Chapter 12: The Spirit of a Princess

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌⁠"O Nyoda, it can't be true!"

Sahwah's anguished wail cut across the stricken silence of the room.

The eminent surgeon had just made his examination of Sylvia and pronounced the verdict that had sent all their rosy air castles tumbling about their ears: "Nothing can be done. An operation would be useless. It is not a case of a splintered vertebra which could be patched. The nerves which control the l