU'RE LEAVING?! What about Miko?! She needs you! You can't just turn your back on her!"

"She chose it for herself. This is your fault, so don't look at me. I am just carrying out her last wishes. You were the ones who made her feel unappreciated." Apollo defended.

"She isn't lost to us. There is still time!" Zen rationalized.

"She is nothing more than a monster! The girl I called my sister is gone! You can't save her! I have to look out for our people. I have responsibilities to them." Apollo justified. "True love doesn't exist! Anyone who believes in it, is just fooling themselves. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to lead these people." Apollo climbed onto his horse and left Zen behind.

Zen balled up his fists. "He's a coward! He won't even try to help, even if there is a chance, that it will save her."

Shirayuki stood next to him. "He can't help us. We will find another way."

"We have to. For both of them."