EMPRESS
Oh!
THE CHILD
I could not cry out, but I struggled hard. Oh! I am very strong, I am——
ARROW-BEARER
We were on guard. The nurses with cries of horror called for our aid. We ran to them and seized the criminals.
EMPRESS
Ah, you have them? Let them be brought here at once.
[ARROW-BEARER rises and goes out. The EMPRESS seats herself again.]
WINGED PRINCE