"Princess," he walked up to me and cupped my cheek, "I'm sorry I couldn't save you."
"What?" I asked.
"You had a good fight," he said with tears in his eyes, "I'm proud."
"Poppa!" I called after him as he turned away, "don't leave me again!"
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"Princess," he walked up to me and cupped my cheek, "I'm sorry I couldn't save you."
"What?" I asked.
"You had a good fight," he said with tears in his eyes, "I'm proud."
"Poppa!" I called after him as he turned away, "don't leave me again!"
"I told you to call me Sapphire."
He shrugged and lifted both her hands to his mouth to press a soft kiss against her knuckles. "You're always a princess to me."