She looks up, "What?"

There was a lengthy pause before he answered. "Would you ask me to watch you die?" he murmured slowly. "Stand by while he puts a sword through your heart? Or, maybe you want me to die instead. You could just tell me to stand still while Ash chops off my head. Would that make you happy, Princess?"

She tensed, looking up at him. "Of course not- Puck what're you saying?"

Puck put his arms around her and pulled her close, gently so as to not jolt her wounded arm. "What do want me to do, Princess?" Puck whispered into her hair.

"I cant live with myself if I know I coupdve saved him Puck. I cant watch him die knowing there's something I could've done." She says softly.

He nodded. "Ill try very hard not to kill his royal iciness if we meet again. Believe it or not, Princess, I dont want Ash dead, any more than you do." He sniffed. "Well, maybe a little more than you. But..." And he pulled back to look her in the eye. "If he puts you in danger, I wont hold back. Thats my promise. I wont risk losing you, either, understand?"

She nods before she stands and heads up to her room.

He lets her.

However, before she could even leave the room, Kimi blocked her. "Claire Chase." Kimis voice cut across the room, clipped, flat and mechanical.

She frowns, "Yes?"

Kimi and Nelson stood beside the door like soldiers at attention, a posture so strange for both of them. As one, their heads turned, and they gave her an empty stare. The same look Ash had turned on her back in SciCorp.

"Our Mistress has a message for you, Claire Chase." Kimi took a short step forward, moving like a robot. "'Congratulations for breaking into SciCorp and, more impressive, breaking out again. You have my admiration. Unfortunately, I cannot have you running amok, making plans to return for the scepter, as I know you will. Ill be moving it tonight to a safer location. If you come back to SciCorp, Im afraid youll find it quite empty. Oh, and by the way, Im also sending Ash to kill your family. Theyre in Louisiana, right?'"