"What? What?" the king laughed. "She had a feed, wiped her mouth...." he tried to repeat it but could not go on for laughter.
"Wiped her mouth and said 'I haven't done any wrong'," Ay repeated.
"And what is your other saying? 'It is no use crying....'" the king began again and could not finish.
"No use crying over sour milk," Ay said.
Tuta was saved. Ruru was forgotten.
Meanwhile Dio was whispering with Mahu, the chief of the guards.
"And what if he does not come?" she asked.
"He is sure to come," Mahu answered. "How many have you hidden away?"
"Three hundred."
"That will do."