[Hester has been mostly quiet watching the trial unfold from her balcony box. But with the evidence piling and the confession she's grown more and more pale, borderline nauseous and when Sissi speaks to her directly she looks like she might burst into tears.
The empress had been so kind to her from day one, the whole thing had been a freak accident. She didn't deserve this. It doesn't feel right, it-
But it needs to happen. She knows it does. It's the only way.]
I'll-I'll do my best, madame. I'd like- [She wipes one eye with the tips of her fingers, smearing her eyeliner.] I'd like to heard to play it.
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The empress had been so kind to her from day one, the whole thing had been a freak accident. She didn't deserve this. It doesn't feel right, it-
But it needs to happen. She knows it does. It's the only way.]
I'll-I'll do my best, madame. I'd like- [She wipes one eye with the tips of her fingers, smearing her eyeliner.] I'd like to heard to play it.